не-

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Macedonian

Prefix

не- (ne-)

  1. A prefix used to derive negative senses.
    не- (ne-) + ‎вешт (vešt, skilled) → ‎невешт (nevešt, unskilled)
  2. A prefix used to derive indefinite forms of interrogative adverbs, determiners, and pronouns.
    не- (ne-) + ‎кој (koj, who) → ‎некој (nekoj, someone)

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Old Church Slavonic

Prefix

не- (ne-)

  1. Prefix to create a negative meaning. Akin to un-, non-, im-, ir-.

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Russian

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (when stressed, particularly in noun formations)

Prefix

не- or не́- (ne- or né-)

  1. un-, non-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis- (not)

Usage notes

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Descendants

  • Kildin Sami: ни- (ni-)

Serbo-Croatian

Prefix

не- (Latin spelling ne-)

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

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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Prefix

не- (ne-)

  1. Prefix to create a negative meaning: un-, non-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis-

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