ná-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "na"
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse ná, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz. Cognate with Old Saxon nāh, Dutch na, Old High German nāh (German nah and nahe); Swedish nära, Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ); Old English nēah (English nigh).
Prefix
[edit]ná-
Usage notes
[edit]Appended to nouns and adjectives. Not to be confused with the identical stem of nár (“corpse”), also used in compounds.
Derived terms
[edit]near or nigh
insignificant or loathsome
Navajo
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Prefix
[edit]ná-
Usage notes
[edit]- In some cases, this prefix indicates a change to a normal or expected state. For example, náltsááh (“it dries”) is from the root -TSEII (“to be dry”), and therefore represents a return to the default state of "dry."
- In certain phonological environments, this prefix appears as né-, ní-, or ń-.
See also
[edit]Navajo reversionary subaspect subject markers
| singular | duoplural | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | náásh- | néii(d)- | ńdeíníi(d)- | ||
| 2nd person | náá- | nááh- | ńdeínó(h)- | ||
| 3rd person | náá- | ńdeí- | |||
Etymology 2
[edit]Prefix
[edit]ná-
- Gives a verb an iterative meaning, equivalent to "repeatedly"
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Young, Robert W & William Morgan, Sr. The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. University of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque, NM: 1987.