Entry:nem-

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Tovasala

nem
Multi-letter group A–E F–J K–O P–T U–Z
Alphabetical position A B CH D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Z
Alphabetical group K L M N O

nem- pfx U2a ii a [/nɛm/; nem- (1 syll.)] Borrowed [Ltn. nēmōWiktionary.]

1 : non-, un-
2 : not (a member/in a set of)
As with the similar nal-, nem- negates roots it is attached to, such as in nemVespuŕesili (non-American); nemmoisildaidi (non-animated); nemvanzaurde (non-profit); and nemyelbaiddiri (noncommercial). Nem- is derivational (forming new words), while nal- is inflectional (the meaning does not change): cf. nemAnglieśnongat (sbj is non-English [not among any works in the English language]) vs. naŕAnglieśnongat (it is false that sbj is in English).

The etymon is the basis of the character name Captain Nemo (from Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea).

See also

nid (no), naule (none/zero [0]), ver- (opposite/reverse/backwards), moin (except/excluding/but), tug (outside/away from in location), ond (without/lacking/-less), erivar (take away/delete/remove/erase/wipe), odiem/opoam (against/anti-)

Added on: 2021-09-08, 01:57View semantic data