Contionary:вэ̄-

Guimin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wáy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [weː]

Prefix

вэ̄- • (wē-)

1. emphatic negative prefix

   Ыг вӣцӏ гар, мин ю̄ътӏ кӏу сәрэ̄ерәсы эстетикэ̄сы пӏалтӏ пӏыгъан голл сәтиъ ниимыъды ной вэ̄ыъндэбыъкӏтӏ.

   Yg wīc’ gar, min jūˤt’ kʔu särējeräsy estjetikēsy p’alt’ p’yğan gołł sätiˤ niimyˤdy noj wēyˤndebyˤkʔt’.

   He knows it's cold out, but apparently that's outweighed by aesthetics since he refuses to wear his old green coat when we can't afford a new one.

Derived terms

• вэ̄ (wē)