non
- (international standards)ISO 639-2 &ISO 639-3language code forOld Norse.
non (notcomparable)
- Obsolete form ofnone.
non (pluralnons)
- (Malaysia, slang) Anon-Muslim citizen.
FromLatinnon.
non
- no
FromProto-Basque*no-(interrogative stem) +-n(inessive suffix).
- IPA(key): /non/[nõn]
- Rhymes:-on
- Hyphenation:non
non (interrogative)
- inessiveindefiniteinanimate ofnor;where
- “non”, inEuskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque),Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “non”, inOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary],Euskaltzaindia,1987–2005
non
- Alternative spelling ofnun
non
- in
non
- plural ofnono(“grandfather”):grandparents
FromMiddle Dutchnonne, which ultimately derives fromLate Latinnonna.
non f (pluralnonnen,diminutivenonnetje n)
- nun
- → Papiamentu:nònchi(from the diminutive)
FromOld Galician-Portuguesenon, fromLatinnōn(“not”).
- IPA(key): /ˈnon/
- Rhymes:-on
- Syllabification:non
non
- not(negates the meaning of the modified verb)
2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar,Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme II, Chapter 2: Recunquista:Non poemos analizar con pormenoris estis siglos, pero tampoco se debi toleral que, sin fundamentus, se poña en duda algo que a Historia documentá nos lega sobre nossa terra.- We can’t thoroughly analyse these centuries, but one mustn’t tolerate that, unfoundedly, something documented history tells us about our land be questioned.
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021)Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published2022,→ISBN
FromOld Frenchnon, fromLatinnōn.
non
- no
non(literary)
- not
1869, Sully Prudhomme, “La Voie lactée”, inLes Solitudes:Êtes-vous toujours en prière ?
Êtes-vous des astres blessés ?
Car ce sont des pleurs de lumière,
Non des rayons, que vous versez.- Are you still in prayer?
Are you hurt stars?
Because it is cries of light,
Not rays, that you pour.
non m (pluralnonornons)
- ano, a negative response
non
- no!
FromLatinnōmen, fromProto-Indo-European*h₁nómn̥.
non m (pluralnons)
- name
non
- adeictic element referring to either a preceding adverb or the preceding statement
debbo reeduujo hino hanndi e ñaametee yottiiɗo fii yo teremakko ɗen gollu no haanirinon.- A pregnant woman requires a substantial diet for her body to function properly
non
- a particle of insistance which can be added to a conjunction, interjection or pronoun
Min non mi yiɗaa ɗun!- As for me, I especially dislike that
FromOld Galician-Portuguesenon, fromLatinnōn.
- IPA(key): [nʊ̃ŋ],[ˈnõŋ]
- Hyphenation:non
non
- no,not, not at all
- no(used to show disagreement or negation)
- no(used to reinforce an affirmation as negation of the alternative - but it can be omitted without changing the meaning)
Ás veces é mellor berrar quenon calar- Sometimes it is better to shout than to- keep quiet
- no(reinforces a mandate in interrogative sentences)
Non usually contracts in speech with a following definite article or personal pronoun (a,as,o,os). The result of this contraction, in the past written asnono,no-no,n'o, among other forms, is [nona], [nono], [nonas], [nono] in the east and central areas and [na], [no], [nas], [nos] in the west. Today these contractions are rarely shown in written Galician:
- Non o queres? ("You don't want it?"):IPA(key): (central)[nõnoˈkɛɾɪs],(western)[noˈkɛs].
- “non”, inDicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña:Royal Galician Academy,2012–2025
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja,Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “non”, inDicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “non”, inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “non”, inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega,→ISSN
FromFrenchnon(“no, not”).
non
- no
FromFrenchnom(“name”).
non
- name
FromEnglishnine,Germanneun, ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*h₁néwn̥. In length fromEnglishnona-,Frenchnona-,Italiannono,Spanishnono.
non
- nine (9)
Ultimately derives fromLate Latinnonna.
- The sense of nun is aDutchnon(“nun”), cf above.
non (pluralnon-non)
- apocopic form ofnona
- nun
- Synonyms:biarawati,suster
Cognate ofIndonesiannon-
non (pluralnon-non)
- seekaum non(“non-cooperative groups of Dutch colonial government”)
non
- not
FromLatinnōmen. CompareFriuliannon,Dalmatiannaun.
non
- name
FromLatinnōn.
- IPA(key): /non/
- (prevocalic)IPA(key): [no.n‿]
- preconsonantally the final/-n/ assimilates the place of articulation of the following consonant.
- (stressed, prepausal)IPA(key): [ˈnon.nə̆],[ˈnon]
- (unmonitored speech, preconsonantal, very common)IPA(key): /n/,usually assimilates the place of articulation of the following consonant, though some speakers realize this as[n] in all positions.
