• neu(Ripuarian)

FromMiddle High Germanniuwe, fromOld High Germanniuwi.

nei

1. (Moselle Franconian)new

nei

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

A parallel development to standardGermanhinein.

nei

1. (Erzgebirgisch)in (away from the speaker)

• neibeißn
• neibuttrn
• neifahrn

FromMiddle High Germanniuwe, fromOld High Germanniuwi, fromProto-West Germanic*niwi, fromProto-Germanic*niwjaz, fromProto-Indo-European*néwos.

nei

1. (Erzgebirgisch)new

• neibackn
• Neibauwuhning
• neideitsch
• Neigrosch
• neilich
• neimodsch

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

• IPA^(key):/ˈnei/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-ei
• Hyphenation: ne‧i

nei (presentneas,pastneis,futureneos,conditionalneus,volitiveneu)

1. to sayno, to reply in negation or disagreement

   Antonym:jesi

   nei demandon /nei al demando ―tosay no to a question

   Ŝineis per kapskuo. ―Shereplied no with a shake of the head.

2. todeny(assert that something is nottrue)

   Synonym:negi

   nei la ekziston de Dio ―todeny the existence of God

   Oni simple ne povasnei faktojn. ―You simply can'tdeny facts.

• neado

FromOld Norsenei, fromProto-Germanic*nai(“never”),*nē(“not”), fromProto-Indo-European*né,*nē,*nēy(negative particle).

• IPA^(key):/naiː/
• Rhymes:-aiː
• Homophone:neig

nei

1. no

   Synonym:neiggj

   Antonyms:ja,jú,júgv

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

nei

1. (Low Prussian)Alternative form ofnee

nei

1. Romanization of𐌽𐌴𐌹

FromMiddle High Germanniuwe, fromOld High Germanniuwi.

• IPA^(key):/naɪ̯/

nei (comparativeneier,superlativeneiest)

1. new

• Neichkeet

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

FromOld Norsenei, fromProto-Germanic*nai(“never”),*nē(“not”), fromProto-Indo-European*né,*nē,*nēy(negative particle).

• IPA^(key):/neiː/
• Rhymes:-eiː

nei

1. no

   Synonyms:(informal)neibb,nau,(children's slang)nauts

   Antonyms:já,(children's slang)júts,(implies a positive contradiction, used to contradict a negative)jú

2. exclamation indicating being pleasantly surprised

   Nei, en gaman! ―Oh how fun!

   Nei, hæ! ―What a surprise to see you here!

nei n (genitive singularneis,nominative pluralnei)

1. ano

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “nei”, inBeygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

• ein

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

nei

1. contraction ofini;inthe

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

nei m

1. plural ofneo

• -ine

• neī:(Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ˈne.iː/,[ˈneiː]
• neī:(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/ˈne.i/,[ˈnɛːi]
• nei:(Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ˈnei̯/,[ˈnɛi̯]
• nei:(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/ˈnej/,[ˈnɛj]

neī

1. genitivesingular ofneon

nei

1. Old Latin form ofnē
   • c. 500 BC,Garigliano bowl:

     𐌍𐌄𐌉[- - -]𐌐𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌄𐌔𐌏𐌌𐌊𐌏𐌌𐌌𐌄𐌏𐌉𐌔𐌔𐌏𐌊𐌉𐌏𐌉𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌖𐌏𐌉𐌀𐌃𐌃𐌄𐌏𐌌𐌃𐌖𐌏

     NEIPARIMEDESOMKOMMEOISSOKIOISTRIVOIADDEOMDVO
     nei pari med esom kom meois sokiois trifos audeom duo[m]

     Donot take me! I am with my three companions (property) of the two Audii

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic: cognate toLatviannei,Proto-Slavic*ni.^[1]

nei

1. neither ...nor
2. than

   Synonym:už

FromMiddle High Germanniuwe, fromOld High Germanniuwi. Cognate withGermanneu,Dutchnieuw,Englishnew,West Frisiannij.

• IPA^(key):/nai̯/,[nɑɪ̯]
• Rhymes:-ɑɪ

nei (masculineneien,neuterneit,comparativeméi nei,superlativeamneisten)

1. new

nei (nei⁵ /nei⁰,Zhuyin˙ㄋㄟ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of哪

nei

1. Nonstandard spelling ofnéi.
2. Nonstandard spelling ofněi.
3. Nonstandard spelling ofnèi.

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

• nai(Mooring)
• nii(Sylt)

FromOld Frisiannī, fromProto-West Germanic*niwi, fromProto-Germanic*niwjaz. Cognates includeWest Frisiannij.

nei

1. (Föhr-Amrum)new

   enneien waanj ―anew car

   nei eerdaapler ―new potatoes

FromOld Norsenei, fromProto-Germanic*nai(“never”),*nē(“not”), fromProto-Indo-European*né,*nē,*nēy(negative particle).

• IPA^(key):/næɪ/

nei

1. no

   Antonyms:ja,jo

• neida

nei

1. no

nei n (definite singularneiet,indefinite pluralnei,definite pluralneiaorneiene)

1. no

• “nei” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

FromOld Norsenei, fromProto-Germanic*nai(“never”),*nē(“not”), fromProto-Indo-European*né,*nē,*nēy(negative particle).

• IPA^(key):/nɛɪː/

nei

1. no(used to show disagreement or negation)

   Antonyms:jau,jo

2. no(used to express displeasure)

   Antonym:ja

nei n (definite singularneiet,indefinite pluralnei,definite pluralneia)

1. ano

   Antonyms:ja,jo

• IPA^(key):/nɛɪː/

nei

1. imperative ofneia

• IPA^(key):/ˈneːɪ/

nei n

1. (non-standard since2012)definiteplural ofne

• “nei” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

• ein

• nā,nēy

FromProto-Germanic*nēhw(“near”). Cognates includeOld Englishnēah andOld Saxonnāh.

• IPA^(key):/ˈneːi̯/

nēi (comparativeniār,superlativenēst)

1. near

nēi (+ dative)

1. after,according to

• Saterland Frisian:nai
• West Frisian:nei

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009)An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company,→ISBN

FromProto-Germanic*nai(“never”),*nē(“not”), fromProto-Indo-European*né,*nē,*nēy(negative particle).

nei

1. no

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “nei”, inA Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at theInternet Archive

FromMiddle High Germanniuwe, fromOld High Germanniuwi. CompareGermanneu,Dutchnieuw,Englishnew.

nei

1. new

nei

1. here

nei

1. this

FromProto-Nuclear Polynesian*nei. Cognates includeHawaiiannei andSamoannei.

• IPA^(key):[ˈne.i]
• Hyphenation:ne‧i

nei

1. this,these

nei

1. now

nei

1. Emphasises a question;what do you say?

• R. Simona, editor (1986),Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page250

• gwnei,gnei

• IPA^(key):/nei̯/
• Rhymes:-ei̯

nei (not mutable)

1. second-personsingularfuturecolloquial ofgwneud

(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

• (Clay)IPA^(key):/nai̯/
• (Wood)IPA^(key):/nɛi̯/

nei

1. towards
2. after (time)