mau-

Brooding

Alternate Forms

Extended ASCII Form:	mU
Abjad ASCII Form:	m

Pronunciation

• Brooding Phonology: /maʊ̯/

Affix

mau-

1. anti-, un-, not, re-

Usage Notes

Opposite quality, anti-thing, negative number, a prefix added to a noun or adjective to indicate its opposite or antithesis. In verbs it can be used as an infix indicating reversal, inserted between the key vowel of the verb and the root. Infixive when affixed to a verb.