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negar.

to deny (not allow)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[nəˈɣa]Balearic, Central, Northern[neˈɣaɾ]Valencia[neˈɣa]Northwestern
  1. to deny (not allow)

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia
  2. to deny (assert that something is not true)

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia
  3. to refuse

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan negar, from Latin negāre (“refuse”).

verb[nəˈɣa]Balearic, Central, Northern[neˈɣaɾ]Valencia[neˈɣa]Northwestern
  1. to drown

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · reflexive · transitive
  2. to flood

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · reflexive · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan negar, from Latin necāre (“murder”), which specialized to the sense of 'drown' in Romance. Cognate with French noyer.

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