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negar.

to deny

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/neˈɡa(ʁ)/Brazil[neˈɡa(h)]Brazil/neˈɡa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/neˈɡa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to deny to disallow, to prohibit (to not allow)

  2. to deny to assert that something is not true

  3. to refuse

    reflexive
  4. to contest (call into question)

  5. to refuse to let go of a card

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe Proto-Indo-European *nékʷe Proto-Italic *nekʷe Latin neque Latin nec Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin negāre Old Galician-Portuguese negar Portuguese negar Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese negar, from Latin negāre.

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