nae

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nae"

Cuiba

Noun

nae

1. tree

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish nó (“boat, ship”), from Old Irish nau, from Proto-Celtic *nāwā, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with Latin navis and Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪ˠeː/

Noun

nae f (genitive singular nae, nominative plural naetha)

1. boat

Declension

Declension of nae

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative nae naetha Vocative a nae a naetha Genitive nae naetha Dative nae naetha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an nae na naetha Genitive na nae na naetha Dative leis an nae don nae leis na naetha

Synonyms

• bád

Related terms

• naomhóg (“currach, coracle”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “naoi”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nae”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Khumi Chin

Noun

nae

1. room, chamber

Maia

Pronoun

nae

1. (in the plural) you

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne/

Adverb

nae

1. Doric form of na (“not”)

   That's nae richt!

   That's not right!

Determiner

nae

1. (most Scots dialects) no

   There's nae breid left!

   There's no bread left!

Conjunction

nae

1. (Doric) not

Interjection

nae

1. Alternative form of na (“no”)

Yola

Determiner

nae

1. Alternative form of na (“no”)
   • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 4-6:

     Yer name var zetch avancet avare ye, e'en a dicke var hye, arent whilke ye brine o'zea an ye craggès o'noghanes cazed nae balke.

     Your fame for such came before you even into this retired spot, to which neither the waters of the sea below nor the mountains above caused any impediment.

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 116

Zhuang

Etymology

Cognate with Shan ၼၢႆး (náai, “dew; mist”), Ahom 𑜃𑜩 (nay, “dew”) or 𑜃𑜩𑜐𑜫 (nayñ), Bouyei nail.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /nai˨˦/
• Tone numbers: nae¹
• Hyphenation: nae

Noun

nae (Sawndip forms 汭 or 𭛎, 1957–1982 spelling nəi)

1. snow

   Synonym: (dialectal) siet