nei

Determiner

nei

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

Related terms

Etymology

ne +‎ -i

Verb

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

1. to deny (assert that something is not true)

Conjugation

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

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

1. no

Alternative forms

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

Adverb

nei

1. (Low Prussian) Alternative form of nee

Romanization

nei

1. Romanization of 𐌽𐌴𐌹

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

Adverb

nei

1. no

Anagrams

• ein

Contraction

nei

1. (contraction of in i) in the

Noun

nei m

1. plural of neo

Noun

neī

1. genitive singular of neon

Etymology

From Old High German niuwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz. Cognate with German neu, Dutch nieuw, English new, West Frisian nij.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑɪ̯/
• Rhymes: -ɑɪ

Adjective

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

1. new

Romanization

nei

1. Nonstandard spelling of něi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of nèi.

Etymology

From Old Frisian nī, which derives from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz. Cognates include West Frisian nij.

Adjective

nei (comparative neier, superlative neist)

1. (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.

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

1. no

Interjection

nei

1. no

Noun

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

1. no

References

• “nei” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse nei, from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *nē, *nēy (negative particle).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛi/ (example of pronunciation)

Adverb

nei

1. no

References

• “nei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *nē, *nēy (negative particle).

Adverb

nei

1. no

References

• nei in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology

From Old High German niuwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz. Compare German neu, Dutch nieuw, English new.

Adjective

nei

1. new

Noun

nei

1. here

Pronoun

nei

1. this

Alternative forms

• gwnei
• gnei

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nei̯/

Verb

nei

1. (colloquial) second-person singular future of gwneud

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næɪ/

Preposition

nei

1. towards
2. (time) after