nee
See also: Nee, née, neé, and ñee
English
WOTD – 15 December 2011
Etymology 1
From French née, feminine of né, past participle of naître, to be born.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neɪ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪ
- Homophones: nay, neigh, né, Neagh
Adjective
nee (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of née
Usage notes
- As it is not a naturalised word in English, nee is often italicised.
Etymology 2
From Old English ne or nā (“no”). Cognate with Standard English no.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niː/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -iː
- Homophone: knee
Interjection
nee
- (Tyneside) no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with na.
- Nee way man! ― No way
- Thor's nee watter! ― There's no water!
Anagrams
- -een, -ene, ENE, e'en, een
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneː/
- Hyphenation: nee
Pronoun
née
- Full form of né
References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 237
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch nee, from Middle Dutch neen, nee, from Old Dutch *nēn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niəː/
Audio (file)
Particle
nee
- no
Anagrams
- een
Dutch
Alternative forms
- neen
Etymology
From Middle Dutch neen, nee, from Old Dutch *nēn (“none, not one”), from *ne ēn, from Proto-Germanic *ne + *ainaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neː/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): [neː]
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): [neɪ]
audio (file) - Hyphenation: nee
- Rhymes: -eː
Adverb
nee
- no
- 1992, A. F. Th. van der Heijden, Weerborstels, Em. Querido's Uitgeverij, page 23:
- Nee, de stemming zat er goed in.
- No, the atmosphere was great.
- Nee, de stemming zat er goed in.
- 1992, A. F. Th. van der Heijden, Weerborstels, Em. Querido's Uitgeverij, page 23:
Usage notes
- Nee is used to show disagreement or negation.
- Nee, je vergist je. ― No, you are mistaken.
- Nee, je mag nu geen televisie kijken ― No, you are not allowed to watch television now.
- Nee has an alternative form, neen. In Belgium, it functions as a stressed variant of nee. In the Netherlands, it is an archaic, formal form in spoken language, but was quite common in written language until recently.
Descendants
- Afrikaans: nee
- Javindo: nee
- Skepi Creole Dutch: ne
Anagrams
- een, één, ene
Dutch Low Saxon
Etymology
Ultimately cognate to German nein.
Adverb
nee
- (in some dialects) no
Finnish
| 40 | ||
| [a], [b] ← 3 | 4 | 5 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: neljä Colloquial counting form: nee, nel Ordinal: neljäs Colloquial ordinal: nelkki Ordinal abbreviation: 4. Adverbial: neljästi Multiplier: nelinkertainen Fractional: neljäsosa, neljännes | ||
| Finnish Wikipedia article on 4 | ||
Etymology
< neljä, specifically the initial syllable
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneː/, [ˈne̞ː]
- Rhymes: -eː
- Syllabification(key): nee
Numeral
nee
- (colloquial, counting) four
See also
- neljä (“four”)
Anagrams
- een
German
Alternative forms
- ne
Etymology
Of dialectal origin, particularly Low German nee. Cognate to Dutch nee.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neː/
Audio (file)
Interjection
nee
- (colloquial, regional) Alternative form of nein (“no”)
Usage notes
- Nee is the most common colloquial word for “no” in northern and central Germany. It has also come to be used quite regularly in southern Germany, but is not used in Austria or Switzerland.
Further reading
- “nee” in Duden online
- “nee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neː/
Adverb
nee
- no
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Low German
Etymology 1
Ultimately cognate to German nein, Dutch nee and neen, English no and none.
Alternative forms
- nei, nää, nä (Low Prussian)
- ne, neh, nej (various dialects)
Adverb
nee
- (in some dialects) no
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German nîe, nige, neye, nîwe, from Old Saxon niuwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”). Compare Dutch nieuw, West Frisian nij, English new, German neu.
Alternative forms
- ni, nie, nige, nig
Adjective
nee (comparative ne'er, superlative neest)
- new
Declension
Positive forms of nee
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is nee | se is nee | dat is nee | se sünd nee | |
| partitive | een Ne'es | een Ne'es | wat Ne'es | allens Ne'e | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | ne'e | ne'e | nee | ne'e |
| oblique | ne'en | ne'e | nee | ne'e | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | de ne'e | de ne'e | dat ne'e | de ne'en |
| oblique | den ne'en | de ne'e | dat ne'e | de ne'en | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | en ne'e | en ne'e | en nee/ne'et | (keen) ne'en |
| oblique | en ne'en | en ne'e | en nee/ne'et | (keen) ne'en | |
Comparative forms of nee
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is ne'er | se is ne'er | dat is ne'er | se sünd ne'er | |
| partitive | een ne'ers | een ne'ers | wat ne'ers | allens ne'er | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | ne'ere | ne'ere | ne'er | ne'ere |
| oblique | ne'ern | ne'ere | ne'er | ne'ere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | de ne'ere | de ne'ere | dat ne'ere | de ne'ern |
| oblique | den ne'ern | de ne'ere | dat ne'ere | de ne'ern | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | en ne'ere | en ne'ere | en ne'er | (keen) ne'ern |
| oblique | en ne'ern | en ne'ere | en ne'er | (keen) ne'ern | |
Superlative forms of nee
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is de Neeste | se is de Neeste | dat is dat Neeste | se sünd de Neesten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | neeste | neeste | neest | neeste |
| oblique | neesten | neeste | neest | neeste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | de neeste | de neeste | dat neeste | de neesten |
| oblique | den neesten | de neeste | dat neeste | de neesten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | en neeste | en neeste | en neest | (keen) neesten |
| oblique | en neesten | en neeste | en neest | (keen) neesten | |
| Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
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Derived terms
- Neeheit
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neː/
Audio (file)
Adverb
nee
- Alternative form of neen
Manx
Etymology 1
From Old Irish do·gní.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nʲiː/
Verb
nee
- future independent analytic form of jean
- Nee eh jannoo eh. ― He will do it. (literally, “He will do do it.”)
- Quoi nee eh agh mish? ― Who will do it but me?
Etymology 2
From Old Irish ní.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nʲeː/
Particle
nee
- negative and interogative form of she
- Nee uss y fer lhee? ― Are you the doctor?
- Cha nee eshyn ren eh. ― It's not him that did it.
See also
- re (dependent form used with dy, nagh)
Muna
Etymology
Cognate with Balantak ngoor.
Noun
nee
- nose
Navajo
Postposition
nee
- with you, by means of you
Inflection
Navajo postpositions
| singular | duoplural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shee | nihee |
| 2nd person | nee | nihee |
| 3rd person | bee | |
| 4th person (3o) | yee | |
| 4th person (3a) | hee | |
| 4th person (3i) | ee | — |
| reflexive | ádee | — |
| reciprocal | — | ahee |
Pennsylvania German
Interjection
nee
- no
Votic
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈneː/, [ˈneː]
- Rhymes: -eː
- Hyphenation: nee
Pronoun
nee
- Alternative form of need
West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neː/
Interjection
nee
- no
Further reading
- “nee”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011