не-
Macedonian
Prefix
не- • (ne-)
- A prefix used to derive negative senses.
- A prefix used to derive indefinite forms of interrogative adverbs, determiners, and pronouns.
Derived terms
Macedonian terms prefixed with не-
Old Church Slavonic
Prefix
не- • (ne-)
Derived terms
Old Church Slavonic terms prefixed with не-
Related terms
- не (ne)
Russian
Etymology
Prefix use of не (ne, “not”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nʲɪ]
- IPA(key): [ˈnʲe] (when stressed, particularly in noun formations)
Prefix
не- or не́- • (ne- or né-)
Usage notes
- This prefix most commonly forms adjectives, e.g. небри́тый (nebrítyj, “unshaven”), неплохо́й (neploxój, “not bad, good”). However, it can also form adverbs, e.g. невпопа́д (nevpopád, “inappropriately, out of place”); nouns, in which case it's often stressed, e.g. не́друг (nédrug, “enemy”), не́жить (néžitʹ, “evil spirit; undead creature”), не́уч (néuč, “ignoramus (colloquial)”); and verbs, e.g. недоста́ть (nedostátʹ, “to lack”), неня́ть (nenjátʹ, “to not take (archaic)”).
Derived terms
Russian terms prefixed with не-
Descendants
- → Kildin Sami: ни- (ni-)
Serbo-Croatian
Prefix
не- (Latin spelling ne-)
- Prefix prepended to adjectives to create an adjective denoting a negative meaning (не (“not”)). Akin to un-, non-, im-, ir-.
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian terms prefixed with не-
Ukrainian
Etymology
Prefix use of не (ne, “not”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɛ ]
Prefix
не- • (ne-)
Derived terms
Ukrainian terms prefixed with не-