nei
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi.
Adjective
nei
Chuukese
Determiner
nei
- First-person singular possessive; my (used with a special class of objects including living things)
Related terms
Small objects, concepts | Large objects, living things | Suffix | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | First person | ai | nei | -ei |
Second person | omw, om | noum | -om | |
Third person | an | noun | -an | |
Plural | First person | äm (exclusive) ach (inclusive) |
nöu̇m (exclusive) nöüch (inclusive) |
-em (exclusive) -ach (inclusive) |
Second person | ämi, ami | noumi | -emi | |
Third person | ar | nour | -er |
East Central German
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
nei
- (Erzgebirgisch) in (away from the speaker)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
Adjective
nei
- (Erzgebirgisch) new (away from the speaker)
Related terms
Further reading
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 89:
Esperanto
Etymology
From ne (“no”) + -i (infinitive verb suffix).
Pronunciation
Verb
nei (present neas, past neis, future neos, conditional neus, volitive neu)
- to deny (assert that something is not true)
- Antonym: jesi
- Oni simple ne povas nei faktojn. ― You simply can't deny facts.
Conjugation
Conjugation of nei
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Derived terms
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse nei, from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *nē, *nēy (negative particle).
Pronunciation
Adverb
nei
German Low German
Alternative forms
Adverb
nei
- (Low Prussian) Alternative form of nee
Gothic
Romanization
nei
- Romanization of 𐌽𐌴𐌹
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi.
Pronunciation
Adjective
nei (comparative neier, superlative neiest)
Declension
Declension of nei (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives) | |||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
Weak inflection | nominative | nei | nei | nei | neie |
accusative | neie | nei | nei | neie | |
dative | neie | neie | neie | neie | |
Strong inflection | nominative | neier | neie | neies | neie |
accusative | neie | neie | neies | neie | |
dative | neiem | neier | neiem | neie |
Derived terms
Further reading
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse nei, from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *nē, *nēy (negative particle).
Pronunciation
Interjection
nei
- no
- exclamation indicating being pleasantly surprised
- Nei, en gaman! ― Oh how fun!
- Nei, hæ! ― What a surprise to see you here!
Noun
nei n (genitive singular neis, nominative plural nei)
- a no
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Contraction
nei
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
nei m
References
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- neī: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈne.iː/, [ˈneiː]
- neī: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.i/, [ˈnɛːi]
- nei: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /nei̯/, [nɛi̯]
- nei: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /nej/, [nɛj]
Noun
neī
Adverb
nei
- Early Latin form of nē
- c. 500 BC, Garigliano bowl:
- 𐌍𐌄𐌉[- - -]𐌐𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌𐌊𐌏𐌌𐌌𐌄𐌏𐌉𐌔𐌔𐌏𐌊𐌉𐌏𐌉𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌖𐌏𐌉𐌀𐌃𐌃𐌄𐌏𐌌𐌃𐌖𐌏
- NEIPARIMEDESOMKOMMEOISSOKIOISTRIVOIADDEOMDVO
nei pari med esom kom meois sokiois trifos audeom duo[m] - Do not take me! I am with my three companions (property) of the two Audii
- NEIPARIMEDESOMKOMMEOISSOKIOISTRIVOIADDEOMDVO
- c. 500 BC, Garigliano bowl:
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi. Cognate with German neu, Dutch nieuw, English new, West Frisian nij.
Pronunciation
Adjective
nei (masculine neien, neuter neit, comparative méi nei, superlative am neisten)
Declension
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass nei | si ass nei | et ass nei | si si(nn) nei | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | neien | nei | neit | nei |
independent without determiner | neies | neier | |||
dative | after any declined word | neien | neier | neien | neien |
as first declined word | neiem | neiem |
Related terms
Mandarin
Romanization
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 哪
Romanization
nei
- Nonstandard spelling of néi.
- Nonstandard spelling of něi.
- Nonstandard spelling of nèi.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian nī, which derives from Proto-West Germanic *niwi. Cognates include West Frisian nij.
Adjective
nei (comparative neier, superlative neist)
- (Föhr-Amrum) new
- en neien waanj, nei eerdaapler
- a new car, new potatoes
Usage notes
After an indefinite article preceding a masculine noun nei changes to neien.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse nei, from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *nē, *nēy (negative particle).
Pronunciation
Adverb
nei
Related terms
Interjection
nei
Noun
nei n (definite singular neiet, indefinite plural nei, definite plural neia or neiene)
References
- “nei” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse nei, from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *nē, *nēy (negative particle).
Pronunciation
Interjection
nei
Noun
nei n (definite singular neiet, indefinite plural nei, definite plural neia)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
nei
- imperative of neia
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
nei n
References
- “nei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nēhw (“near”). Cognates include Old English nēah and Old Saxon nāh.
Pronunciation
Adjective
nēi (comparative niār, superlative nēst)
Preposition
nēi (+ dative)
Descendants
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *nē, *nēy (negative particle).
Adverb
nei
Descendants
References
- “nei”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi. Compare German neu, Dutch nieuw, English new.
Adjective
nei
Rapa Nui
Noun
nei
Pronoun
nei
Tokelauan
Etymology
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nei. Cognates include Hawaiian nei and Samoan nei.
Pronunciation
Determiner
nei
See also
Adverb
nei
Particle
nei
- Emphasises a question; what do you say?
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 250
Welsh
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
nei (not mutable)
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Preposition
nei
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