Afrikaans

Noun

nek ‎(plural nekke)

1. neck

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nacke, necke, from Old Dutch *nakko, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô.

Noun

nek m ‎(plural nekken, diminutive nekje n)

1. (anatomy) The neck

Synonyms

• hals

Derived terms

• nekken (verb)
• nekkramp
• nekschot n
• nekslag
• nekvel n

Verb

nek

1. first-person singular present indicative of nekken
2. imperative of nekken

Anagrams

• ken, enk

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin nec

Conjunction

nek

1. neither, nor
   • 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.

Derived terms

1. nek ... nek

   neither ... nor

   Li nek estas bona nek malbona‎

   He is neither good nor bad.

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /neʔ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /nɪʔ/

Noun

nek

1. grandmother
2. grandfather (unused)

See also

• nenek (full)

Novial

Conjunction

nek

1. neither ... nor

Serbo-Croatian

Particle

nek

1. let, may

Tok Pisin

Etymology

English neck

Noun

nek

1. (anatomy) neck, throat