un- en · X · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /an/ (Australia)
- /ʌn/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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-.
Meanings
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(added to adjectives or past participles, morpheme) not
un- + educated → uneducated (“not educated”)
-
(added to nouns, morpheme) lack of
un- + conformity → unconformity (“lack of conformity”)
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(added to nouns, morpheme) contrary to traditional norms; unconventional
un- + conference → unconference
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| on- | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
mal- (not) · i- (not) · in- (not) · an- (not) · a- (not) · non- (not) · dys- (not) · il- (not) · ir- (not) · im- (not)
Translations (151)
grc ἀ- (denoting absence) · gd mì- (denoting absence) · gl anti- (violative of; contrary to) · sv van- (denoting absence) · pl nie- (denoting absence) · gd neo- (denoting a lack of) · gd do- (denoting absence) · bg не- (violative of; contrary to) · ko 무- (denoting a lack of) · lb on- (denoting absence) · de un- (denoting absence) · dsb nje- (violative of; contrary to) · gd mì- (denoting a lack of) · gd do- (denoting a lack of) · fr non- (denoting absence) · gd an- (violative of; contrary to) · bg не- (denoting absence) · eo sen- (denoting absence) · eo ne- (denoting a lack of) · jv ora (violative of; contrary to) · dsb nje- (denoting absence) · ca in- (violative of; contrary to) · hu -telen (denoting a lack of) · id tan- (denoting absence) · ja 不- (violative of; contrary to) · nl on- (denoting absence) · sq nuk ka (denoting absence) · gd eu- (denoting a lack of) · gl in- (denoting a lack of) · ka უ- (denoting a lack of) · af on- (violative of; contrary to) · ru не- (denoting absence) · hy ան- (denoting absence) · nl on- (violative of; contrary to) · fi -ton (denoting a lack of) · ru без- (denoting a lack of) · ru бес- (denoting a lack of) · ca in- (denoting absence) · ro ne- (denoting absence) · sv o- (denoting a lack of) · hy հակա- (violative of; contrary to) · fa ناـ (violative of; contrary to) · eo sen- (denoting a lack of) · hu -tlen (denoting a lack of) · gd ao- (denoting a lack of) · tl di- (denoting absence) · sq pa- (violative of; contrary to) · hu -etlen (denoting a lack of) · is ó- (denoting a lack of) · es in- (violative of; contrary to) · ja 反- (violative of; contrary to) · fi epä- (denoting a lack of) · es poco (denoting absence) · pl bez- (denoting a lack of) · az na- (violative of; contrary to) · gd ao- (denoting absence) · be мала- (denoting absence) · hy տ- (denoting absence) · ko 불- (violative of; contrary to) · el αντι- (violative of; contrary to) · pt in- (violative of; contrary to) · eo mal- (denoting absence) · cmn 不 (violative of; contrary to) · fi -ton (denoting absence) · ka უ- -ო (denoting absence) · non ú- (denoting absence) · hy չ- (denoting absence) · ru не- (violative of; contrary to) · hy ան- (denoting a lack of) · eo mal- (denoting a lack of) · gd eu- (denoting absence) · hu -tlan (denoting a lack of) · be не- (violative of; contrary to) · fo ó- (denoting absence) · ro i- (denoting absence) · hu -atlan (denoting a lack of) · fr in- (violative of; contrary to) · pt anti- (violative of; contrary to) · sh не- (violative of; contrary to) · ja 無- (violative of; contrary to) · gd an- (denoting absence) · ru не- (denoting a lack of) · fa بیـ (denoting absence) · dsb nje- (denoting a lack of) · fr anti- (violative of; contrary to) · tl di- (denoting a lack of) · da u- (violative of; contrary to) · sk ne- (violative of; contrary to) · pam e- (violative of; contrary to) · mk не- (violative of; contrary to) · pl nie- (violative of; contrary to) · gd neo- (denoting absence) · pam e- (denoting absence) · gl in- (denoting absence) · es in- (denoting a lack of) · pam emi- (denoting a lack of) · sl ne- (violative of; contrary to) · hy չ- (denoting a lack of) · el α- (denoting absence) · eo mal- (violative of; contrary to) · pl nie- (denoting a lack of) · es nada (denoting absence) · non ó- (denoting absence) · cmn 不- (denoting absence) · fr in- (denoting a lack of) · pam emiki- (denoting a lack of) · fa بی (denoting absence) · lo ບໍ່- (violative of; contrary to) · hu -talan (denoting a lack of) · sh ne- (violative of; contrary to) · bn অ- (violative of; contrary to) · no u- (denoting absence) · pt in- (denoting a lack of) · gd mì- (violative of; contrary to) · fo ó- (denoting a lack of) · af on- (denoting absence) · cmn 無 /无 (violative of; contrary to) · la in- (denoting absence) · eu -a (violative of; contrary to) · sv o- (violative of; contrary to) · sv anti- (violative of; contrary to) · bg не- (denoting a lack of) · pon sou- (denoting absence) · pt in- (denoting absence) · fr in- (denoting absence) · fi epä- (violative of; contrary to) · pt des- (denoting a lack of) · hy դժ- (denoting a lack of) · de un- (denoting a lack of) · pt não- (violative of; contrary to) · hy դժ- (denoting absence) · ko 반- (violative of; contrary to) · ca in- (denoting a lack of) · de un- (violative of; contrary to) · it in- (denoting absence) · ka უ- (denoting absence) · fr non- (denoting a lack of) · hy տ- (denoting a lack of) · el α- (denoting a lack of) · uk не- (violative of; contrary to) · eo ne- (denoting absence) · fr non- (violative of; contrary to) · is ó- (violative of; contrary to) · ka არა- (denoting absence) · cs ne- (violative of; contrary to) · es in- (denoting absence) · is ó- (denoting absence) · fr sans (denoting a lack of) · pam emika- (denoting a lack of) · sv o- (denoting absence) · fr mal (denoting absence)