nej

See also: nèj, nej-, něj, and ней

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛj/, [najˀ]
• Rhymes: -ajˀ
• Rhymes: -aj

Etymology 1

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

Interjection

nej

1. no
2. oh, oh no

Noun

nej n (singular definite nejet, plural indefinite nejer)

1. no

Inflection

Declension of nej

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nej	nejet	nejer	nejerne
genitive	nejs	nejets	nejers	nejernes

Etymology 2

See neje (“to curtsey”).

Verb

nej

1. imperative of neje

Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation or rebracketing of the possessive form neje into nej + e instead of earlier ne + je (< nő + je).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛj]

Noun

nej (plural nejek)

1. (proscribed) Synonym of feleség (“wife”).

Declension

Inflection of nej
	singular	plural
nominative	nej	nejek
accusative	nejt nejet	nejeket
dative	nejnek	nejeknek
instrumental	nejjel	nejekkel
causal-final	nejért	nejekért
translative	nejjé	nejekké
terminative	nejig	nejekig
essive-formal	nejként	nejekként
essive-modal	nejül	—
inessive	nejben	nejekben
superessive	nejen	nejeken
adessive	nejnél	nejeknél
illative	nejbe	nejekbe
sublative	nejre	nejekre
allative	nejhez	nejekhez
elative	nejből	nejekből
delative	nejről	nejekről
ablative	nejtől	nejektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	nejé	nejeké
non-attributive possessive - plural	nejéi	nejekéi

Possessive forms of nej
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	nejem	nejeim
2nd person sing.	nejed	nejeid
3rd person sing.	neje	nejei
1st person plural	nejünk	nejeink
2nd person plural	nejetek	nejeitek
3rd person plural	nejük	nejeik

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic نَيِّئ (nayyiʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛj/

Adjective

nej (feminine singular nejja, plural nejjin)

1. raw (uncooked)
2. unripe

Slovak

Alternative forms

• jej (genitive, dative)

Pronoun

nej

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of ona

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛj/
• (Scania) IPA^(key): /naj/

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛj, (Scania) -aj

Adverb

nej (not comparable)

1. no; a negative answer

   Nej, jag har inga pengar med mig.

   No, I have no money with me.

Antonyms

• ja, jo

Related terms

• nja

Noun

nej n

1. a no, a nay; a negative answer or vote

Declension

Declension of nej
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	nej	nejet	nej	nejen
Genitive	nejs	nejets	nejs	nejens

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *mi̯əu (“you all”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne˥˧/

Pronoun

nej

1. you (three or more: second person plural)
2. your (three or more: second person plural)

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 136.
• Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN.