See also: Appendix:Variations of "na"

German

Etymology

The same as nee with lowering of the vowel (via particular dialects and/or for emphasis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛː/

Interjection

  1. (colloquial, regional) alternative form of nein (no)

Usage notes

  • Used especially in the Rhineland, where it is the native dialectal form, and sometimes in Bavaria, where it is a compromise form between native na and northern colloquial German nee. For emphasis it is used more widely.

German Low German

Adverb

  1. alternative form of nää

Livonian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Estonian neh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnæ/, [ˈnæ]

Interjection

  1. yes
  2. yeah

References

  • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

Plautdietsch

Interjection

  1. no, nay (opposite of "yes")

Swedish

Etymology

Apocopic form of nej.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /næː/, /nɛː/

Interjection

  1. (spoken language, colloquial) no, nah

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