Irish

Prefix

neamh-

1. in-, un-, -less
2. non-

Usage notes

• This affix in Irish is added to nouns and adjectives denoting lack or negated property. It lenites the word to which it attaches.

  neamh- + ‎suim ‎(“interest”) → ‎neamhshuim ‎(“disinterest”)

  neamh- + ‎teoranta ‎(“inhibited, limited, restricted”) → ‎neamhtheoranta ‎(“uninhibited”)

  neamh- + ‎duine ‎(“person”) → ‎neamhdhuine ‎(“a nobody”)

• Written with a hyphen when preceding a word beginning with m:

  neamh- + ‎meisce ‎(“drunkenness”) → ‎neamh-mheisce ‎(“sobriety”)

Synonyms

• dí-
• do-
• éa-
• mí-

Antonyms

• so-

Derived terms

References

• "neamh-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.