Nee

English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• née

Pronunciation

• IPA: /niː/, also IPA: /neɪ/
• Homophones: knee, nay, neigh

Adjective

Nee (not comparable)

1. Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.

   Mrs Smith, nee Jones

2. Used when giving a former name. Originally known as.

   Since the name change, Butch (nee Frances) seems more tough and self-assured.

Notes

• As it is not a naturalised word in English, nee is often italicised.
• When used for a man, the masculine form né should be used.

Translations

signifies maiden name of a woman

Czech: rozená (cs) f. Finnish: omaa sukua (fi), o.s. (fi) French: née (fr) German: geborene (de), geb. (de)

Hungarian: született (hu) Russian: урождённая (ru), в девичестве (ru) Slovene: rojena (sl), roj. (sl)

Etymology 2

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

Interjection

Nee

1. (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)

Anagrams

• een , e'en
• ENE

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA: /neː/

Adverb

Nee

1. no

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /neː/, /neɪ/

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Adverb

Nee

1. no

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 may not watch television now.

• Nee has a formal form, neen, which is archaic in spoken language, but quite common in written language.

Anagrams

• een, één, ene

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Low German

Alternative forms

• ‎ne‎, ‎neh‎, ‎nej‎

Adverb

Nee

1. no