ne-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ne"

Cahuilla

Prefix

ne-

1. I. First person singular pronoun added to a verb to show its subject.
2. My. First person singular possessive pronoun added to a noun to show its possessor.

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Chuukese

Prefix

ne-

1. to look

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Czech

Prefix

1. Used to negate verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. "Mám hlad" ("I am hungry") becomes "nemám hlad" ("I am not hungry"). Akin to un-, non-, im-, ir-.

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with ne-

Further reading

• Template:R:Slovnik afixu

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Esperanto

Prefix

ne-

1. non- (Used to negate some words.)

Derived terms

Esperanto terms prefixed with ne-

Related terms

• mal-, sen-

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Ido

Etymology

Prefix form of ne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne/

Prefix

ne-

1. Used to negate verbs, adjectives, and adverbs; non-, un-, in-, im-, ir-.

Derived terms

Ido terms prefixed with ne-

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Kurdish

Prefix

1. forms the negative subjunctive mood of verbs.

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Latin

Alternative forms

• nec-

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl]  ne (“not”) in compositions.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ne/, [nɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ne/, [ne]

Prefix

ne-

1. absolutely negates the principal meaning

   ne- (“not”) + sciō (“I know”) → nesciō (“I don't know”)

Quotations

"Nōmen nesciō" (N.N.) – I don't know the name, John Doe

Derived terms

terms derived from ne-

• necopīnāns
• nefandus
• nefās
• negō

• nēmō
• nepūs
• neque
• nequeō

• nēquīquam
• nesciō
• neuter
• neutiquam

• nihil
• nihilum
• nimis
• nōlō

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Latvian

Etymology

From the same stem as the general negative particle nē (“no”).

Prefix

ne-

1. Used on all verb forms to form the negative version of that form (runāju (“I speak”), nerunāju (“I don't speak”)), as well as on nouns and adjectives to indicate negation (like (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin in-, im-; English un-; or Russian не- (ne-)).

Derived terms

Latvian terms prefixed with ne-

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Old English

Alternative forms

• n-

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne (“no, not”). Akin to Old English ne (“not”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne/

Prefix

ne-

1. not

   neom ― am not

   næs ― was not; nǣron ― were not

   nic ― not me

   nǣniġ ― no one, none, not any, no (adj.)

   nealles ― not at all, by no means

   nefne ― unless, except, not even

   nabban ― to not have

   nāgan ― to not owe, not own

   nǣfre ― never

   nyllan ― to not want, refuse

   ‎ne- + ‎witan (“to know”) → ‎nytan (“to not know”)

   ‎ne- + ‎wāt (“I know”) → ‎nāt (“I do not know”)

   ‎ne- + ‎witen (“known”) → ‎nyten (“ignorant”)

Usage notes

• Often syncopated to n-.

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Romanian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  *ne-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne/

Prefix

ne-

1. un-; de- (attached to past participles, gerundives and some adjectives to negate them)

   necunoscut - unknown

   neînțeles - misunderstood

   neprietenos - unfriendly

   nefolosind - not using, without using

Derived terms

Romanian terms prefixed with ne-

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Serbo-Croatian

Prefix

ne- (Cyrillic spelling не-)

1. Prefix prepended to adjectives to create an adjective denoting a negative meaning (ne (“not”)). Akin to un-, non-, im-, ir-.

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian terms prefixed with ne-