neamh-

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish nem-, from Old Irish neph- (compare Scottish Gaelic neo-, Manx neu-). === Prefix === neamh- in-, un-, -less non- ==== Usage notes ==== This prefix 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”) In older words, the final mh of the prefix and the initial mh of the root merge into an unlenited m: ‎neamh- + ‎maiteach (“forgiving”) → ‎neamaiteach (“unforgiving”) ==== Synonyms ==== dí- do- éa- mí- ==== Antonyms ==== so- ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “neamh-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN