nei

See also něi, and nèi

Esperanto

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

Derived terms

• neado

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Faroese

Adverb

nei

1. no

Antonyms

• ja
• jú

Synonyms

• neiggj

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German Low German

Alternative forms

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

Adverb

nei

1. (Low Prussian) Alternative form of nee.

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Gothic

Romanization

nei

1. See 𐌽𐌴𐌹

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Icelandic

Adverb

nei

1. no

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)

Anagrams

• ein

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Italian

Contraction

nei

1. (contraction of in i) in the

Noun

nei m

1. Plural form of neo

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Latin

Noun

neī

1. genitive singular of neon

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Lojban

Rafsi

nei

1. rafsi of nelci.

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *niwjaz.

Adjective

nei

1. new

Declension

declension of nei

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
accusative	neien	nei	neit	nei
nominative	neien	nei	neit	nei
dative	neien	neier	neien	neien

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Mandarin

Romanization

nei

1. Nonstandard spelling of něi.
2. 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.

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Norman

Adjective

nei

1. black

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse nei.

Adverb

nei

1. no

Antonyms

• ja
• jo

References

• “nei” in The Bokmål Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse nei.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɛi/ (example of pronunciation)

Adverb

nei

1. no

Antonyms

• ja
• jau, jo

References

• “nei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Old Norse

Adverb

nei

1. no

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Rapa Nui

Noun

nei

1. here

Pronoun

nei

1. this

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West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /næɪ/

Preposition

nei

1. towards
2. (time) after