# nee
## English
### Etymology 1

From French née, feminine of né, past participle of naître, to be born.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /neɪ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (US); /neɪ/:(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪ
* Homophones: nay, neigh, né, Neagh

#### Adjective

nee (not comparable)
* Alternative spelling of née

##### Usage notes

* As some speakers do not regard it as a fully naturalised word in English, nee is often italicised.

### Etymology 2

From Old English ne or nā (“no”). Cognate with Standard English no.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /niː/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -iː
* Homophone: knee

#### Interjection

nee
* (Geordie) no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with na.
    Nee way man! ― No way
    Thor's nee watter! ― There's no water!

##### Derived terms

* nee way

### See also

* nee-naw
* nee nor

### Anagrams

* -een, -ene, ENE, e'en, een

## Afar
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈneː/ [ˈneː]
* Hyphenation: nee

### Pronoun

née
* Full form of né

### References

* E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 237
* Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch nee, from Middle Dutch neen, nee, from Old Dutch *nēn.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /niəː/
* Audio:(file)

### Particle

nee
* no

### Anagrams

* een

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* neen

### Etymology

From Middle Dutch neen, nee, from Old Dutch *nēn (“none, not one”), from *ne ēn, from Proto-Germanic *ne + *ainaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /neː/
** (Belgium) IPA: [neː]
** (Netherlands) IPA: [neɪ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: nee
* Rhymes: -eː

### Interjection

nee
* no
    Antonym: ja
** 1992, A. F. Th. van der Heijden, Weerborstels, Em. Querido's Uitgeverij, page 23:
    Nee, de stemming zat er goed in.No, the atmosphere was great.
    Nee heb je al, ja kan je krijgen. ― The only way to find out if someone agrees (with/to something) is to ask. (literally, “You already have "no", but you may still get "yes".”)

#### Usage notes

* Nee is used to show disagreement or negation.
    Nee, je vergist je. ― No, you are mistaken.
    Nee, je mag nu geen televisie kijken ― No, you are not allowed to watch television now.
* Nee has an alternative form, neen. In Belgium, it functions as a stressed variant of nee. In the Netherlands, it is an archaic, formal form in spoken language, but was quite common in written language until recently.

#### Derived terms

* ja-neevraag
* nee verkopen
* neekamp
* neestem, nee-stem
* welnee

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: nee
* Javindo: nee
* Skepi Creole Dutch: ne

### Anagrams

* een, één, ene

## Dutch Low Saxon
### Etymology

Ultimately cognate to German nein.

### Adverb

nee
* (in some dialects) no

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From ne (“no”) +‎ -e.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnee]
* Rhymes: -ee
* Hyphenation: ne‧e

### Adverb

nee
* rejectingly, denyingly, with the word no
    respondi nee ― to reply no
    voĉdoni nee ― to vote no
    nee kapskui ― to shake one's head no
    decidi nee ― to decide no

#### Antonyms

* jese (“affirmatively, with the word yes”)

#### Related terms

* nea (“negative, denying, rejecting”)

## Finnish
### Etymology

< neljä, specifically the initial syllable

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈneː/, [ˈne̞ː]
* Rhymes: -eː
* Hyphenation: nee

### Numeral

nee (colloquial)
* (counting) four

### See also

* neljä (“four”)

### Anagrams

* een

## German
### Alternative forms

* ne

### Etymology

Of dialectal origin, particularly German Low German nee (“no”). Cognate to Dutch nee, English no.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /neː/
* Audio:(file)

### Interjection

nee
* (colloquial, regional) Alternative form of nein (“no”)

#### Usage notes

* Nee is the most common colloquial word for “no” in northern and central Germany. It has also come to be used quite regularly in southern Germany, but is not used in Austria or Switzerland.

### Further reading

* “nee” in Duden online
* “nee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Hunsrik
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /neː/

### Adverb

nee
* no

### Further reading

* Online Hunsrik Dictionary

## Low German
### Etymology 1

Ultimately cognate to German nein, Dutch nee and neen, English no and none.

#### Alternative forms

* nei, nää, nä (Low Prussian)
* ne, neh, nej (various dialects)

#### Adverb

nee
* (in some dialects) no

### Etymology 2

From Middle Low German nîe, nige, neye, nîwe, from Old Saxon niuwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”). Compare Dutch nieuw, West Frisian nij, English new, German neu.

#### Alternative forms

* ni, nie, nige, nig

#### Adjective

nee (comparative ne'er, superlative neest)
* new

##### Derived terms

* Neeheit

## Luxembourgish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /neː/
* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

nee
* Alternative form of neen

## Manx
### Etymology 1

From Old Irish do·gní.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nʲiː/

#### Verb

nee
* future independent analytic form of jean
    Nee eh jannoo eh. ― He will do it. (literally, “He will do do it.”)
    Quoi nee eh agh mish? ― Who will do it but me?

### Etymology 2

From Old Irish ní.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nʲeː/

#### Particle

nee
* negative and interrogative form of she
    Nee uss y fer lhee? ― Are you the doctor?
    Cha nee eshyn ren eh. ― It's not him that did it.

##### See also

* re (dependent form used with dy, nagh)

## Muna
### Etymology

Cognate with Balantak ngoor.

### Noun

nee
* nose

## Navajo
### Postposition

nee
* with you, by means of you

#### Inflection
## Nǀuu
### Interjection

nee
* No.

#### Synonyms

* nǃooʻi

#### Antonyms

* ee
* cee

### References

* Shah, S. & Brenzinger, M. (2016). Ouma Geelmeid ke kx’u ǁxaǁxa Nǀuu. Cape Town: CALDi, University of Cape Town.
* Sands, Bonny & Jones, Kerry & Esau, Katrina & Collins, Chris & Witzlack-Makarevich, Alena & Job, Sylvanus & Miller, Amanda & Steyn, Betta & Zaanen, Menno & Namaseb, Levi & Berg, Dietloff & Mantzel, Dotty & Damarah, Willem & Snyman, Claudia & Wyk, David & Brugman, Johanna & Exter, Mats & Vaalbooi, Antjie & Westhuizen, Mietjie. (2022). Nǀuuki Namagowab Afrikaans English ǂXoakiǂxanisi/Mîdi di ǂKhanis/Woordeboek/Dictionary.

## Pennsylvania German
### Interjection

nee
* no

## Votic
### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈneː/, [ˈneː]
* Rhymes: -eː
* Hyphenation: nee

### Pronoun

nee
* Alternative form of need

## West Frisian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /neː/

### Interjection

nee
* no

#### Further reading

* “nee”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011