neh

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Italian

Etymology

Contraction of non è? (isn't it?).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: nèh

Interjection

neh

  1. (dialectal, chiefly Piedmont, Lombardy, Switzerland) isn't it?; don't you?; wouldn't she?, ...
    È proprio un piatto gustoso, neh?
    It's a really tasty dish, isn't it?
    Fa' il bravo, neh!
    Be good, (eh)!

Usage notes

  • Used at the end of a sentence as a sort of tag question or to emphasize a statement.

See also

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Persian نه (noh), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀 (nauua), Pashto نه (), Sanskrit नवन् (navan).

Pronunciation

Numeral

neh

  1. nine

Old English

Pronunciation

Adjective

nēh

  1. Alternative form of nēah

Declension