nee

Etymology 1

From French née, feminine of né, past participle of naître, to be born.

Etymology 2

From Old English ne or nā (“no”). Cognate with Standard English no.

See also

Anagrams

• -een, -ene, ENE, e'en, een

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneː/ [ˈneː]
• Hyphenation: nee

Pronoun

née

1. Full form of né

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 237
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Etymology

From Dutch nee, from Middle Dutch neen, nee, from Old Dutch *nēn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niəː/

• Audio:

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Particle

nee

1. no

Anagrams

• een

Alternative forms

• neen

Etymology

From Middle Dutch neen, nee, from Old Dutch *nēn (“none, not one”), from *ne ēn, from Proto-Germanic *ne + *ainaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neː/
  • (Belgium) IPA^(key): [neː]
  • (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [neɪ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: nee
• Rhymes: -eː

Interjection

nee

1. no

   Antonym: ja

   • 1992, A. F. Th. van der Heijden, Weerborstels, Em. Querido's Uitgeverij, page 23:

     Nee, de stemming zat er goed in.

     No, the atmosphere was great.

   Nee heb je al, ja kan je krijgen. ― The only way to find out if someone agrees (with/to something) is to ask. (literally, “You already have "no", but you may still get "yes".”)

Anagrams

• een, één, ene

Etymology

Ultimately cognate to German nein.

Adverb

nee

1. (in some dialects) no

Etymology

From ne (“no”) +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnee]
• Rhymes: -ee
• Hyphenation: ne‧e

Adverb

nee

1. rejectingly, denyingly, with the word no

   respondi nee ― to reply no

   voĉdoni nee ― to vote no

   nee kapskui ― to shake one's head no

   decidi nee ― to decide no

Etymology

< neljä, specifically the initial syllable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneː/, [ˈne̞ː]
• Rhymes: -eː
• Hyphenation^(key): nee

Numeral

nee (colloquial)

1. (counting) four

See also

• neljä (“four”)

Anagrams

• een

Alternative forms

• ne

Etymology

Of dialectal origin, particularly German Low German nee (“no”). Cognate to Dutch nee, English no.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neː/

• Audio:

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Interjection

nee

1. (colloquial, regional) Alternative form of nein (“no”)

Further reading

• “nee” in Duden online
• “nee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neː/

Adverb

nee

1. no

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Etymology 1

Ultimately cognate to German nein, Dutch nee and neen, English no and none.

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German nîe, nige, neye, nîwe, from Old Saxon niuwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”). Compare Dutch nieuw, West Frisian nij, English new, German neu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neː/

• Audio:

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Adverb

nee

1. Alternative form of neen

Etymology 1

From Old Irish do·gní.

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ní.

Etymology

Cognate with Balantak ngoor.

Noun

nee

1. nose

Postposition

nee

1. with you, by means of you

Interjection

nee

1. No.

References

1. Shah, S. & Brenzinger, M. (2016). Ouma Geelmeid ke kx’u ǁxaǁxa Nǀuu. Cape Town: CALDi, University of Cape Town.
2. Sands, Bonny & Jones, Kerry & Esau, Katrina & Collins, Chris & Witzlack-Makarevich, Alena & Job, Sylvanus & Miller, Amanda & Steyn, Betta & Zaanen, Menno & Namaseb, Levi & Berg, Dietloff & Mantzel, Dotty & Damarah, Willem & Snyman, Claudia & Wyk, David & Brugman, Johanna & Exter, Mats & Vaalbooi, Antjie & Westhuizen, Mietjie. (2022). Nǀuuki Namagowab Afrikaans English ǂXoakiǂxanisi/Mîdi di ǂKhanis/Woordeboek/Dictionary.

Interjection

nee

1. no

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈneː/, [ˈneː]
• Rhymes: -eː
• Hyphenation: nee

Pronoun

nee

1. Alternative form of need

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neː/

Interjection

nee

1. no