# nid
## English

* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

nid (plural nids)
* Alternative form of nide (“nest of pheasants”)
** 1884, William Carnegie, Practical game preserving, page 15:Owing to the size of the enclosure, most of the hens will commence their laying and nesting operations in the same or similar manner to unrestrained birds, forming their nids, and proceeding in the usual way. The aim of the mode of introducing pheasants here described is […]

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

nid
* (linguistics) Initialism of noun inanimate dependent.

##### See also

* na
* nad
* ni

### See also

* nid-nod

### Anagrams

* DIN, Din, IDN, din, IND, in d., Ind, DNI, ind., Ind.

## Danish
### Etymology

Old Norse níð, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą. Cognate of Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 (neiþ), Faroese níð, Icelandic níð, German Neid, Dutch nijd.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnið/

### Noun

nid (singular definite niddet, not used in plural form)
* (archaic or poetic). feeling of intense hatred or strong envy.

#### Derived terms

* nidstirre
* nidvise

#### Related terms

* nidding
* niddingsdåd

### References

* “nid” in Den Danske Ordbog
* “nid” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Old French nid, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ni/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: ni, nids, nie, nient, nies

### Noun

nid m (plural nids)
* nest
** 1976, Michel Fugain et le Big Bazar, "Le printemps".
    L’hirondelle et la fauvette, c’est la forêt qui me l’a dit / L’hirondelle et la fauvette, ont déjà fait leur nidThe swallow and the warbler, it's the forest that told me / The swallow and the warbler have already made their nests
* (military) Some people or dangerous things, hidden or not
    Nid de mitrailleusesmachine gun nest
    Nid d’espionsspy's nest

#### Derived terms

* nid d’aigle
* nid d’amour
* nid de poule
* petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid

### Further reading

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

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /n̠ʲɪdʲ/

### Noun

nid
* inflection of nead:
** vocative/genitive singular
** nominative/dative plural

## Lombard
### Etymology

From Latin nīdus.

### Noun

nid m
* nest

### See also

* nid on the Lombard Wiktionary.Wiktionary $^{lmo}$

## Norman
### Etymology

From Latin nīdus.

### Noun

nid m (plural nids)
* (Guernsey) nest

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse níð, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą, sense 2 being a semantic loan from German Neid. Doublet of ni-.

### Noun

nid n (definite singular nidet, uncountable)
* (archaic or historical) mockery, defamation, shame
* (literary) envy, hatred, animosity

#### Derived terms

* nidsk
* nidskrift n
* nidvise f

#### Related terms

* niding m
* nidstong f

### References

* “nid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old High German
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nīþą. Cognate with Old English nīþ, Old Norse níð.

### Noun

nīd m
* envy
* hate
* malice

#### Descendants

* Middle High German: nīt
** German: Neid
** Luxembourgish: Näid

#### References

* Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

## Romagnol
### Noun

nid m (invariable) (Bassa Romagna)
* nest

## Swedish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse níð, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą. Cognate of Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 (neiþ), German Neid, Dutch nijd.

### Noun

nid n
* (archaic or archaizing) scornful mockery; belittling, disparaging

#### Usage notes

Mostly as part of compounds.

#### Derived terms

* nidbild
* niddikt
* nidskrift
* nidvisa

#### Related terms

* nida
* nidande
* niding

### References

* nid in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* nid in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* niding in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

## Welsh
### Etymology

From ni with the same meaning, perhaps with addition of yd (affirmative particle).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nɪd/
* Rhymes: -ɪd

### Adverb

nid
* (formal) not (used before a word or phrase that has been moved before the main verb for emphasis)
** 2022 October 12, “Fêpio ac ymddygiad gwael yn straen sylweddol ar athrawon”, in BBC Cymru Fyw‎:“Nid yma i gosbi mae athrawon,” meddai pennaeth Bro Myrddin“Teachers are not here to punish,” said the head of Bro Myrddin [School]
* (literary) not (used before a vowel)

#### See also

* dim (“not”) (colloquial)
* ni (“not”) (literary, used before a consonant)

### References

* ↑ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
* ↑ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 51 vi