# nega
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈne.ɣə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈne.ɣa]

### Verb

nega
* inflection of negar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Finnish
### Etymology

Clipping of negatiivi

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈneɡɑ/, [ˈne̞ɡɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eɡɑ
* Hyphenation: ne‧ga

### Noun

nega (colloquial)
* (photographing) negative

#### Declension

Possessive forms of nega (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
negani
negani
accusative
nom.
negani
negani
gen.
negani
genitive
negani
negojeni negaini $^{rare}$
partitive
negaani
negojani
inessive
negassani
negoissani
elative
negastani
negoistani
illative
negaani
negoihini
adessive
negallani
negoillani
ablative
negaltani
negoiltani
allative
negalleni
negoilleni
essive
neganani
negoinani
translative
negakseni
negoikseni
abessive
negattani
negoittani
instructive
comitative
—negoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
negasi
negasi
accusative
nom.
negasi
negasi
gen.
negasi
genitive
negasi
negojesi negaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
negaasi
negojasi
inessive
negassasi
negoissasi
elative
negastasi
negoistasi
illative
negaasi
negoihisi
adessive
negallasi
negoillasi
ablative
negaltasi
negoiltasi
allative
negallesi
negoillesi
essive
neganasi
negoinasi
translative
negaksesi
negoiksesi
abessive
negattasi
negoittasi
instructive
comitative
—negoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
negamme
negamme
accusative
nom.
negamme
negamme
gen.
negamme
genitive
negamme
negojemme negaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
negaamme
negojamme
inessive
negassamme
negoissamme
elative
negastamme
negoistamme
illative
negaamme
negoihimme
adessive
negallamme
negoillamme
ablative
negaltamme
negoiltamme
allative
negallemme
negoillemme
essive
neganamme
negoinamme
translative
negaksemme
negoiksemme
abessive
negattamme
negoittamme
instructive
comitative
—negoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
neganne
neganne
accusative
nom.
neganne
neganne
gen.
neganne
genitive
neganne
negojenne negainne $^{rare}$
partitive
negaanne
negojanne
inessive
negassanne
negoissanne
elative
negastanne
negoistanne
illative
negaanne
negoihinne
adessive
negallanne
negoillanne
ablative
negaltanne
negoiltanne
allative
negallenne
negoillenne
essive
negananne
negoinanne
translative
negaksenne
negoiksenne
abessive
negattanne
negoittanne
instructive
comitative
—negoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
negansa
negansa
accusative
nom.
negansa
negansa
gen.
negansa
genitive
negansa
negojensa negainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
negaansa
negojaan negojansa
inessive
negassaan negassansa
negoissaan negoissansa
elative
negastaan negastansa
negoistaan negoistansa
illative
negaansa
negoihinsa
adessive
negallaan negallansa
negoillaan negoillansa
ablative
negaltaan negaltansa
negoiltaan negoiltansa
allative
negalleen negallensa
negoilleen negoillensa
essive
neganaan neganansa
negoinaan negoinansa
translative
negakseen negaksensa
negoikseen negoiksensa
abessive
negattaan negattansa
negoittaan negoittansa
instructive
comitative
—negoineen negoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* negatiivi

### Further reading

* “nega”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Galician
### Verb

nega
* inflection of negar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈne.ɡa/, /ˈnɛ.ɡa/
* Rhymes: -eɡa, -ɛɡa
* Hyphenation: né‧ga, nè‧ga

### Verb

nega
* inflection of negare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* ↑ nego in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* gena

## Latin
### Verb

negā
* second-person singular present active imperative of negō

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈnɛ.ɡɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈnɛ.ɡɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈnɛ.ɡa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈnɛ.ɡɐ/ [ˈnɛ.ɣɐ]
* Hyphenation: ne‧ga

#### Noun

nega f (plural negas)
* (Portugal, informal) refusal
    Convidei-a para sair, mas ela deu-me uma nega. ― I asked her out, but she gave me a refusal.
* (Portugal, informal) fail (a failing grade in an academic examination)
    Tive nega no exame final. ― I had a fail in the final exam.

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈnɛ.ɡɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈnɛ.ɡɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈnɛ.ɡa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈnɛ.ɡɐ/ [ˈnɛ.ɣɐ]
* Hyphenation: ne‧ga

#### Verb

nega
* inflection of negar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈne.ɡɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈne.ɡɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈne.ɡa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈne.ɡɐ/ [ˈne.ɣɐ]

#### Noun

nega f (plural negas)
* (Brazil) female equivalent of nego
* (Brazil, endearing) female lover, especially, though not exclusively, a black one
    Minha nega tá viajando ― My girl is travelling
** 1976, “Vatapá”, in Gal Canta Caymmi, performed by Gal Costa:Procure uma nega baiana, ô / Que saiba mexer(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (Brazil, colloquial, regional) woman
    Vi uma nega bem bonita hoje ― I saw this very cute girl today

##### Derived terms

* nega maluca (cake)
* teta de nega

#### Adjective

nega
* feminine singular of nego

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin negāre (19th century).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

a nega (third-person singular present neagă, past participle negat) 1st conjugation
* to deny
    Synonym: tăgădui

#### Related terms

* negație

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* njȅga (Ijekavian)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *něga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nêɡa/
* Hyphenation: ne‧ga

### Noun

nȅga f (Cyrillic spelling не̏га)
* care, nursing

#### Declension
## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* neg

### Etymology

Clipping of English negative.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈneɡa/ [ˈn̪ɛː.ɣɐ]
* Rhymes: -eɡa
* Syllabification: ne‧ga

### Adjective

nega (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜄ)
* (slang) pessimistic

#### See also

* kontra