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Webster 1913 Edition


Nye

{

Ny

,

Nye

}
,
Adj.
&
adv.
Nigh.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Nye

,
Noun.
[Prob. fr. F.
nid
nest, brood, L.
nidus
nest. See
Nest
, and cf.
Eye
brood,
Nide
.]
A brood or flock of pheasants.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nye

NYE

,
Noun.
A brood or flock of pheasants.

Definition 2024


Nye

Nye

See also: nye and NYE

English

Proper noun

Nye

  1. A surname.

nye

nye

See also: Nye and NYE

English

Noun

nye (plural nyes)

  1. A brood or flock of pheasants.

Danish

Adjective

nye

  1. definite and plural of ny

Ewe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲɛ/

Pronoun

nye

  1. I

Verb

nye

  1. to swerve
  2. to swing

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

nye

  1. definite singular of ny
  2. plural of ny

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

nye

  1. definite singular of ny
  2. plural of ny

Swedish

Adjective

nye

  1. absolute definite natural masculine form of ny.

Zulu

Adjective

-nye

  1. (with enumerative concord) one
  2. some
  3. another
  4. additional, more

Usage notes

The meaning "one" is normally used only with singular nouns. It can be used with plurale tantum nouns, in the meaning "one kind of".

Inflection

Enumerative concord
Modifier
Class 1 munye
Class 2 banye
Class 3 munye
Class 4 minye
Class 5 linye
Class 6 manye
Class 7 sinye
Class 8 zinye
Class 9 yinye
Class 10 zinye
Class 11 lunye
Class 14 bunye
Class 15 kunye
Class 17 kunye
Adjective concord
Modifier Copulative
1st singular engimunye ngimunye
2nd singular omunye umunye
1st plural esibanye sibanye
2nd plural enibanye nibanye
Class 1 omunye munye
Class 2 abanye banye
Class 3 omunye munye
Class 4 eminye minye
Class 5 elinye linye
Class 6 amanye manye
Class 7 esinye sinye
Class 8 ezinye zinye
Class 9 enye inye
Class 10 ezinye zinye
Class 11 olunye lunye
Class 14 obunye bunye
Class 15 okunye kunye
Class 17 okunye kunye

Derived terms