nä
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
nä
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
nä
- alternative form of nää
Livonian
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Estonian neh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnæ/, [ˈnæ]
Interjection
nä
References
- Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “nä”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary][1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra
Plautdietsch
Interjection
nä
Swedish
Etymology
Apocopic form of nej.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /næː/, /nɛː/
Interjection
nä