ne

Signification (English)

Particle

right?; is it?; is it not?; tag question

Intj

Alternative spelling of nee

Article

Alternative spelling of 'ne

Concepts

hein

n’est-ce pas

n'est-ce pas

Synonyms

nicht

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oder

nicht wahr

gell

nö

nee

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/nə/

Etymology (English)

Inherited from moyen haut-allemand: ne

Inherited from ancien haut allemand: ne

In summary

From Middle High German ne, ni (“not, if not”), from Old High German ne, ni (“no, not, not at all, by no means”), from Proto-West Germanic *ne, from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne (“not”). Also possibly from a contraction of nicht, dialectal net, nit, ni.