nega

nega

See also: negá, nega-, and Nęga

Catalan

Verb

nega

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

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Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of negatiivi

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nega

1. (colloquial, 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 negainrare
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
instructive		—	negoin
abessive		negatta	negoitta
comitative		—	negoineen

Possessive forms of nega (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	negani	negamme
2nd person	negasi	neganne
3rd person	negansa

Synonyms

• negatiivi

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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

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Latin

Verb

negā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of negō

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Portuguese

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.

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

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, nonstandard) 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 quote)

3. (Brazil, colloquial, nonstandard, regional) woman

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

Adjective

nega

1. feminine singular of nego

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin negāre, present active infinitive of negō (19th century).

Verb

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

1. to deny

Conjugation

    conjugation of nega (first conjugation, no infix)

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

Synonyms

• tăgădui

Related terms

• negație

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• njȅga (Ijekavian)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *něga.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nȅga f (Cyrillic spelling не̏га)

1. care, nursing

Declension

Declension of nega

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