"non" meaning in French

See non in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /nɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-non.ogg
Etymology: From Old French non, from Latin nōn. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|non}} Old French non, {{inh|fr|la|nōn}} Latin nōn Head templates: {{fr-adv}} non
  1. no
    Sense id: en-non-fr-adv-k5Apjz-w

Conjunction

IPA: /nɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-non.ogg
Etymology: From Old French non, from Latin nōn. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|non}} Old French non, {{inh|fr|la|nōn}} Latin nōn Head templates: {{head|fr|conjunctions}} non, {{tlb|fr|literary}} (literary)
  1. not Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-non-fr-conj-JUu5e1fx Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 85 4 11

Interjection

IPA: /nɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-non.ogg
Etymology: From Old French non, from Latin nōn. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|non}} Old French non, {{inh|fr|la|nōn}} Latin nōn
  1. no! Tags: literary Derived forms: hélas non, ni oui ni non, non mais, non merci, non plus, nul et non avenu, oh non, pour un oui ou pour un non, pourquoi non
    Sense id: en-non-fr-intj-Oalz5Juy

Noun

IPA: /nɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-non.ogg Forms: non [plural], nons [plural]
Etymology: From Old French non, from Latin nōn. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|non}} Old French non, {{inh|fr|la|nōn}} Latin nōn Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|non|nons}} non m (plural non or nons)
  1. a no, a negative response Tags: literary, masculine
    Sense id: en-non-fr-noun-XMzfuL5G

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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