neigh

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

The cry of a horse.

Verb

1. To make its cry.
2. To make a sound similar to a horse's cry.
3. (obsolete) To scoff or sneer.

sinonimi

whinny

nicker

whicker

bray

snicker

squeal

bleat

growl

bellow

cry

😢

moo

roar

vociferate

call

shout

twitter

whistle

yell

clear one’s throat

bawl

swift horse

call out

cheep

chirp

chirrup

croak

cry out

hee-haw

howl

make a sound

mew

pipe

scream

😱

sing

trill

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/neɪ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: neighen

Ereditato da inglese antico: hnǣġan

Affine olandese: neien

Affine Middle Low German: neigen

Affine svedese: gnägga

Affine islandese: hneggja

In summary

From Middle English neighen, from Old English hnǣġan, from Proto-Germanic *hnaijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną (“to neigh”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch neien, Middle Low German neigen, Swedish gnägga, Icelandic hneggja.