neitun

Icelandic

Etymology

Compare neita (“to deny; to refuse”) +‎ -un.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneiːtʏn/
  • Rhymes: -eiːtʏn

Noun

neitun f (genitive singular neitunar, nominative plural neitanir)

  1. a refusal
    Synonym: synjun
  2. a repudiation
  3. a denial
  4. a negative answer
  5. (syntax, logic) a negation

Declension

Declension of neitun (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative neitun neitunin neitanir neitanirnar
accusative neitun neitunina neitanir neitanirnar
dative neitun neituninni neitunum neitununum
genitive neitunar neitunarinnar neitana neitananna

Derived terms

  • neitunarforskeyti
  • neitunarháttur
  • neitunarmerki
  • neitunarorð
  • neitunarvald
  • NOT gate (synonym ekki-gátt)
  • sameiginleg neitun (“joint denial, non-disjunction, rejection”)
  • samneitun (“joint denial, non-disjunction, rejection”)
  • tvöföld neitun (“double negation”)
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