negatsiooniprefix
A negatsiooniprefix, or negation prefix, is a bound morpheme attached to the beginning of a word to express negation, opposition, or privation rather than asserting the positive meaning. It is a type of derivational or privative prefix found in many languages, and it often creates a new word with an opposite or negative sense.
Negation prefixes are productive in several language families, especially in Indo-European languages. They commonly attach to
Examples from English include un- as in unhappy, uncommon, and unreal; in- in the form im-/ir-/il- before
In Estonian language usage, negation is typically expressed via a separate negation particle (such as ei) rather
See also: privative prefix, negation, derivational morphology, language typology.