1. nĕ, nē, nei

(negative particle: no, etc.)

Reflexes - Pokorny

LanguageReflex(es)GlossGrammarSources
Balto-Slavic
Czechnebohpoor, unfortunate, lit. not richadjAHD LRC
Lithuaniannenotpriv.pclLRC
Lithuanianneĩneither, norconjLRC
Lithuanianniẽkasno one, nobody, nothingpronLRC
Latviannenotpriv.pclLRC
Latviannevienanobody, no one, not a singlepronLRC
Old Church Slavonicnenot; norpriv.advLRC
English
Old Englishnefne, næfne, nemneexcept, unless, if notconjGED ASD LRC
Old Englishnā, nōno; not (at all); noradjASD LRC
Old Englishnā-hwæðer, nā-wðer, nā-ðorneither...noradvASD LRC
Old Englishnā-læsnot at all, lit. no lessadvLRC
Old Englishnānno, none, lit. not oneadjW7 ASD LRC
Old Englishnā-þingnothingnW7 LRC
Old Englishnā-wiht, nā-(w)ht, nā-uhtnaught, lit. no whitpronW7 ASD LRC
Old EnglishnenotadvLRC
Old Englishnō-(wi)htnought, lit. no whitpronW7 ASD LRC
Old Englishun-un-priv.pfxW7 ASD LRC
Englishnonjurorone who refuses oath-takingnAHD LRC
Englishabnegateto surrender, relinquishvbAHD W7 LRC
Englishahimsadoctrine of not harming any living thing (Hinduism and Buddhism)nAHD W7 LRC
Englisha(n)-notpriv.pfxAHD W7 LRC
Englishannihilateto nullify, destroy force/substance ofvb.transAHD W7 LRC
Englishannulto obliterate, reduce to nothingvb.transAHD W7 LRC
Englishdenyto declare untruevb.transAHD W7 LRC
Englishin-notpriv.pfxAHD W7 LRC
Englishnaught, noughtnothing, not aughtpronAHD W7 LRC
Englishnaughtywicked, vicious in moral characteradj.archAHD W7 LRC
Englishne-notpfxTLL LRC
Englishnefariousheinous, impious, extremely wickedadjAHD CDC LRC
Englishnegateto deny truth/existence ofvb.transAHD W7 LRC
Englishnegligeewoman's long flowing nightgownnAHD W7 LRC
Englishnegotiateto confer with another re: settlementvbAHD W7 LRC
Englishnihilismidea that traditional values/beliefs are unfounded and existence is useless/senselessnAHD W7 LRC
Englishnihilitynothingness, nonexistencenAHD LRC
Englishnilzero, nothingnAHD W7 LRC
Englishnimietyexcess, redundancynAHD W7 LRC
Englishnonot any; not; negativeadjAHD W7 LRC
Englishnon-notpriv.pfxAHD W7 LRC
Englishnonenot any, lit. not onepronAHD W7 LRC
Englishnonplusstate of confusion/perplexity/bewildermentnAHD LRC
Englishnonplusto bewilder, be/put at lossvbAHD LRC
Englishnonsuitjudgment against plaintiff for failure/inability to prosecute/establish casenAHD W7 LRC
Englishnor(also) notconjAHD W7 LRC
Englishnotnegative: without, absence/reverse ofadvAHD LRC
Englishnothingno thing, not any thingpronAHD W7 LRC
Englishnullinvalid, having no legal/binding forceadjAHD W7 LRC
Englishnulliparafemale that has borne no offspringnAHD LRC
Englishrenegadedeserter from faith/cause/allegiancenAHD W7 LRC
Englishrenegeto deny, renouncevbAHD W7 LRC
Englishun-notpriv.pfxAHD W7 LRC
Middle Englishannullento annulvbW7 LRC
Middle Englishdenyento denyvbW7 LRC
Middle Englishin-in-priv.pfxW7 LRC
Middle Englishnaught, noughtnaught/noughtpronW7 LRC
