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Translingual
Symbol
neb
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Toura.
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English neb, from Old English nebb (“beak, nose, face”), from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“beak, nose”). Cognate with Danish næb, Dutch neb, German Schnabel, Old Norse nef, Swedish näbb, Swedish regional näv.
Pronunciation
Noun
neb (plural nebs)
- (now dialectal) A bird's beak or bill.
- (obsolete) A person's mouth.
- (now dialectal) A person's nose.
- (now dialectal) The peak of a flat cap.
- (now dialectal) The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
- (now dialectal) A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.
1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 183:In Acorns the nebb dilating splitteth the two sides, which sometimes lye whole, when the Oak is sproated two handfuls.
- (now dialectal) A nib, as of a pen.
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See also
References
- “neb”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “neb”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Conjunction
neb
- (archaic) or
- (literary) because, as, since
- Synonyms: protože, jelikož, poněvadž, neboť
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Further reading
- neb in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- neb in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *nekʷos (“someone, something”), whence also Old Irish nech (“anyone; no-one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne (negative particle) + Proto-Indo-European *kʷos (“which, that”). Cognate with Latvian nekas (“nothing”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
neb
- nobody, no-one
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References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “neb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 170 vi (1)
White Hmong
Pronunciation
Pronoun
neb
- you two (second person dual)
- your (second person dual)
References
- Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)