nyet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian нет (net, “no”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /njɛt/

Noun

nyet (uncountable)

1. A no; a negative response (in a Russian context).

Interjection

nyet!

1. No (in a Russian context).
   • 1990 December 31, F. Coleman, “A Soviet Bombshell”, in Newsweek, volume 116, number 27, page 50:

     "Nyet," he said with an impatient wave, and walked into the cold night.

   • 2010 Oct, John G. Hemry, “The Rift”, in Analog Science Fiction & Fact, volume 130, number 10, page 9:

     Nyet problem, Sarge.

Antonyms

• da

Anagrams

• Tyne, tyne, enty

Danish

Noun

nyet n

1. definite singular of ny