neiu

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *näitoi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnei̯u/
  • Rhymes: -eiu
  • Hyphenation: nei‧u

Noun

neiu (genitive neiu, partitive neiut)

  1. a young unmarried woman, a teenager, or a slightly older girl
    õhtusöögi ajal istus tema lauda kena punapäine neiu
    at dinner, a nice red-headed girl sat at her desk
    19-aastane neiu
    a 19-year-old girl
    mustlasneiu
    a gypsy girl
    Synonyms: neid, neidis, neitsik, näitsik
  2. a young female representative of a particular field of work
    sekretärineiu
    a (young female) secretary
    müüjaneiu
    saleswoman
  3. (colloquial) addressing a young female
    neiu, palun öelge, millal läheb Tartusse viimane buss?
    girl, please tell me, when will the last bus go to Tartu?

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