neese
See also: Neese
English edit
Verb edit
neese (third-person singular simple present neeses, present participle neesing, simple past and past participle neesed)
- Alternative form of neeze
Anagrams edit
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish anís, from an- + ís.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
neese
- up, upwards (from a low position to a higher one)
- from below
- from the north
- from an inferior position in life
- Dobbree eh roishyn neese. ― He worked his way up.
- up (of growth)
Usage notes edit
Neese implies upward movement toward the speaker (or some contextually relevant reference point); it contrasts with seose, which implies upward movement away from the speaker (or reference point).
See also edit
Manx adverbs of direction and position
| Motion toward | Stationary position at |
Motion from | |
|---|---|---|---|
| up | seose | heose | neose |
| down | sheese | heese | neese |
| east | shiar, my hiar | hiar | niar |
| west/back | sheear, my heear | heear | neear |
| north | my hwoaie | twoaie | twoaie |
| south | my yiass | jiass | jiass, niass |
| northeast | shiar hwoaie | hiar hwoaie | niar hwoaie |
| northwest | sheear hwoaie | heear hwoaie | neear hwoaie |
| southeast | shiar yiass | hiar yiass | niar yiass |
| southwest | sheear yiass | heear yiass | neear yiass |
| over there | noon | hoal | noal |
| over here | — | wass | — |
| inside | stiagh | sthie | — |
| outside | magh | mooie | — |