nego

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡo/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡu/

nego

1. first-person singular present indicative form of negar

nego

1. first-person singular present indicative of negare

Univerbation of ne (“not”) and the root of aiō (“to say yes”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡoː/, [ˈnɛ.ɡoː]

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negō (present infinitive negāre, perfect active negāvī, supine negātum); first conjugation

1. I deny
2. (intransitive) I refuse, say no
3. (transitive) I reject, refuse, say no to (something)
   • 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita libri 26.1:

     […] dum ne quem militem legeret ex eo numero quibus senatus missionem reditumque in patriam negasset ante belli finem.

     […] provided he did not choose any soldier from those to whom the Senate had refused discharge and a return home before the end of the war

4. I keep from, prevent

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested for this verb.
²At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

• nego in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• nego in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• nego in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to refuse, reject a request: negare, more strongly denegare alicui aliquid
    
  • to refuse, reject a request: petenti alicui negare aliquid
    
  • to deny the existence of the gods: deos esse negare
    
  • an atheist: qui deum esse negat
    
  • I do not deny: non nego, non infitior
    

Corruption of negro (“negro; black”)

• nêgo (obsolete or eye dialect)

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈne.ɡu/

nego m (plural negos, feminine nega, feminine plural negas)

1. (affectionate or mildly derogatory, nonstandard) nigga (black person)

   Isso é coisa de nego ― This is something for/by niggas.

   Synonyms: negro (neutral), preto (offensive)

2. (affectionate, nonstandard) male lover

   Ganhei de presente do meu nego ― My man gave me a gift.

3. (colloquial, nonstandard) guy; bloke (unspecified person)

   Todos os negos fugiram quando ouviram os tiros ― All the people ran when they heard the gunshots

   Synonym: cara

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɡu/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɣu/

nego

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of negar

ne- (“not”) + Proto-Slavic *-go.

• IPA^(key): /nêɡo/
• Hyphenation: ne‧go

nȅgo (Cyrillic spelling не̏го)

1. (with nominative) than (in comparisons, following the comparative)

   Beograd je veći nego Zagreb. ― Belgrade is larger than Zagreb.

2. (following a negation) but (see also vȅć)

   On je ne samo darovit, nego i jako marljiv. ― He is not only talented, but also very diligent.

   To nije crno, nego b(ij)elo ― That is not black, but white

nego

1. Obsolete plural form of neg, past tense of niga.