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Nee

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Nee

(nā̍)
,
p.
p.
,
fem.
[F., fr. L.
nata
, fem. of
natus
, p. p. of
nasci
to be born. See
Nation
.]
Born; – a term sometimes used in introducing the name of the family to which a married woman belongs by birth (i.e. her maiden name);
as, Madame de Stael,
née
Necker
.

Definition 2024

nee

nee

See also: née and ñee

English

Adjective

nee ‎(not comparable)

  1. Alternative spelling of née
Usage notes
  • As it is not a naturalised word in English, nee is often italicised.

Etymology 2

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

Interjection

nee

  1. (Geordie) no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with na.
    Nee way man!‎ ― No way
    Thor's nee watter!‎ ― There's no water!
  • (Can we date this quote?), Griffiths, Bill, A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1-904794-16-5, page 121:

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niəː/

Particle

nee

  1. no

Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neː/

Etymology

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

Adverb

nee

  1. no
    • 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.

Usage notes

  • Nee is used to show disagreement or negation.
    Nee, je vergist je.: No, you are mistaken.
    Nee, je mag nu geen televisie kijken: No, you may not watch television now.
  • Nee has a formal form, neen, which is archaic in spoken language, but quite common in written language.

Anagrams

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

Ultimately cognate to German nein.

Adverb

nee

  1. (in some dialects) no

German

Etymology

Of dialectal origin, particularly German Low German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neː/

Interjection

nee

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

Usage notes

  • Nee is the most common colloquial word for “no” in northern and central Germany. It has also come to be used quite regularly in southern Germany, while still being rather infrequent in Austria and Switzerland.

Low German

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Adverb

nee

  1. (in some dialects) no

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.

Alternative forms 2

ni, nie, nige, nig

Adjective

nee ‎(comparative ne'er, superlative neest)

  1. new

Declension

Comparative forms of nee
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is ne'er se is ne'er dat is ne'er se sünd ne'er
partitive een ne'ers een ne'ers wat ne'ers allens ne'er
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative ne'ere ne'ere ne'er ne'ere
oblique ne'ern ne'ere ne'er ne'ere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative de ne'ere de ne'ere dat ne'ere de ne'ern
oblique den ne'ern de ne'ere dat ne'ere de ne'ern
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative en ne'ere en ne'ere en ne'er (keen) ne'ern
oblique en ne'ern en ne'ere en ne'er (keen) ne'ern

Derived terms

  • Neeheit

Luxembourgish

Adverb

nee

  1. Alternative form of neen

Navajo

Postposition

nee

  1. with you, by means of you

Inflection

Etymology

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

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