ne
French
particle
Definitions
- (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with the verbs pouvoir (pouvoir), savoir (savoir), cesser (cesser) and oser (oser))
- not, no (used before a verb, with a subsequent element following; see Usage Notes, below)
Etymology
Inherited from Latin nōn (not, no).
Origin
Latin
nōn
Gloss
not, no
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Other
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- annon Latin
- nonne Latin
- nōn Latin
- no Italian
- non Italian
- не Russian
- неверующий Russian
- невесть Russian
- невменяемость Russian
- невмоготу Russian
- недотрога Russian
- незабудка Russian
- незнайка Russian
- некать Russian
- немного Russian
- неохота Russian
- неплохо Russian
- непорядочный Russian
- нерусь Russian
- nonato Spanish, Castilian
- *ne Proto-Slavic
- non Old French
- non- Old French
- kapnei Esperanto
- ne Esperanto
- nea Esperanto
- nei Esperanto
- nejudo Esperanto
- nu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ne Ido
- non Old Portuguese
- nu Aromanian
- nun Asturian
- no Friulian
- no Old Occitan
- non Old Spanish
- nn' Sicilian
- non Sicilian
- nun Sicilian
- na Dalmatian
- non Ladino
- נון Ladino
- nepli Mauritian Creole
- noenum Old Latin
- noinu Old Latin
- nepli Seychellois Creole
- nò Lombard
- نونْ Mozarabic