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

  1. (colloquial, regional) alternative form of nein (no)

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.

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnæ/, [ˈnæ]

Interjection

  1. alternative form of

References

  • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

Low German

Adverb

  1. alternative form of nee (no)

Plautdietsch

Interjection

  1. no, nay (opposite of "yes")

Swedish

Etymology

Apocopic form of nej.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /næː/, /nɛː/

Interjection

  1. (spoken language, colloquial) no, nah

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