FromFrenchnée, feminine ofné, past participle ofnaître, to be born.

• IPA^(key):/neɪ/

• Audio(Southern England):

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• Audio(US);/neɪ/:

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• Rhymes:-eɪ
• Homophones:nay,neigh,né,Neagh

nee (notcomparable)

1. Alternative spelling ofnée

• As some speakers do not regard it as a fullynaturalised word in English,nee is often italicised.

FromOld Englishne ornā(“no”). Cognate withStandard Englishno.

• IPA^(key):/niː/

  • Audio(Southern England):

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• Rhymes:-iː
• Homophone:knee

nee

1. (Geordie)no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like Germankein/Dutchgeen/Frenchrien. Compare withna.

   Nee way man! ―No way

   Thor'snee watter! ―There's no water!

• nee way

• -een,-ene,ENE,e'en,een

• IPA^(key):/ˈneː/ [ˈneː]
• Hyphenation:nee

née

1. Full form ofné

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985)An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London,→ISBN, page237
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015)L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

FromDutchnee, fromMiddle Dutchneen,nee, fromOld Dutch*nēn.

• IPA^(key):/niəː/

• Audio:

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nee

1. no

• een

• neen

FromMiddle Dutchneen,nee, fromOld Dutch*nēn(“none, not one”), from*neēn, fromProto-Germanic*ne +*ainaz.

• IPA^(key):/neː/
  • (Belgium)IPA^(key):[neː]
  • (Netherlands)IPA^(key):[neɪ̯]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation:nee
• Rhymes:-eː

nee

1. no

   Antonym:ja

   • 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 heb je al, ja kan je krijgen. ―The only way to find out if someone agrees (with/to something) is to ask. (literally, “You already have "no", but you may still get "yes".”)

• 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 ofnee. In the Netherlands, it is an archaic, formal form in spoken language, but was quite common in written language until recently.

• Afrikaans:nee
• Javindo:nee
• Skepi Creole Dutch:ne

• een,één,ene

Ultimately cognate toGermannein.

nee

1. (in some dialects)no

Fromne(“no”) +‎-e.

• IPA^(key):/ˈnee/
• Rhymes:-ee
• Hyphenation: ne‧e

nee

1. rejectingly,denyingly, with the wordno

   respondi nee ―to reply no

   voĉdoni nee ―to vote no

   neekapskui ―to shake one's head no

   decidi nee ―to decide no

• jese(“affirmatively, with the word yes”)

• nea(“negative, denying, rejecting”)

<neljä, specifically the initial syllable

• IPA^(key):/ˈneː/,[ˈne̞ː]
• Rhymes:-eː
• Hyphenation^(key):nee

nee(colloquial)

1. (counting)four

• neljä(“four”)

• een

• ne

Of dialectal origin, particularlyGerman Low Germannee(“no”). Cognate toDutchnee,Englishno.

• IPA^(key):/neː/

• Audio:

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nee

1. (colloquial,regional)Alternative form ofnein(“no”)

• 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.

• “nee” inDuden online
• “nee” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

• IPA^(key):/neː/

nee

1. no

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Ultimately cognate toGermannein,Dutchnee andneen,Englishno andnone.

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

nee

1. (in some dialects)no

FromMiddle Low Germannîe,nige,neye,nîwe, fromOld Saxonniuwi, fromProto-Germanic*niwjaz, fromProto-Indo-European*néwos(“new”). CompareDutchnieuw,West Frisiannij,Englishnew,Germanneu.

• ni,nie,nige,nig

nee (comparativene'er,superlativeneest)

1. (in many dialects)new

• Neeheit

• IPA^(key):/neː/

• Audio:

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nee

1. Alternative form ofneen

FromOld Irishdo·gní.

• IPA^(key):/nʲiː/

nee

1. future independentanalytic form ofjean

   Nee eh jannoo eh. ―He will do it. (literally, “He will do do it.”)

   Quoinee eh agh mish? ―Who will do it but me?

FromOld Irishní.

• IPA^(key):/nʲeː/

nee

1. negative and interrogative form ofshe

   Nee uss y fer lhee? ―Are you the doctor?

   Chanee eshyn ren eh. ―It's not him that did it.

• re(dependent form used withdy,nagh)

Cognate withBalantakngoor.

nee

1. nose

nee

1. with you,by means of you

nee

1. No.

1. nǃooʻi

• ee
• cee

1. Shah, S. & Brenzinger, M. (2016).Ouma Geelmeid ke kx’u ǁxaǁxa Nǀuu. Cape Town: CALDi, University of Cape Town.
2. Sands, Bonny & Jones, Kerry & Esau, Katrina & Collins, Chris & Witzlack-Makarevich, Alena & Job, Sylvanus & Miller, Amanda & Steyn, Betta & Zaanen, Menno & Namaseb, Levi & Berg, Dietloff & Mantzel, Dotty & Damarah, Willem & Snyman, Claudia & Wyk, David & Brugman, Johanna & Exter, Mats & Vaalbooi, Antjie & Westhuizen, Mietjie. (2022). Nǀuuki Namagowab Afrikaans English ǂXoakiǂxanisi/Mîdi di ǂKhanis/Woordeboek/Dictionary.

nee

1. no

• (Luutsa,Liivtšülä)IPA^(key):/ˈneː/,[ˈneː]
• Rhymes:-eː
• Hyphenation:nee

nee

1. Alternative form ofneed

• IPA^(key):/neː/

nee

1. no

• “nee”, inWurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch),2011