"un-" meaning in German

See un- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ʊn/, [ʔʊn], /ʊŋ/, /ʊm/
Etymology: From Middle High German un-, from Old High German un-, from Proto-West Germanic *un-, from Proto-Germanic *un-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|un-}} Middle High German un-, {{inh|de|goh|un-}} Old High German un-, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*un-}} Proto-West Germanic *un-, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*un-}} Proto-Germanic *un-, {{inh|de|ine-pro|*n̥-}} Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Head templates: {{head|de|prefix}} un-
  1. un- (denoting absence, a lack of; violative of; contrary to) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-un--de-prefix-Nr22d3RN Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 93 7
  2. grave; bad; horrifying Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-un--de-prefix-RhJQT27d

Download JSON data for un- meaning in German (2.0kB)

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        {
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