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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nee"
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Afar • Afrikaans • Dutch • Dutch Low Saxon • Esperanto • Finnish • German • Hunsrik • Low German • Luxembourgish • Manx • Muna • Navajo • Nǀuu • Pennsylvania German • Votic • West Frisian
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Translingual
Etymology
Abbreviation of English Nêlêmwa-Nixumwak.
Symbol
nee
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English
Etymology 1
From French née, feminine of né, past participle of naître, to be born.
Pronunciation
Adjective
nee (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of née.
Usage notes
- As some speakers do not regard it as a fully naturalised word in English, nee is often italicised.
Etymology 2
From Old English ne or nā (“no”). Cognate with Standard English no.
Pronunciation
Interjection
nee
- (Geordie) no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with na.
- Nee way man! ― No way
- Thor's nee watter! ― There's no water!
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
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Afar
Pronunciation
Pronoun
née
- Full form of né
References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 237
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch nee, from Middle Dutch neen, nee, from Old Dutch *nēn.
Pronunciation
Particle
nee
Anagrams
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch neen, nee, from Old Dutch *nēn (“none, not one”), from *ne ēn, from Proto-Germanic *ne + *ainaz.
Pronunciation
Interjection
nee
- no
- Antonym: ja
- 1992, A. F. Th. van der Heijden, Weerborstels, Em. Querido's Uitgeverij, page 23:
- Nee, de stemming zat er goed in.
- No, the atmosphere was great.
- Nee heb je al, ja kan je krijgen. ― The only way to find out if someone agrees (with/to something) is to ask. (literally, “You already have "no", but you may still get "yes".”)
Usage notes
- Nee is used to show disagreement or negation.
- Nee, je vergist je. ― No, you are mistaken.
- Nee, je mag nu geen televisie kijken ― No, you are not allowed to watch television now.
- Nee has an alternative form, neen. In Belgium, it functions as a stressed variant of nee. In the Netherlands, it is an archaic, formal form in spoken language, but was quite common in written language until recently.
Derived terms
- ja-neevraag
- nee verkopen
- neekamp
- neestem, nee-stem
- welnee
Descendants
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Dutch Low Saxon
Etymology
Adverb
nee
- (in some dialects) no
Esperanto
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adverb
nee
- rejectingly, denyingly, with the word no
Antonyms
- jese (“affirmatively, with the word yes”)
Related terms
- nea (“negative, denying, rejecting”)
Finnish
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[a], [b] ← 3 | 4 | 5 → |
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Cardinal: neljä Colloquial counting form: nee, nel Ordinal: neljäs Colloquial ordinal: nelkki (regional) Ordinal abbreviation: 4., 4:s Digit name: nelonen Adverbial: neljästi Multiplier: nelinkertainen Distributive: nelittäin Fractional: neljäsosa, neljännes | ||
Finnish Wikipedia article on 4 |
Etymology
< neljä, specifically the initial syllable
Pronunciation
Numeral
nee (colloquial)
- (counting) four
See also
- neljä (“four”)
Anagrams
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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Of dialectal origin, particularly German Low German nee (“no”). Cognate to Dutch nee, English no.
Pronunciation
Interjection
nee
- (colloquial, regional) alternative form of nein (“no”)
Usage notes
- Nee is the most common colloquial word for “no” in northern and central Germany. It has also come to be used quite regularly in southern Germany, but is not used in Austria or Switzerland.
Further reading
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Adverb
nee
Further reading
Low German
Etymology 1
Ultimately cognate to German nein, Dutch nee and neen, English no and none.
Alternative forms
Adverb
nee
- (in some dialects) no
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German nîe, nige, neye, nîwe, from Old Saxon niuwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”). Compare Dutch nieuw, West Frisian nij, English new, German neu.
Alternative forms
Adjective
nee (comparative ne'er, superlative neest)
- (in many dialects) new
Declension
Positive forms of nee
Comparative forms of nee
Superlative forms of nee
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.
Derived terms
- Neeheit
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Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Adverb
nee
- alternative form of neen
Manx
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
nee
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Particle
nee
- negative and interrogative form of she
- Nee uss y fer lhee? ― Are you the doctor?
- Cha nee eshyn ren eh. ― It's not him that did it.
See also
Muna
Etymology
Noun
nee
Navajo
Postposition
nee
- with you, by means of you
Inflection
Nǀuu
Interjection
nee
- No.
Synonyms
- nǃooʻi (Western)
Antonyms
References
- Shah, S. & Brenzinger, M. (2016). Ouma Geelmeid ke kx’u ǁxaǁxa Nǀuu. Cape Town: CALDi, University of Cape Town.
- Sands, Bonny & Jones, Kerry & Esau, Katrina & Collins, Chris & Witzlack-Makarevich, Alena & Job, Sylvanus & Miller, Amanda & Steyn, Betta & Zaanen, Menno & Namaseb, Levi & Berg, Dietloff & Mantzel, Dotty & Damarah, Willem & Snyman, Claudia & Wyk, David & Brugman, Johanna & Exter, Mats & Vaalbooi, Antjie & Westhuizen, Mietjie. (2022). Nǀuuki Namagowab Afrikaans English ǂXoakiǂxanisi/Mîdi di ǂKhanis/Woordeboek/Dictionary.
Pennsylvania German
Interjection
nee
Votic
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nee
- alternative form of need
West Frisian
Pronunciation
Interjection
nee
Further reading
- “nee”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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