nage

See also: nagé, nàge, and nǎge

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naʒ/

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• Rhymes: -aʒ

Etymology 1

Deverbal from nager.

Noun

nage f (plural nages)

1. swimming

   Synonym: natation

Derived terms

• en nage
• nage libre

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nage

1. inflection of nager:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “nage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• ange, Ange
• gêna

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

nage

1. inflection of nagen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaɡʲɛ/, [ˈnaɡʲə]

Adjective

nage

1. inflection of nagi:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Middle English

Noun

nage (plural nages)

1. Alternative spelling of nagge

Sialum

Noun

nage

1. water

References

• ABVD; transnewguinea.org, citing McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)

Welsh

Etymology

nac (“not”) +‎ ef (“him, it”)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnaɡɛ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈna(ː)ɡɛ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial also) IPA^(key): /ˈnəɡɛ/, /ˈnɪɡɛ/
• Rhymes: -aɡɛ

Particle

nage

1. no

   Synonym: naci

   Antonyms: ia, ie

   Onid ef yw dy dad? Nage, nid ef.

   Is he not your father? No, not he.

   Nage fe yw dy dad? Nage, nage fe.

   Isn’t he your dad? No, not him.

2. (South Wales) not (used to negate a fronted non-verbal element in a sentence)

   Synonyms: dim, nid

   Antonyms: ai, ife

   Nage fe yw dy dad? Nage, nage fe.

   Isn’t he your dad? No, not him.

Usage notes

• Used to reply to questions or statements with a non-verbal element fronted for emphasis. For a regular unemphatic verb-initial question or statement, other words of disagreement are employed.
• This word is found in the standard language and also colloquially in south Wales. In the north, naci is the preferred colloquial form.

Derived terms

• nage ddim (“no indeed, no way”)

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nage”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies