nae
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nae"
Cuiba edit
Noun edit
nae
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish nó (“boat, ship”), from Old Irish nau,[1] from Proto-Celtic *nāwā, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with Latin navis and Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nae f (genitive singular nae, nominative plural naetha)
Declension edit
Declension of nae
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
- naomhóg (“currach, coracle”)
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 nó, noe”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “naoi”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nae”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Khumi Chin edit
Noun edit
nae
Maia edit
Pronoun edit
nae
Scots edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
nae
Determiner edit
nae
- (most Scots dialects) no
- There's nae breid left!
- There's no bread left!
Conjunction edit
nae
Interjection edit
nae
- Alternative form of na (“no”)
Yola edit
Determiner edit
nae
- Alternative form of na (“no”)
- 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 4-6:
- Yer name var zetch avancet avare ye, e'en a dicke var hye, arent whilke ye brine o'zea an ye craggès o'noghanes cazed nae balke.
- Your fame for such came before you even into this retired spot, to which neither the waters of the sea below nor the mountains above caused any impediment.
References edit
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 116
Zhuang edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Shan ၼၢႆး (náai, “dew; mist”), Ahom 𑜃𑜩 (nay, “dew”) or 𑜃𑜩𑜐𑜫 (nayñ), Bouyei nail.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /nai˨˦/
- Tone numbers: nae1
- Hyphenation: nae