un-

Meaning

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

Synonyms

non-

un

dis-

in-

-less

not yet

over-

negative prefix

DE

🇩🇪

a-

im-

mal-

absence

overmuchness

certainty

completeness

im

not

🚫

Translations

on-

un-

in-

non-

in-

🚫

in-

im-

in-

in-

in-

in-

α-

anth-

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: un-

Inherited from Old English: un-

Cognate with Scots: un-

Cognate with Northern Frisian: ün-

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: uun-

Cognate with Western Frisian: ûn-

Cognate with Dutch: on-

Cognate with Low German: un-

Cognate with German: un-

Cognate with Danish: u-

Cognate with Swedish: o-

Cognate with Norwegian: u-

Cognate with Icelandic: ó-

Cognate with Latin: in-

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἀ-

Cognate with English: a-

Cognate with Greek: α-

Cognate with Sanskrit: अ-

Inherited from Middle English: on-

Inherited from Old English: on-

In summary

PIE word
*né
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-.