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nei

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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)
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East Central German

Etymology 1

A parallel development to standard German hinein.

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

Further reading

  • Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), 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 (in German), 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:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ei
  • Hyphenation: ne‧i

Verb

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

  1. to say no, to reply in negation or disagreement
    Antonym: jesi
    nei demandon / nei al demando ― to say no to a question
    Ŝi neis per kapskuo. ― She replied no with a shake of the head.
  2. to deny (assert that something is not true)
    Synonym: negi
    nei la ekziston de Dio ― to deny the existence of God
    Oni simple ne povas nei faktojn. ― You simply can't deny facts.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adverb

nei

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

Adjective

nei (comparative neier, superlative neiest)

  1. new

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

  • Neichkeet

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “nei”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch
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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Interjection

nei

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

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “nei”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

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