nee
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom French née, feminine of né, past participle of naître, to be born.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /neɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US); /neɪ/: (file) - Rhymes: -eɪ
- Homophones: nay, neigh, né, Neagh
Adjective
editnee (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of née
Usage notes
edit- As some speakers do not regard it as a fully naturalised word in English, nee is often italicised.
Etymology 2
editFrom Old English ne or nā (“no”). Cognate with Standard English no.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editnee
- (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
editSee also
editAnagrams
editAfar
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editnée
- Full form of né
References
edit- 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)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch nee, from Middle Dutch neen, nee, from Old Dutch *nēn.
Pronunciation
editParticle
editnee
Anagrams
editDutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch neen, nee, from Old Dutch *nēn (“none, not one”), from *ne ēn, from Proto-Germanic *ne *ainaz.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editnee
- 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
edit- 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
editDescendants
editAnagrams
editDutch Low Saxon
editEtymology
editUltimately cognate to German nein.
Adverb
editnee
- (in some dialects) no
Esperanto
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdverb
editnee
- rejectingly, denyingly, with the word no
Antonyms
edit- jese (“affirmatively, with the word yes”)
Related terms
edit- nea (“negative, denying, rejecting”)
Finnish
edit40 | ||
[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
edit< neljä, specifically the initial syllable
Pronunciation
editNumeral
editnee (colloquial)
- (counting) four
See also
edit- neljä (“four”)
Anagrams
editGerman
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editOf dialectal origin, particularly German Low German nee (“no”). Cognate to Dutch nee, English no.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editnee
- (colloquial, regional) Alternative form of nein (“no”)
Usage notes
edit- 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
editHunsrik
editPronunciation
editAdverb
editnee
Further reading
editLow German
editEtymology 1
editUltimately cognate to German nein, Dutch nee and neen, English no and none.
Alternative forms
editAdverb
editnee
- (in some dialects) no
Etymology 2
editFrom 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
editAdjective
editnee (comparative ne'er, superlative neest)
Declension
editgender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is nee | se is nee | dat is nee | se sünd nee | |
partitive | een Ne'es | een Ne'es | wat Ne'es | allens Ne'e | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | ne'e | ne'e | nee | ne'e |
oblique | ne'en | ne'e | nee | ne'e | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de ne'e | de ne'e | dat ne'e | de ne'en |
oblique | den ne'en | de ne'e | dat ne'e | de ne'en | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en ne'e/ne'en | en ne'e | en nee/ne'et | (keen) ne'en |
oblique | en ne'en | en ne'e | en nee/ne'et | (keen) ne'en |
gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is ne'er | se is ne'er | dat is ne'er | se sünd ne'er | |
partitive | een ne'ers | een ne'ers | wat ne'ers | allens ne'er | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | ne'ere | ne'ere | ne'er | ne'ere |
oblique | ne'ern | ne'ere | ne'er | ne'ere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de ne'ere | de ne'ere | dat ne'ere | de ne'ern |
oblique | den ne'ern | de ne'ere | dat ne'ere | de ne'ern | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en ne'ere/ne'eren | en ne'ere | en ne'er | (keen) ne'ern |
oblique | en ne'ern | en ne'ere | en ne'er | (keen) ne'ern |
gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is de Neeste | se is de Neeste | dat is dat Neeste | se sünd de Neesten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | neeste | neeste | neest | neeste |
oblique | neesten | neeste | neest | neeste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de neeste | de neeste | dat neeste | de neesten |
oblique | den neesten | de neeste | dat neeste | de neesten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en neeste/neesten | en neeste | en neest | (keen) neesten |
oblique | en neesten | en neeste | en neest | (keen) neesten |
Derived terms
editLuxembourgish
editPronunciation
editAdverb
editnee
- Alternative form of neen
Manx
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editVerb
editnee
- future independent analytic form of jean
- Nee eh jannoo eh. ― He will do it. (literally, “He will do do it.”)
- Quoi nee eh agh mish? ― Who will do it but me?
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editParticle
editnee
- 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
editMuna
editEtymology
editNoun
editnee
Navajo
editPostposition
editnee
- with you, by means of you
Inflection
editPennsylvania German
editInterjection
editnee
Votic
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editnee
- Alternative form of need
West Frisian
editPronunciation
editInterjection
editnee
Further reading
edit- “nee”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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