nei

See also: NEI, néi, nèi, něi, -nei, ne'i, and -ñei

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

neu (Ripuarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German niuwe, from Old High German niuwi.

Adjective

nei

(Moselle Franconian) new

Chuukese

Determiner

nei

First-person singular possessive; my (used with a special class of objects including living things)

Related terms

Chuukese possessive determiners

		Small objects, concepts	Large objects, living things	Suffix
Singular	First person	ai	nei	-ei
	Second person	omw, om	noum	-om
	Third person	an	noun	-an
Plural	First person	äm (exclusive) ach (inclusive)	nöu̇m (exclusive) nöüch (inclusive)	-em (exclusive) -ach (inclusive)
	Second person	ämi, ami	noumi	-emi
	Third person	ar	nour	-er

Esperanto

Etymology

From ne (“no”) +‎ -i (infinitive verb suffix).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [ˈnei]
Rhymes: -ei
Hyphenation: ne‧i

Verb

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

to deny (assert that something is not true)
Oni simple ne povas nei faktojn.
You simply can't deny facts.
Antonym: jesi

Conjugation

Conjugation of nei

		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
		present		past		future
tense		neas		neis		neos
active participle		neanta	neantaj	neinta	neintaj	neonta	neontaj
active participle	acc.	neantan	neantajn	neintan	neintajn	neontan	neontajn
passive participle		neata	neataj	neita	neitaj	neota	neotaj
passive participle	acc.	neatan	neatajn	neitan	neitajn	neotan	neotajn
nominal active participle		neanto	neantoj	neinto	neintoj	neonto	neontoj
nominal active participle	acc.	neanton	neantojn	neinton	neintojn	neonton	neontojn
nominal passive participle		neato	neatoj	neito	neitoj	neoto	neotoj
nominal passive participle	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

no

Synonyms

neiggj

Antonyms

ja
jú, júgv

German Low German

Alternative forms

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

Adverb

nei

(Low Prussian) Alternative form of nee

Gothic

Romanization

nei

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)

new

Declension

Declension of nei
		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
Weak inflection	nominative	nei	nei	nei	neie
	accusative	neie	nei	nei	neie
	dative	neie	neie	neie	neie
Strong inflection	nominative	neier	neie	neies	neie
	accusative	neie	neie	neies	neie
	dative	neiem	neier	neiem	neie

Derived terms

Neichkeet

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

no
exclamation indicating being pleasantly surprised
Nei, en gaman! ― Oh how fun!
Nei, hæ! ― What a surprise to see you here!

Synonyms

(no): neibb (informal), nau, nauts (children's slang)

Antonyms

(no): já, júts (children's slang), jú (implies a positive contradiction, used to contradict a negative)

Noun

nei n (genitive singular neis, nominative plural nei)

a no

Anagrams

ein

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): ^°°/nej/[1][2]
Rhymes: -ej
Hyphenation: nei

Contraction

nei

contraction of in i; in the

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.i/[1]
Rhymes: -ɛi
Hyphenation: nè‧i

Noun

nei m

plural of neo

References

nei in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
nei in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

-ine

Latin

Noun

neī

genitive singular of neon

Adverb

nei

Early Latin form of nē
- c. 500 BC, Garigliano bowl:
  𐌍𐌄𐌉[- - -]𐌐𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌𐌊𐌏𐌌𐌌𐌄𐌏𐌉𐌔𐌔𐌏𐌊𐌉𐌏𐌉𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌖𐌏𐌉𐌀𐌃𐌃𐌄𐌏𐌌𐌃𐌖𐌏
  NEIPARIMEDESOMKOMMEOISSOKIOISTRIVOIADDEOMDVO
  nei pari med esom kom meois sokiois trifos audeom duo[m]
  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/, [nɑɪ̯]
Rhymes: -ɑɪ

Adjective

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

new

Declension

declension of nei

number and gender		singular			plural
number and gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass nei	si ass nei	et ass nei	si si(nn) nei
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	neien	nei	neit	nei
nominative / accusative	independent without determiner	neien	nei	neies	neier
dative	after any declined word	neien	neier	neien	neien
dative	as first declined word	neiem	neier	neiem	neien

Related terms

erneieren
fonkelnei
Neiegkeet
Neiliicht

Mandarin

Romanization

nei

Nonstandard spelling of něi.
Nonstandard spelling of nèi.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate 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)

(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

no

Antonyms

ja
jo

Related terms

neida

Interjection

nei

no

Noun

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

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

no (used to show disagreement or negation)
Antonyms: jau, jo
no (used to express displeasure)
Antonym: ja

Noun

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

a no
Antonyms: ja, jo

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɛɪː/

Verb

nei

imperative of neia

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈneːɪ/

Noun

nei n

(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)

near

Preposition

nēi (+ dative)

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

no

Descendants

Danish: nej
Faroese: nei, neiggj
Icelandic: nei
Norwegian: nei
- Norwegian Bokmål: nei
- Norwegian Nynorsk: nei
Swedish: nej
→ Middle English: nai, naie, nei, næi
- English: nay
- Yola: naay, na

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

new

Rapa Nui

Noun

nei

here

Pronoun

nei

this

Tokelauan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈne.i/
Hyphenation: ne‧i

Determiner

nei

this, these

Adverb

nei

now

Particle

nei

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)

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

towards
after (time)

[dipi-1] Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

[2] Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

nei

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

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Adjective

Chuukese

Determiner

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Esperanto

Etymology

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Verb

Conjugation

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Faroese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adverb

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German Low German

Alternative forms

Adverb

Gothic

Romanization

Hunsrik

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Interjection

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Antonyms

Noun

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Italian

Pronunciation

Contraction

Pronunciation

Noun

References

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Latin

Noun

Adverb

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Related terms

Mandarin

Romanization

Usage notes

North Frisian

Etymology

Adjective

Usage notes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adverb

Antonyms

Related terms

Interjection

Noun

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Interjection

Noun

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Verb

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