un-
German (Berlin)
/ʊn/, /ʊŋ/, /ʊm/
prefix
Definitions
- un- denoting absence, a lack of, violative of, contrary to
- grave; bad; horrifying
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German un- inherited from Old High German un- inherited from *un- inherited from Proto-Germanic *un- inherited from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (not, un-, prefix meaning not, negative).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*n̥-
Gloss
not, un-, prefix meaning not, negative
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Other
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- un- English
- unforeseeability English
- unrufflable English
- unsoiling English
- unstemmable English
- unswitchoffable English
- untelephoned English
- unturnoffable English
- να- Ancient Greek
- νη- Ancient Greek
- νω- Ancient Greek
- οὐρά Ancient Greek
- ἀ- Ancient Greek
- ἀν- Ancient Greek
- ἀνῠποστασία Ancient Greek
- ᾍδης Ancient Greek
- *n̥- Proto-Indo-European
- *upo Proto-Indo-European
- *weyd- Proto-Indo-European
- *un- Proto-Germanic
- un- Old English
- अन- Sanskrit
- un- Middle English
- ó- Old Norse
- ú- Old Norse
- *ǫrodъ Proto-Slavic
- ó- Icelandic
- ókeypis Icelandic
- agor Welsh
- un- Old High German
- ան- Old Armenian
- ó- Faroese
- un- Middle High German
- 𐌿𐌽- Gothic
- *un- gmw-pro
- *ungiwis Old Dutch
- un- Old Dutch
- *an- Proto-Celtic
- *a- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *en- Proto-Italic
- *fermos Proto-Italic
- un- Old Frisian
- ʾ- Middle Persian
- *nē- Proto-Hellenic
- *ə- Proto-Hellenic