un-

Betekenis (English)

1. not
2. lack of
3. contrary to traditional norms; unconventional

Concepten

on-

im-

in-

-loos

Synonyms

non-

un

dis-

in-

-less

not yet

over-

negative prefix

DE

🇩🇪

a-

im-

mal-

absence

overmuchness

certainty

completeness

im

not

🚫

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ʌn/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: un-

Inherited from Oudengels: un-

Cognate with Schots: un-

Cognate with Noord-Fries: ün-

Cognate with Saterfries: uun-

Cognate with Fries: ûn-

Cognate with Nederlands: on-

Cognate with Nedersaksisch: un-

Cognate with Duits: un-

Cognate with Deens: u-

Cognate with Zweeds: o-

Cognate with Noors: u-

Cognate with IJslands: ó-

Cognate with Latijn: in-

Cognate with Oudgrieks: ἀ-

Cognate with Engels: a-

Cognate with Grieks: α-

Cognate with Sanskriet: अ-

Inherited from Middelengels: on-

Inherited from Oudengels: on-

In summary

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PIE word
*ne
From Middle English un-, from Old English un-, from Proto-West Germanic *un-, from Proto-Germanic *un-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-. Cognate with Scots un-, on- (“un-”), North Frisian ün-, Saterland Frisian uun-, West Frisian ûn-, on-, Dutch on-, Low German un-, on-, German un-, Danish u-, Swedish o-, Norwegian u-, Icelandic ó-. More distant cognate with Latin in-, Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) (whence English a-, modern Greek α- (a-)) and Sanskrit अ- (a-).
Doublet of in- and a-.