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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *epä. Originally active present participle (-pä) of the negative verb stem *e-; see ei. Cognate with Estonian eba-, Livonian äb, Moksha аф (af), Erzya апак (apak).
Pronunciation
Prefix
epä-
- Used to invert the meaning of a word: in-, non-, un-, dis-, mis-, mal-
- epä- + selvä (“clear”) → epäselvä (“unclear”)
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Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *epä-. Cognates include Finnish epä- and Estonian eba-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
epä-
- Used to invert the meaning of a word: un-, non-
Derived terms