nek
English
Etymology
Noun
nek (plural neks)
- Synonym of col
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Afrikaans
Etymology
Noun
nek (plural nekke)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch nacke, necke, from Old Dutch *nakko, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô.
Noun
nek m (plural nekken, diminutive nekje n)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
nek
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of nekken
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of nekken
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Esperanto
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Conjunction
nek
- neither, nor
- nek ... nek ...
- neither ... nor ...
- Li estas nek bona nek malbona
- He is neither good nor bad.
- 1910, J. A. Mitchell, trans. Lehman Wendelld La lasta Usonano, Project Gutenberg transcription
- La Usonanoj posedis nek literaturon, nek arton, nek muzikon proprajn.
- The Americans possessed neither literature, nor art, nor their own music.
- La Usonanoj posedis nek literaturon, nek arton, nek muzikon proprajn.
- nek ... nek ...
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto nek, from Latin nec.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
nek
Malay
Pronunciation
Noun
nek
See also
- nenek (full)
Novial
Conjunction
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Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nekъ. Compare Polish niech and Slovak nech.
Particle
nek
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
nek
Volapük
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nek
Yurok
Pronoun
nek
- first person singular pronoun; I
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