English

Pronoun

nen

1. (Geordie) none

Anagrams

• NNE

Catalan

Alternative forms

• nin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛn/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ninus.

Noun

nen m ‎(plural nens, feminine nena)

1. boy, male child

Dutch

Article

nen

1. (Brabantian) Alternative form of ne

   nen boom‎

   a tree

Usage notes

See usage notes at ne.

German

Article

nen

1. Nonstandard form of 'n.

Japanese

Romanization

nen

1. rōmaji reading of ねん

Ladin

Pronoun

nen

1. some

Lojban

Rafsi

nen

1. rafsi of nejni.

Mandarin

Romanization

nen (Zhuyin ㄋㄣ˙)

1. Nonstandard spelling of nēn.
2. Nonstandard spelling of něn.
3. Nonstandard spelling of nèn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Middle Low German

Etymology

Probably shortened from Old Saxon nihen ‎(“not one”), thus ultimately cognate to nicht +‎ ên. Cognate with English no, none, German kein, Dutch geen.

Pronunciation

• Stem vowel: ê²
  • (originally) IPA^(key): /nɛːn/

Article

nên

1. no, none; used and inflected in the same way as the article ên.
   • ca. 1485, author unknown, Van deme quaden thyra̅ne Dracole wyda., published by Bartholomaeus Gothan, verso of the 5th sheet:

     Gy ſynt de ſnodeſte vn̅ de groteſte thiran. den men vinden mach in alle der werlnde. vn̅ ik hebbe nene̅ minſche̅ ny gheſeen noch ghehort de iuw ye wat gudes na ſecht heft.‎

     You are the vilest and greatest tyrant that one might find in all the world, and I have not seen nor heard one human, that has ever said a good thing about you.

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin nec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnẽ/

Adverb

nen

1. not even (introduces an emphatic negation or exclusion)
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 30 (facsimile):

     Nen ela outroſſi anos de nõ pode Se deus Maiude dizer q̇ nõ rogue de coraçõ

     Not even she can’t tell us, if God helps me, that one shouldn’t beg heartily

Conjunction

nen

1. nor (introduces each except the first term of a series, indicating that none of them is true)
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 6 (facsimile):

     Porend a ſant eſcritura que non mente nen erra nos conta un gn̈ miragre que fez en Engra terra. A uirgen ſanta maria.

     However, the Holy Scripture, which doesn’t lie nor err, tells of a great miracle that Virgin Holy Mary worked in England.

Descendants

• Fala: nin
• Galician: nin
• Portuguese: nem

Volapük

Preposition

nen

1. without

Welsh

Noun

nen f (plural nennau)

1. heaven

Synonyms

• nef