# ne-
## Cahuilla
### Prefix

ne-
* I. First person singular pronoun added to a verb to show its subject.
* My. First person singular possessive pronoun added to a noun to show its possessor.

## Chuukese
### Prefix

ne-
* to look

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [nɛ ]

### Prefix

ne-
* used to negate verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Akin to un-, non-, im-, ir-
    Mám hlad. (“I am hungry.”) → Nemám hlad. (“I am not hungry.”)

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* ne- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ne/

### Prefix

ne-
* non- (Used to negate some words.)

#### Usage notes

* ne- as an affix is less common than mal-, and is sometimes synonymous with it, but it can be used to signify the negative or absence of the root when this is different from its opposite, or when the root does not have a meaningful opposite. For example, neamiko (“non-friend”) suggests a stranger or acquaintance, as opposed to malamiko (“enemy”). For another example, nevidebla (“invisible”) is more idiomatic than *malvidebla because the latter would suggest something that one can "unsee" (kiun oni povas *malvidi), rather than something that cannot be seen (kiu ne estas videbla).

#### Derived terms
### See also

* mal-, sen-

## Ido
### Etymology

Prefix form of ne.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ne/

### Prefix

ne-
* Used to negate verbs, adjectives, and adverbs; non-, un-, in-, im-, ir-.

#### Derived terms
## Latin
### Alternative forms

* nec-

### Etymology

From Old Latin ne (“not”) in compositions.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ne/, [nɛ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ne/, [ne]

### Prefix

ne-
* absolutely negates the principal meaning
    ne- (“not”) + sciō (“I know”) → nesciō (“I don't know”)

#### Quotations

"Nōmen nesciō" (N.N.) – I don't know the name, John Doe

#### Derived terms

* necopīnāns
* nefandus
* nefās
* negō
* nēmō
* nepūs
* neque
* nequeō
* nēquīquam
* neuter
* neutiquam
* nimis
* nōlō

## Latvian
### Etymology

From the same stem as the general negative particle nē (“no”).

### Prefix

ne-
* Used on all verb forms to form the negative version of that form (runāju (“I speak”), nerunāju (“I don't speak”)), as well as on nouns and adjectives to indicate negation (like Latin in-, im-; English un-; or Russian не- (ne-)).

#### Derived terms
## Lithuanian
### Etymology

From the same stem as the general negative particle ne (“no”).

### Prefix

ne-
* Used on all verb forms to form the negative version of that form, as well as on nouns, adjectives and adverbs to indicate negation.
    ne- + tvarkà 'order' → netvarkà 'disorder, mess'
    ne- + ramùs 'calm' → neramùs 'restless, uneasy'
    ne- + geraĩ 'well' → negeraĩ 'badly'
    ne- + norė́ti 'want' → nenorė́ti 'not want'

#### Derived terms
## Northern Kurdish
### Prefix

ne-
* forms the negative subjunctive mood of verbs.

## Old Dutch
### Alternative forms

* ne (non-prefix form)

### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne (“no, not”). Cognate with Old English ne- (“not”).

### Prefix

ne-
* not
    nederen ― to not hurt
    nedrādan ― to not fear
    negeron ― to not covet
    neduon ― to not do
    nequām ― I/he didn't come
    newitan ― to not know
    nēn ― none
    nio ― never
       → niewiht ― not, nothing
    newara ― however

## Old English
### Alternative forms

* n-

### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne (“no, not”). Akin to Old English ne (“not”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ne/

### Prefix

ne-
* not
    neom ― am not
    næs ― was not
    nǣron ― were not
    nic ― not me
    nǣniġ ― no one, none, not any, no (adj.)
    nealles ― not at all, by no means
    nefne ― unless, except, not even
    nabban ― to not have
    nāgan ― to not owe, not own
    nǣfre ― never
    nyllan ― to not want, refuse
    ‎ne- + ‎witan (“to know”) → ‎nytan (“to not know”)
    ‎ne- + ‎wāt (“I know”) → ‎nāt (“I do not know”)
    ‎ne- + ‎witen (“known”) → ‎nyten (“ignorant”)

#### Usage notes

* Often syncopated to n-.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Probably of Slavic origin, possibly borrowed from Old Church Slavonic не- (ne-) or some other language (cf. Serbo-Croatian and Macedonian не-), from Proto-Slavic *ne. Less likely, originally from Latin ne-, and reinforced or influenced by the Slavic prefix. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ne.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ne/

### Prefix

ne-
* un-; de- (attached to past participles, gerundives and some adjectives to negate them)
    ‎ne- + ‎cunoscut (“known”) → ‎necunoscut (“unknown”)
    ‎ne- + ‎înțeles (“understood”) → ‎neînțeles (“misunderstood”)
    ‎ne- + ‎prietenos (“friendly”) → ‎neprietenos (“unfriendly”)
    ‎ne- + ‎folosind → ‎nefolosind (“not using, without using”)

#### Derived terms
### References

* ↑ https://www.dex.ro/ne

## Serbo-Croatian
### Prefix

ne- (Cyrillic spelling не-)
* Prefix prepended to adjectives to create an adjective denoting a negative meaning (ne (“not”)). Akin to un-, non-, im-, ir-.