nega

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nega"

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈne.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈne.ɣa]

Verb

nega

1. inflection of negar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of negatiivi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneɡɑ/, [ˈne̞ɡɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eɡɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ne‧ga

Noun

nega (colloquial)

1. (photographing) negative

Declension

Inflection of nega (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		nega	negat
genitive		negan	negojen
partitive		negaa	negoja
illative		negaan	negoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nega	negat
accusative	nom.	nega	negat
	gen.	negan
genitive		negan	negojen negain rare
partitive		negaa	negoja
inessive		negassa	negoissa
elative		negasta	negoista
illative		negaan	negoihin
adessive		negalla	negoilla
ablative		negalta	negoilta
allative		negalle	negoille
essive		negana	negoina
translative		negaksi	negoiksi
abessive		negatta	negoitta
instructive		—	negoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nega (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative negani negani accusative nom. negani negani gen. negani genitive negani negojeni negaini rare partitive negaani negojani inessive negassani negoissani elative negastani negoistani illative negaani negoihini adessive negallani negoillani ablative negaltani negoiltani allative negalleni negoilleni essive neganani negoinani translative negakseni negoikseni abessive negattani negoittani instructive — — comitative — negoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative negasi negasi accusative nom. negasi negasi gen. negasi genitive negasi negojesi negaisi rare partitive negaasi negojasi inessive negassasi negoissasi elative negastasi negoistasi illative negaasi negoihisi adessive negallasi negoillasi ablative negaltasi negoiltasi allative negallesi negoillesi essive neganasi negoinasi translative negaksesi negoiksesi abessive negattasi negoittasi instructive — — comitative — negoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative negamme negamme accusative nom. negamme negamme gen. negamme genitive negamme negojemme negaimme rare partitive negaamme negojamme inessive negassamme negoissamme elative negastamme negoistamme illative negaamme negoihimme adessive negallamme negoillamme ablative negaltamme negoiltamme allative negallemme negoillemme essive neganamme negoinamme translative negaksemme negoiksemme abessive negattamme negoittamme instructive — — comitative — negoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative neganne neganne accusative nom. neganne neganne gen. neganne genitive neganne negojenne negainne rare partitive negaanne negojanne inessive negassanne negoissanne elative negastanne negoistanne illative negaanne negoihinne adessive negallanne negoillanne ablative negaltanne negoiltanne allative negallenne negoillenne essive negananne negoinanne translative negaksenne negoiksenne abessive negattanne negoittanne instructive — — comitative — negoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative negansa negansa accusative nom. negansa negansa gen. negansa genitive negansa negojensa negainsa rare partitive negaansa negojaan negojansa inessive negassaan negassansa negoissaan negoissansa elative negastaan negastansa negoistaan negoistansa illative negaansa negoihinsa adessive negallaan negallansa negoillaan negoillansa ablative negaltaan negaltansa negoiltaan negoiltansa allative negalleen negallensa negoilleen negoillensa essive neganaan neganansa negoinaan negoinansa translative negakseen negaksensa negoikseen negoiksensa abessive negattaan negattansa negoittaan negoittansa instructive — — comitative — negoineen negoinensa

Synonyms

• negatiivi

Further reading

• “nega”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Galician

Verb

nega

1. inflection of negar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡa/, /ˈnɛ.ɡa/^[1]
• Rhymes: -eɡa, -ɛɡa
• Hyphenation: né‧ga, nè‧ga

Verb

nega

1. inflection of negare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

1. nego in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

• gena

Latin

Verb

negā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of negō

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡɐ/ [ˈnɛ.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: ne‧ga

Noun

nega f (plural negas)

1. (Portugal, informal) refusal

   Convidei-a para sair, mas ela deu-me uma nega. ― I asked her out, but she gave me a refusal.

2. (Portugal, informal) fail (a failing grade in an academic examination)

   Tive nega no exame final. ― I had a fail in the final exam.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡɐ/ [ˈnɛ.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: ne‧ga

Verb

nega

1. inflection of negar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡɐ/ [ˈne.ɣɐ]

Noun

nega f (plural negas)

1. (Brazil) female equivalent of nego
2. (Brazil, endearing) female lover, especially, though not exclusively, a black one

   Minha nega tá viajando ― My girl is travelling

   • 1976, “Vatapá”, in Gal Canta Caymmi, performed by Gal Costa:

     Procure uma nega baiana, ô / Que saiba mexer

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (Brazil, colloquial, regional) woman

   Vi uma nega bem bonita hoje ― I saw this very cute girl today

Derived terms

• nega maluca (cake)
• teta de nega

 

Adjective

nega

1. feminine singular of nego

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin negāre (19th century).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

a nega (third-person singular present neagă, past participle negat) 1st conjugation

1. to deny

   Synonym: tăgădui

Conjugation

infinitive			a nega
gerund			negând
past participle			negat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	neg	negi	neagă	negăm	negați	neagă
	imperfect	negam	negai	nega	negam	negați	negau
	simple perfect	negai	negași	negă	negarăm	negarăți	negară
	pluperfect	negasem	negaseși	negase	negaserăm	negaserăți	negaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să neg	să negi	să nege	să negăm	să negați	să nege
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		neagă			negați
	negative		nu nega			nu negați

    conjugation of nega (first conjugation, no infix)

Related terms

• negație

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• njȅga (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *něga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nêɡa/
• Hyphenation: ne‧ga

Noun

nȅga f (Cyrillic spelling не̏га)

1. care, nursing

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	nȅga	nege
genitive	nege	nega
dative	nȅzi	negama
accusative	negu	nege
vocative	nego	nege
locative	nȅzi	negama
instrumental	negom	negama

Declension of nega

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• neg

Etymology

Clipping of English negative.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈneɡa/ [ˈn̪ɛː.ɣɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɡa
• Syllabification: ne‧ga

Adjective

nega (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜄ)

1. (slang) pessimistic

See also

• kontra