-ne

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Contents 1 Irish 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Suffix 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 See also 2 Latin 2.1 Particle 2.1.1 Usage notes 2.1.2 Related terms 2.1.3 Derived terms 3 Scottish Gaelic 3.1 Suffix 3.1.1 Usage notes 3.1.2 See also 4 Taos 4.1 Suffix

[edit] Irish

[edit] Alternative forms

• -na (broad form)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɲə]

[edit] Suffix

-ne

1. First person plural emphatic

   -selves

[edit] Usage notes

• Added to nouns in the presence of the possessive adjective to emphasize the possessor rather than the thing possessed:

  ár n-athairne -- our father

  ár gcapaillne -- our horses

  Note: ár mbeagáin-ne -- our bits

• Added to prepositional pronouns (which in Irish always end in a slender consonant) to add emphasis (not to create a reflexive pronoun):
  • Used with first person plural (e.g. againne).
• Added to verbs to indicate "ourselves":

  cloisfimidne -- we (ourselves) will hear

  chloisfimisne -- we (ourselves) would hear

[edit] Related terms

• -se
• -sean

[edit] See also

• féin
• muidne, sinne

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Particle

-ne (interrogative enclitic)

1. Question particle meaning "is it not that".

   Nihilne in mentem?

   Does nothing suggest itself to your mind?

   Ah, pergisne?

   Ah, at it again?

   Potesne mihi succurrere, quaeso?

   Can you help me, please?

2. or… (introduces a question or an alternative)

[edit] Usage notes

• A question requiring an answer of "yes" or "no" is formed by adding -ne to the emphatic word:

  Is tibi mortemne vidētur aut dolōrem timēre?

  Does he seem to you to fear death or pain?

  Hīcine vir usquam nisi in patriā moriētur?

  Shall this man die anywhere but in his native land?

  Tūne id veritus es?

  Did you fear that?

• The enclitic -ne is sometimes omitted.

  Patēre tua cōnsilia nōn sentīs?

  Do you not see that your schemes are manifest?

• When -ne is added to a negative word (such as nōnne) an affirmative answer is expected.

  Nōnne animadvertis?

  Aren't you paying attention?

[edit] Related terms

• -que
• -ve

[edit] Derived terms

• nōnne
• anne
• satisne (satine/satsn)
• scisne (scin)

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Suffix

-ne

1. -selves (emphatic)

[edit] Usage notes

• Added to nouns in the presence of the possessive adjective to emphasize the possessor rather than the thing possessed (NB: Ignores broad/slender rule):

  ar n-athair-ne -- our father

  ar càr-ne -- our friend

• Added to prepositional pronouns to add emphasis (not to create a reflexive pronoun):
  • Used with first person plural (e.g. againne).

[edit] See also

• -sa
• -san
• -se

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[edit] Taos

[edit] Suffix

-ne

1. Duoplural number inflection. On nouns in gender III.6, it indicates either collective number or singular noncount (mass) and has corresponding singular agreement marking on verb-forms. (See also: -na, -ną, -nemą.)