νη-

νη-

Meaning: privative prefix in νη-κερδής `useless', νη-πενθής `care-free' a.o. (Il.).

Other forms: Dor. νᾱ-, or νη- if from *n̥h₁-C-.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [757] *n̥- `un-, not-'

Etymology: From the negative *n̥̥ + the following laryngeal (before consonant), which gave νη-, να-, νω- resp. with h₁, h₂, h₃. Cf. the privative suffix ἀ- \< n̥-.

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