- (unmonitored speech, prevocalic, less common)IPA(key): /n‿/,*/n‿/
non
- not
- un-
- don't
FromLatinnōn.
non (Hebrew spellingנון)
- not
ביינאבﬞינטוראדﬞו איל בﬞארון קינון אנדה אין קונסיזﬞו די מאלוס.- Bienaventurado el varon quenon anda en consejo de malos.
- Blessed is the man who walksnot in the counsel of the wicked.
Uncertain. Maybe fromOld Latinnoenum, fromProto-Indo-European*né(“not”) +*óynos(“one”). Equivalent tone +ūnus.[1] Alternatively fromProto-Indo-European*nó-h₁ ne(“not at all”) and cognate with the uncertain Gaulishnane(“not”) and Luwian[Term?](/nā̆na/,“not”).[2]
nōn (negative particle)
- not
Lingua Graeca est; potestnōn legī.- It's Greek; it cannot be read.
Sit ut est, autnōn sit.- Let it be as it is, otherwise it wouldnot be.
The particlenōn may be used to negate verbs, adjectives, nouns, or phrases.
- nē(“not”,+ subjunctive)
- nī(“if not, that not”)
- ^Walde, Alois,Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “non”, inLateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter,page174f.
- ^Dunkel, George E. (2014) “*nóh₁ ne ‘gar nicht’”, inLexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher) (in German), volume 2: Lexikon, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg,→ISBN, page533
- non inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- non inCharlton T. Lewis (1891)An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- non inGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
non
- man
non
- Romanization ofᠨᠣᠨ
FromFrenchnom.
non
- name
FromFrenchnon.
non
- no; a word used to indicate disagreement or negation
- Antonym:wi
FromOld Frenchnon.
non
- no
FromOld Norsenón, fromLatinnona (hora)(“ninth hour”). Akin toEnglishnoon andnones.
non n (definite singularnonet,indefinite pluralnon,definite pluralnona)
- (historical) theninthhour afterdawn (about 3pm)
- amealeaten around 3-5 pm
- (Catholicism)none,nones
- nonsmat m
- Nonshaug (a common Norwegian toponym)
- Nonshei (toponym common in Trøndelag)
- Nonshøa (toponym common in Oppdal and Upper Gudbrandsdal)
- Nonsfjell (toponym, almost not used in Eastern Norway)
- Nonfjell (toponym, used only in Western and Southern Norway)
- “non” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.
FromLatinnōna(“ninth;ninthhour”).
nōn n
- (historical)Nones, theninthhour aftersunrise
- (Christianity)Nones, thereligiousserviceappointed tothishour
Stronga-stem:
non m
- aform ofaddress fromyounger tooldermonks
FromLatinnōn.
non
- no
non
- not
c.1190,Chrétien de Troyes,Le Roman de Percival:Les uns barbez, les autresnon- Some bearded, the others not
nonoblique singular, m (oblique pluralnons,nominative singularnons,nominative pluralnon)
- Alternative form ofnom
Old Galician-Portuguese
[edit]FromLatinnōn(“no”), fromOld Latinnoenum, fromProto-Indo-European*né(“not”) +*óynos(“one”).
non
- no,not
FromLate Latinnonnus (compareItaliannonno).
non m (pluralnons)
- (Puter)grandfather
FromFrenchnon.
non
- no
Dialectal variant of Siciliannun, fromLatinnōn. Maybe influenced fromItaliannon.
non
- not
- IPA(key): /ˈnon/[ˈnõn]
- Rhymes:-on
- Syllabification:non
FromLatinnon.
non
- Archaic form ofno.
FromLatinnon (par).
non
- odd(indivisible by two)
- Synonym:impar
- Antonym:par
FromPersianنان(nân).
non (pluralnonlar)
- bread
FromProto-Vietic*k-nɔːn, from *k-rn-ɔːn, which Ferlus considered an infixed derivation ofProto-Vietic*kɔːn(“child”). Cognate withChut [Rục]kunɔːn¹,Semaikenon(“child”),Juangkɔnɔn ("child, son, the young one; young"),Khmu [Cuang]krnɔːn ("uterus"). Likely received some semantic influence from嫩 (MC nwonH) (SV:nộn) as well.
non• (嫩)
- young,tender,green
- new
- mild
- premature
- not up to themark
non• (𡽫,𧀒)
- mountain
(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)
non
- barracuda, (blackfin barracuda)Sphyraena qenie
Catriona Malau (2011-05-05) Dictionary of Vurës
Cognates: Navajonooʼ, Chiricahuanun, Mescaleronun, Plains Apachenǫǫ.
non
- something stored away,cache
- IPA(key): [ˈnon]
- Hyphenation:non
non
- Alternative form ofnan
