neen

Meaning

no; stressed or formal form of nee

Concepts

no

🙅

nope

not

🚫

nay

yes

uh-uh

na

like a hole in the head

nah

like a hole in one’s head

ne

neither

non

Synonyms

nee

🙅

niet

🚫

Translations

non

🙅

nein

🙅

no

🚫

não

🚫

no

🙅

hayır

🙅

όχι

ne

🚫

non

🚫

no

🙅

nicht

🚫

na

🙅

لا

🙅

değil

🚫

Pronounced as (IPA)

/neːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: neen

Inherited from Old Dutch: nēn

Cognate with English: none

Cognate with German: nein

In summary

From Middle Dutch neen, from Old Dutch nēn (“none, not one”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz, from Proto-Germanic *ne + *ainaz. Cognate with English none, German nein.