nego

See also: négo, negó, negò, neĝo, nêgo, neĝo, and него

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡo/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡu/

Verb

nego

first-person singular present indicative form of negar

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡo/, /ˈnɛ.ɡo/[1]
Rhymes: -eɡo, -ɛɡo
Hyphenation: né‧go, nè‧go

Etymology 1

Deverbal from negare +‎ -o.

Noun

nego m (plural neghi)

(archaic or literary) Alternative form of niego (“denial, refusal”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nego

first-person singular present indicative of negare

References

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

Anagrams

-engo, -geno, geno, geno-, ogne

Latin

Etymology

Univerbation of ne (“not”) and the root of aiō (“to say yes”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡoː/, [ˈnɛɡoː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡo/, [ˈnɛːɡo]
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Verb

negō (present infinitive negāre, perfect active negāvī, supine negātum); first conjugation

I deny
Synonyms: dēnegō, recusō
Antonyms: accipiō, recipiō
(intransitive) I refuse, say no
Synonyms: abnuō, renuō, recūsō
Antonyms: aiō, adnuō
(transitive) I reject, refuse, say no to (something), turn down
Synonyms: āspernor, detrectō, renūntiō, āversor
- 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita libri 26.1:
  […] dum nē quem mīlitem legeret ex eō numerō quibus senātus missiōnem reditumque in patriam negāsset ante bellī fīnem.
  […] provided he did not choose any soldier from those to whom the Senate had refused discharge and a return home before the end of the war
I keep from, prevent

Conjugation

Conjugation of negō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	negō	negās	negat	negāmus	negātis	negant
	imperfect	negābam	negābās	negābat	negābāmus	negābātis	negābant
	future	negābō	negābis	negābit	negābimus	negābitis	negābunt
	perfect	negāvī	negāvistī, negāstī³	negāvit, negāt³	negāvimus, negāmus³	negāvistis, negāstis³	negāvērunt, negāvēre, negārunt³
	pluperfect	negāveram, negāram³	negāverās, negārās³	negāverat, negārat³	negāverāmus, negārāmus³	negāverātis, negārātis³	negāverant, negārant³
	future perfect	negāverō, negārō³	negāveris, negāris³	negāverit, negārit³	negāverimus, negārimus³	negāveritis, negāritis³	negāverint, negārint³
	sigmatic future¹	negāssō	negāssis	negāssit	negāssimus	negāssitis	negāssint
passive	present	negor	negāris, negāre	negātur	negāmur	negāminī	negantur
	imperfect	negābar	negābāris, negābāre	negābātur	negābāmur	negābāminī	negābantur
	future	negābor	negāberis, negābere	negābitur	negābimur	negābiminī	negābuntur
	perfect	negātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	negātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	negātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	negem	negēs	neget	negēmus	negētis	negent
	imperfect	negārem	negārēs	negāret	negārēmus	negārētis	negārent
	perfect	negāverim, negārim³	negāverīs, negārīs³	negāverit, negārit³	negāverīmus, negārīmus³	negāverītis, negārītis³	negāverint, negārint³
	pluperfect	negāvissem, negāssem³	negāvissēs, negāssēs³	negāvisset, negāsset³	negāvissēmus, negāssēmus³	negāvissētis, negāssētis³	negāvissent, negāssent³
	sigmatic aorist¹	negāssim	negāssīs	negāssīt	negāssīmus	negāssītis	negāssint
passive	present	neger	negēris, negēre	negētur	negēmur	negēminī	negentur
	imperfect	negārer	negārēris, negārēre	negārētur	negārēmur	negārēminī	negārentur
	perfect	negātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	negātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	negā	—	—	negāte	—
active	future	—	negātō	negātō	—	negātōte	negantō
passive	present	—	negāre	—	—	negāminī	—
passive	future	—	negātor	negātor	—	—	negantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		negāre	negāvisse, negāsse³	negātūrum esse	negārī, negārier²	negātum esse	negātum īrī
participles		negāns	—	negātūrus	—	negātus	negandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		negandī	negandō	negandum	negandō	negātum	negātū

¹At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
²The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
³At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

abnegō
dēnegō
negāns
negantia
negantinummius
negātiō
negātīvē
negātīvus
negātor
negātōrius
negātum
negibundus
negitō
pernegō
renegō
subnegō

Descendants

Asturian: negar
Catalan: negar
English: negate
Old French: noier
- French: nier
Friulian: neâ
Galician: negar
Italian: negare
Occitan: negar
Portuguese: negar
Romanian: nega
Sicilian: nigari, nijari
Spanish: negar
Venetian: negar

References

“nego”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“nego”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
nego in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to refuse, reject a request: negare, more strongly denegare alicui aliquid
- to refuse, reject a request: petenti alicui negare aliquid
- to deny the existence of the gods: deos esse negare
- an atheist: qui deum esse negat
- I do not deny: non nego, non infitior

Portuguese

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡu/ [ˈnɛ.ɣu]

Rhymes: -ɛɡu
Hyphenation: ne‧go

Verb

nego

first-person singular present indicative of negar; "I deny"

Etymology 2

From negro (“negro; black”), with reduction of final unstressed cluster (common in Brazil).

Alternative forms

nêgo (obsolete or eye dialect)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡu/ [ˈne.ɣu]

Noun

nego m (plural negos, feminine nega, feminine plural negas)

(Brazil, endearing or mildly derogatory, nonstandard) nigga (black person)
Isso é coisa de nego ― This is something for/by niggas.
Ei, neguin, tu foi pra festa ontem? ― Hey, my nigga, did you go to the party yesterday?.
Synonyms: (neutral) negro, (sometimes offensive) preto
(Brazil, endearing, nonstandard) a lover, especially, though not exclusively, a black one
Ganhei de presente do meu nego ― My man gave me a gift.
(Brazil, colloquial, nonstandard) used as a placeholder when referring to people in general
Nego sabe que isso é perigoso, mas não tá nem aí ― People know that's dangerous, but they don't care

Derived terms

negada
negão (augmentative)
neguinho (diminutive)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

ne- (“not”) + Proto-Slavic *-go.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nêɡo/
Hyphenation: ne‧go

Conjunction

nȅgo (Cyrillic spelling не̏го)

(with nominative) than (in comparisons, following the comparative)
Beograd je veći nego Zagreb. ― Belgrade is larger than Zagreb.
(following a negation) but (see also vȅć)
On je ne samo darovit, nego i jako marljiv. ― He is not only talented, but also very diligent.
To nije crno, nego b(ij)elo ― That is not black, but white
(linking word at the start of the sentence connecting it with the previous sentence, but changing the subject) rather
To mi je jasno. Nego, hoćemo krenuti? ― I understand. Shall we go, rather?
(indicates agreement) indeed, hear, hear
Nego (što)! ― Certainly!

Swedish

Verb

nego

archaic plural form of neg, past tense of niga.

Anagrams

Egon

[1] Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

nego

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Latin

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

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Noun

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Serbo-Croatian

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