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Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hníga, from Proto-Germanic *hnīganą, *hnīwaną (“to bow”).
Verb
neia (present tense neiar, past tense neia, past participle neia, passive infinitive neiast, present participle neiande, imperative neia/nei)
- to curtsey
- Synonym: bukka
Etymology 2
From earlier neigja, from Old Norse hneigja, from Proto-Germanic *hnaigijaną (“to make bow”). A causative of Etymology 1. Akin to German neigen.
Verb
neia (present tense neier, past tense neidde, past participle neitt/neidd, passive infinitive neiast, present participle neiande, imperative nei)
- to beat in, bend (e.g. a nail) once it's gone through a medium (often a piece of wood), so that the spike doesn't face outwards
- Synonyms: njode, node
Etymology 3
From nei (“no”).
Verb
neia (present tense neiar, past tense neia, past participle neia, passive infinitive neiast, present participle neiande, imperative neia/nei)
- to refuse, to say no
References
- “neia” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Zimakani
Noun
neia
- water
References
- Stephen Adolphe Wurm, Donald C. Laycock, Pacific linguistic studies in honour of Arthur Capell (1970), page 1260: The Suki word for water, nia, has certainly been borrowed from languages in the Mai Kussa-Pahoturi area (Warubi, Mikud, Agob) where it is widespread. From suki it will have found its way into Zimakani (neia).