nie-

From nie or Dutch niet-. Akin to German nicht-.

• IPA^(key): /ni/

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nie-

1. non-

• Donaldson, Bruce C. (1993), A Grammar of Afrikaans, Mouton de Gruyter, p. 417, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ɲɛ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ɲɛ/

Prefix use of nie.

nie-

1. generic negation prefix, used for adjectives, adverbs and participles; un-, dis-, -less, non-

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ne-.

nie-

1. some
2. none

• IPA^(key): /ɲɛ/

Inherited from Old Polish nie-.

nie-

1. generic negation prefix, used for adjectives, adverbs and participles; un-, dis-, -less, non-

   ‎nie- + ‎zrozumiały → ‎niezrozumiały

2. bad

   ‎nie- + ‎pogoda → ‎niepogoda

Before the spelling reform of 1998, an adjectival participle could be negated with this prefix only when used as an adjective, e.g. niepijący (“teetotal”), as opposed to being used as a participle, e.g. nie pijący (“not drinking (at the time)”), in which case it should use a standalone nie. The reform permitted attaching nie to the participle in both cases.

Inherited from Old Polish nie-

nie-

1. some

   ‎nie- + ‎który → ‎niektóry

   ‎nie- + ‎kiedy → ‎niekiedy

   ‎nie- + ‎jaki → ‎niejaki

   ‎nie- + ‎gdy + ‎-ś → ‎niegdyś