un-とは

接頭辞

un-

1. (added to adjectives または past participles) not

   unannounced — “not being announced”

   uneducated — “not educated”

   unattractive — “not attractive”

   unconstitutional — “not constitutional”

2. (added to nouns) absent; lacking; not; negative

   ungrace (“lack of grace, gracelessness”)

   unrest (“a lack of rest (peace); war”)

   unhope (“despair”)

   unfriend (“enemy”)

   unrepair

   unluck (“misfortune”)

   unnova

   uncertainty (“lack または absence of certainty”)

3. (added to nouns) contrary to or contrasted against traditional norms; unconventional; alternative

   unconference

   unmethod

使用する際の注意点

• Some words formed in this way may also have counterparts using in- or non-.

派生語

語源 2

From Middle English on-, from 古期英語 ond-, and- (“against, facing, toward; in return, back, without”), from Proto-Germanic *anda-, *andi- (“against”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“across, forth, forward, ahead”), from *h₂ént- (“end, limit, forehead”). More at and-.

接頭辞

un-

1. (added to verbs かつ nouns to form verbs) reverse, opposite

   to undress — “to take one's clothes off”

   to unwind — “to reverse a winding”

   to unlock — “to undo the locking of”

   • 1996, Diane Warren (writer), Toni Braxton (singer), “Un-Break My Heart”, Secrets, LaFace

     Un-cry these tears I cried so many nights / Un-break my heart

2. release, free, remove, extract.

   to uncage — “to release from a cage”

   to untangle — “to remove the tangling of”

使用する際の注意点

• Only certain words can take un- to form a new word with the opposite meaning. In particular, verbs that describe an irreversible action produce words often considered nonsense, e.g. unkill, unspend, unlose, unring. These words may nevertheless be in occasional use for humorous or other effect.

同意語

• (opposite): anti-, in-, non-
• (release): de-, dis-, off-

語源 3

From Latin ūnus.

接頭辞

un-

1. Used to form temporary names of elements (such as unbiunium) whose existence has been predicted, and have not yet been given a trivial name.

同意語

• -un-

参照

• Definition of un- - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

アナグラム

• NU, Nu, nu

発音

• IPA^(key): /un/

語源 1

From Proto-Germanic *un-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-, a prefix use of the particle *ne (“not”). Cognate with Old Saxon un-, Dutch on-, Old High German un- (German un-), Old Norse ó- (Swedish o-, Norwegian u-), and Gothic ����- (un-). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek α- (a-), αν- (an-), Latin in-, and Old Irish in-.

接頭辞

un-

1. (added to nouns かつ adjectives) negation, privation, or absence of
2. bad (used to denote a pejorative sense) (compare mis-, mal-)

   un- + ‎dǣd (“action, deed, event, exploit”) → ‎undǣd (“un-deed, bad deed”)

   un- + ‎lǣċe (“physician, doctor”) → ‎unlǣċe (“bad physician”)

3. (added to verbs) down

   un- + ‎settan (“to set, establish, place, make”) → ‎unsettan (“to set down, put down”)

派生した語

• Middle English: un-
  • Scots: un-
  • English: un-

語源 2

Originally identical with and-, from Proto-Germanic *and-. Cognate with Old Frisian und-, Old Saxon ant-, Old High German ant- (German ent-).

別の表記

• on-

接頭辞

un-

1. Forming verbs from verbs, with an opposite or reversive sense.

派生語

代名詞

'un (複数形 'uns)

1. (colloquial) one (a thing).

   Give me one of those round 'uns.

2. (colloquial, facetious, chiefly Britain) one (a person).

   We've got a clever 'un here!

派生語

アナグラム

• nu, Nu, NU

接辞

-un-

1. (chemistry) Used in the theoretical systematic names of undiscovered chemical elements, standing for a 1 in the atomic number

派生語

アナグラム

• NU, Nu, nu

語源

Representing non-standard pronunciation of one.

名詞

un (複数形 uns)

1. (dialectal) One.

派生語

• thick-un

アナグラム

• NU, Nu, nu