English

Adjective

né ‎(not comparable)

1. (rare, usually italicised) Used to specify the original name of a man.

   Sting, né Gordon Sumner

Related terms

• nés
• née
• nées

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Afrikaans [Term?].

Particle

né

1. (South Africa) Yeah? not so? hey?

   so I saw this girl né, and I wanted to talk to her...‎

Anagrams

• en

French

Etymology 1

From Latin natus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne/
• Rhymes: -e

Verb

né m ‎(feminine singular née, masculine plural nés, feminine plural nées)

1. past participle of naître

Etymology 2

Hispanic pronunciation.

Particle

né

1. Eye dialect spelling of ne.

Anagrams

• en

Hungarian

Etymology

Shorter form of nézd (of the Hungarian verb néz - subjunctive, definite, 2nd person sg.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈneː]

Interjection

né

1. look!, see! (expressing surprise or wanting to get attention)

See also

• -né (suffix)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse né, from Proto-Germanic *ne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /njɛː/
• Rhymes: -ɛː

Conjunction

né

1. nor (used with hvorki meaning "neither")

   Ég er hvorki svangur né þyrstur.‎

   I'm neither hungry nor thirsty.

   Maðurinn hennar er hvorki klár né hnyttinn.‎

   Her husband is neither smart nor witty.

Derived terms

Isthmus Zapotec

Preposition

né

1. with

Italian

Etymology

From Latin nec.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /'ne/

Conjunction

né

1. nor
2. neither...nor
3. either...or

References

1. ↑ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951; headword né

Mandarin

Romanization

né (Zhuyin ㄋㄜˊ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 哪
2. Pinyin transcription of 那

Norman

Etymology 1

Noun

né f ‎(uncountable)

1. (Jersey) snow

Alternative forms

• neis (Guernsey)

Derived terms

• boule dé né
• né fondue

Etymology 2

Adjective

né m

1. Alternative form of nièr

Old French

Verb

né ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular nee)

1. past participle of naistre

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ne ‎(“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne ‎(“not”). Cognate with Old English ne, Old Frisian ne, ni, Old Saxon ne, ni, Old Dutch ne, Old High German ni, Old High German 𐌽𐌹 ‎(ni).

Conjunction

né

1. nor

Descendants

• Icelandic: né

Portuguese

Etymology

Contraction of não é

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛ/

Contraction

né?

1. (colloquial, interrogatory) Contraction of não é. Used as a tag question to ask for someone's opinion: isn't it (so); innit; right

   Você já comeu, né?‎

   You have already eaten, right?

2. (colloquial, often interrogatory) duh; obviously (expresses that something is obvious)

   Do que é feito um anel de diamante? De diamantes, né?!‎

   What a diamond ring is made of? Diamonds, obviously!

Venetian

Conjunction

né

1. neither, nor

Adverb

né

1. from