Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From nie or Dutch niet-. Akin to German nicht-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ni/
  • (file)

Prefix edit

nie-

  1. non-

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Donaldson, Bruce C. (1993), A Grammar of Afrikaans, Mouton de Gruyter, p. 417, →ISBN

Old Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɲɛ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɲɛ/

Etymology 1 edit

Prefix use of nie.

Prefix edit

nie-

  1. generic negation prefix, used for adjectives, adverbs and participles; un-, dis-, -less, non-
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ne-.

Prefix edit

nie-

  1. some
  2. none

Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Polish nie-.

Prefix edit

nie-

  1. generic negation prefix, used for adjectives, adverbs and participles; un-, dis-, -less, non-
    nie- + ‎zrozumiały → ‎niezrozumiały
  2. bad
    nie- + ‎pogoda → ‎niepogoda
Usage notes edit

Before the spelling reform of 1998, an adjectival participle could be negated with this prefix only when used as an adjective, e.g. niepijący (teetotal), as opposed to being used as a participle, e.g. nie pijący (not drinking (at the time)), in which case it should use a standalone nie. The reform permitted attaching nie to the participle in both cases. [1]

Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Old Polish nie-

Prefix edit

nie-

  1. some
    nie- + ‎który → ‎niektóry
    nie- + ‎kiedy → ‎niekiedy
    nie- + ‎jaki → ‎niejaki
    nie- + ‎gdy + ‎ → ‎niegdyś