nay

Significado (Inglés)

Oposto a
aye, yea
Frecuencia

C1
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/neɪ/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

In summary

From Middle English nai, nei, from Old Norse nei (“no”), contraction of ne (“not”) + ei (“ever”), itself from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”). More at no. The verb is from Middle English nayen (“to refuse, deny, gainsay”), from the interjection and adverb above.

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