Middle EnglishnonoadvW7 LRC
Middle Englishnon-non-priv.pfxW7 LRC
Middle EnglishnonenonepronW7 LRC
Middle EnglishnonsuitnonsuitnW7 LRC
Middle EnglishnornorconjW7 LRC
Middle Englishnotnot; noughtadvW7 LRC
Middle EnglishnotherneitherpronW7 LRC
Middle EnglishnothingnothingpronW7 LRC
Middle Englishun-un-priv.pfxW7 LRC
West Germanic
Old Frisiannā-wetnaught, lit. no whitpronASD LRC
Old FrisiannenotadvASD LRC
Dutchnochneither, norconjTLL LRC
Old Saxonne, ninotadvASD LRC
Old Saxonnēnno, noneadjASD LRC
Old Saxonneō-wihtnaught, lit. no whitpronASD LRC
Old High Germanne, ninotadvW7 ASD LRC
Old High Germanneinnot oneadjASD LRC
Old High Germanneō-wihtnaught, lit. no whitpronASD LRC
Old High Germanun-un-priv.pfxW7 LRC
GermanneinnoadvLRC
GermanNihilismusnihilismn.mascW7 LRC
GermannochnorconjTLL LRC
North Germanic
Old Norsenénot; noradvLRC
Icelandicneinnno, none, lit. not oneadjASD LRC
East Germanic
GothicninotadvLRC
Italic
Old Latinne-notpriv.pfxW7 LRC
Old Latinneseiunless, lit. not ifconjAHD LRC
Old Latinnihilumnothingn.neutW7 LRC
Old LatinnoenumnotadvW7 LRC
Latinabnegō, abnegāreto refuse, abnegatevbAHD ELD LRC
Latindēnegō, dēnegāreto deny, rejectvbW7 ELD LRC
Latinnēno, not; lest, that notadvLRC
Latinnec-, neg-no, notpriv.pfxW7 LRC
Latinneglego, neglegereto neglectvbW7 LRC
Latinnegō, negāre, negāvī, negātusto denyvbW7 LRC
Latinnegotior, negotiāri, negotiātusto carry on businessvb.depW7 LRC
Latinnegotiumbusinessn.neutW7 LRC
Latinnequeneither ... noradvLRC
Latinneveand not, norconjLRC
Latinniif not, unlessconjLRC
Latinnihil, nilnothingn.neutW7 LRC
Latinnisiunless, lit. not ifconjAHD LRC
LatinnonnotadvLRC
Latinnonnullus, nonnulla, nonnullumsome, lit. not noneadjLRC
Latinnullus, nulla, nullumno, not one; none, not anyadjLRC
Late Latinannihilo, annihilāre, annihilāvī, annihilātusto reduce to nothingvbW7 LRC
Late Latinannullō, annullāreto annul, cancelvbW7 LRC
Late Latinnimietasbeing too muchn.femW7 LRC
Medieval Latinrenegō, renegāre, renegāvī, renegātusto renege, deny againvbW7 LRC
Portuguesenegarto deny, negatevbTLL LRC
Portuguesenemneither, norconjTLL LRC
Spanishnegarto deny, negatevbTLL LRC
Spanishnineither, norconjTLL LRC
Spanishrenegadorenegaden.mascW7 LRC
Old Frenchannullerto annulvbAHD LRC
Old Frenchdenierto denyvbW7 LRC
Old FrenchnonnointerjW7 LRC
Anglo-Frenchnounsuytenonsuitn.femW7 LRC
Middle Frenchin-in-priv.pfxW7 LRC
Middle Frenchnon-non-priv.pfxW7 LRC
Middle Frenchnulnot anyoneadjW7 LRC
Frenchannulerto annul, cancelvbW7 LRC
Frenchnégligécasual clothes worn inside the housen.mascW7 LRC
Frenchnégligerto neglectvbW7 LRC
Frenchnineither, norconjTLL LRC
Frenchnierto deny, negatevbTLL LRC
Italiannèneither, norconjTLL LRC
Italiannegareto deny, negatevbTLL LRC
Hellenic
Greeka(n)-notpriv.pfxW7 LRC
Greeknē-notpriv.pfxW7 LRC
Indo-Iranian
Sanskrita(n)-notpriv.pfxW7 LRC
Sanskritahimsānoninjury, doctrine of refraining from harming living beingsnW7 LRC