nei

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nei"

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi.

Adjective

nei

  1. (Moselle Franconian) new

Chuukese

Determiner

nei

  1. First-person singular possessive; my (used with a special class of objects including living things)

East Central German

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

nei

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) in (away from the speaker)
Derived terms
  • neibeißn
  • neibuttrn
  • neifahrn

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

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) new (away from the speaker)

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, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 89:

Esperanto

Etymology

From ne (no) + -i (infinitive verb suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnei]
  • Audio:
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  • Rhymes: -ei
  • Hyphenation: ne‧i

Verb

nei (present neas, past neis, future neos, conditional neus, volitive neu)

  1. to deny (assert that something is not true)
    Antonym: jesi
    Oni simple ne povas nei faktojn.You simply can't deny facts.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse nei, from Proto-Germanic *nai (never), * (not), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *, *nēy (negative particle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naiː/
  • Rhymes: -aiː
  • Homophone: neig

Adverb

nei

  1. no
    Synonym: neiggj
    Antonyms: ja, , júgv

German Low German

Alternative forms

Adverb

nei

  1. (Low Prussian) Alternative form of nee

Gothic

Romanization

nei

  1. Romanization of 𐌽𐌴𐌹

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naɪ̯/

Adjective

nei (comparative neier, superlative neiest)

  1. new

Declension

Declension of nei (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
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

  • Neichkeet

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse nei, from Proto-Germanic *nai (never), * (not), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *, *nēy (negative particle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neiː/
  • Rhymes: -eiː

Interjection

nei

  1. no
    Synonyms: (informal) neibb, nau, (children's slang) nauts
    Antonyms: , (children's slang) júts, (implies a positive contradiction, used to contradict a negative)
  2. 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)

  1. a no

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): °°/nej/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ej
  • Hyphenation: nei

Contraction

nei

  1. contraction of in i; in the

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.i/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛi
  • Hyphenation: nè‧i

Noun

nei m

  1. plural of neo

References

  1. nei in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. nei in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

neī

  1. genitive singular of neon

Adverb

nei

  1. Early Latin form of
    • 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

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi. Cognate with German neu, Dutch nieuw, English new, West Frisian nij.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nai̯/, [nɑɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɑɪ

Adjective

nei (masculine neien, neuter neit, comparative méi nei, superlative am neisten)

  1. new

Declension

Mandarin

Romanization

nei (nei5nei0, Zhuyin ˙ㄋㄟ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of

Romanization

nei

  1. Nonstandard spelling of néi.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of něi.
  3. 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 , which derives from Proto-West Germanic *niwi. Cognates include West Frisian nij.

Adjective

nei (comparative neier, superlative neist)

  1. (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), * (not), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *, *nēy (negative particle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /næɪ/

Adverb

nei

  1. no
    Antonyms: ja, jo

Interjection

nei

  1. no

Noun

nei n (definite singular neiet, indefinite plural nei, definite plural neia or neiene)

  1. no

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse nei, from Proto-Germanic *nai (never), * (not), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *, *nēy (negative particle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛɪː/

Interjection

nei

  1. no (used to show disagreement or negation)
    Antonyms: jau, jo
  2. no (used to express displeasure)
    Antonym: ja

Noun

nei n (definite singular neiet, indefinite plural nei, definite plural neia)

  1. a no
    Antonyms: ja, jo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛɪː/

Verb

nei

  1. imperative of neia

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneːɪ/

Noun

nei n

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of ne

References

Anagrams

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nēhw (near). Cognates include Old English nēah and Old Saxon nāh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneːi̯/

Adjective

nēi (comparative niār, superlative nēst)

  1. near

Preposition

nēi (+ dative)

  1. after, according to

Descendants

  • Saterland Frisian: nai
  • West Frisian: nei

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), * (not), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *, *nēy (negative particle).

Adverb

nei

  1. no

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

  1. new

Rapa Nui

Noun

nei

  1. here

Pronoun

nei

  1. this

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nei. Cognates include Hawaiian nei and Samoan nei.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈne.i]
  • Hyphenation: ne‧i

Determiner

nei

  1. this, these

See also

Adverb

nei

  1. now

Particle

nei

  1. Emphasises a question; what do you say?

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 250

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nei̯/
  • Rhymes: -ei̯

Verb

nei (not mutable)

  1. second-person singular future colloquial of gwneud

West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Clay) IPA(key): /nai̯/
  • (Wood) IPA(key): /nɛi̯/

Preposition

nei

  1. towards
  2. after (time)
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