nei

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• neu (Ripuarian)

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)

Related terms

East Central German

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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 (away from the speaker)

Related terms

• neibackn
• Neibauwuhning
• neideitsch
• Neigrosch
• neilich
• neimodsch

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, 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, 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):
• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ei
• Hyphenation: ne‧i

Verb

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

1. to deny (assert that something is not true)

   Antonym: jesi

   Oni simple ne povas nei faktojn. ― You simply can't deny facts.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nei present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense neas neis neos active participle neanta neantaj neinta neintaj neonta neontaj acc. neantan neantajn neintan neintajn neontan neontajn passive participle neata neataj neita neitaj neota neotaj acc. neatan neatajn neitan neitajn neotan neotajn nominal active participle neanto neantoj neinto neintoj neonto neontoj acc. neanton neantojn neinton neintojn neonton neontojn nominal passive participle neato neatoj neito neitoj neoto neotoj acc. neaton neatojn neiton neitojn neoton neotojn adverbial active participle neante neinte neonte adverbial passive participle neate neite neote infinitive nei imperative neu conditional neus

Derived terms

• neado

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naiː/
• Rhymes: -aiː
• Homophone: neig

Adverb

nei

1. no

   Synonym: neiggj

   Antonyms: ja, jú, júgv

German Low German

Alternative forms

• nee, nää, nä (Low Prussian)
• ne, neh, nej (in various dialects)

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

• IPA^(key): /naɪ̯/

Adjective

nei (comparative neier, superlative neiest)

1. new

Declension

Derived terms

• Neichkeet

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neiː/
• Rhymes: -eiː

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

Anagrams

• ein

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^°°/nej/
• Rhymes: -ej
• Hyphenation: nei

Contraction

nei

1. contraction of in i; in the

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.i/
• Rhymes: -ɛi
• Hyphenation: nè‧i

Noun

nei m

1. plural of neo

References

Anagrams

• -ine

Latin

Pronunciation

• neī: (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.iː/,
• neī: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.i/,
• nei: (Classical) IPA^(key): /nei̯/,
• nei: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nej/,

Noun

neī

1. genitive singular of neon

Adverb

nei

1. Early Latin form of nē
   • c. 500 BC, Garigliano bowl:

     𐌍𐌄𐌉[- - -]𐌐𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌𐌊𐌏𐌌𐌌𐌄𐌏𐌉𐌔𐌔𐌏𐌊𐌉𐌏𐌉𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌖𐌏𐌉𐌀𐌃𐌃𐌄𐌏𐌌𐌃𐌖𐌏

     NEIPARIMEDESOMKOMMEOISSOKIOISTRIVOIADDEOMDVO
     nei pari med esom kom meois sokiois trifos audeom duo

     Do not take me! I am with my three companions (property) of the two Audii

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi. Cognate with German neu, Dutch nieuw, English new, West Frisian nij.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nai̯/,
• Rhymes: -ɑɪ

Adjective

nei (masculine neien, neuter neit, comparative méi nei, superlative am neisten)

1. new

Declension

Related terms

Mandarin

Romanization

nei (nei⁵／nei⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㄋㄟ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 哪

Romanization

nei

1. Nonstandard spelling of néi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of něi.
3. Nonstandard spelling of nèi.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian nī, which derives from Proto-West Germanic *niwi. Cognates include West Frisian nij.

Adjective

nei (comparative neier, superlative neist)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) new

   en neien waanj, nei eerdaapler

   a new car, new potatoes

Usage notes

After an indefinite article preceding a masculine noun nei changes to neien.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næɪ/

Adverb

nei

1. no

   Antonyms: ja, jo

Related terms

• neida

Interjection

nei

1. no

Noun

nei n (definite singular neiet, indefinite plural nei, definite plural neia or neiene)

1. no

References

• “nei” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛɪː/

Interjection

nei

1. no (used to show disagreement or negation)

   Antonyms: jau, jo

2. no (used to express displeasure)

   Antonym: ja

Noun

nei n (definite singular neiet, indefinite plural nei, definite plural neia)

1. a no

   Antonyms: ja, jo

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛɪː/

Verb

nei

1. imperative of neia

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneːɪ/

Noun

nei n

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of ne

References

• “nei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• ein

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• nā, nēy

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nēhw (“near”). Cognates include Old English nēah and Old Saxon nāh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneːi̯/

Adjective

nēi (comparative niār, superlative nēst)

1. near

Preposition

nēi (+ dative)

1. after, according to

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: nai
• West Frisian: nei

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Adverb

nei

1. no

Descendants

References

• “nei”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi. Compare German neu, Dutch nieuw, English new.

Adjective

nei

1. new

Rapa Nui

Noun

nei

1. here

Pronoun

nei

1. this

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *nei. Cognates include Hawaiian nei and Samoan nei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ne‧i

Determiner

nei

1. this, these

See also

Adverb

nei

1. now

Particle

nei

1. Emphasises a question; what do you say?

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 250

Welsh

Alternative forms

• gwnei, gnei

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nei̯/
• Rhymes: -ei̯

Verb

nei (not mutable)

1. second-person singular future colloquial of gwneud

West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Clay) IPA^(key): /nai̯/
• (Wood) IPA^(key): /nɛi̯/

Preposition

nei

1. towards
2. after (time)