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West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian un-, from Proto-West Germanic *un-. Cognates include Saterland Frisian uun- and English un-.
Prefix
ûn-
- Used to form nouns denoting a lack of the prefixed noun; un-
- Used to form adjectives meaning the lack of the characteristic of the suffixed adjective; un-
Derived terms
References
“ûn-”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011