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nē

“nē” is a Latvian word. Its 7 meanings in English:

particle

  1. used to deny or disagree with what was said in the preceding affirmative statement; no
  2. used to confirm or agree with what was said in the preceding negative statement; no
  3. used to negate a previous assumption; no
  4. used to correct, precise or reinforce what was said in the preceding utterance; no, rather, actually
  5. used to reinforce a negative statement; no
  6. used instead of a negative verb form; no, ...not
  7. used as a noun, to indicate a negative answer to a question, or to a proposal

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *nē, from Proto-Indo-European *nē, a parallel form to *né “no, not,” the sentence negation particle. Cognates include Lithuanian nè, nė̃ (“neither, nor”), Old Church Slavonic не (ne), Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian не (ne), Czech ne, Polish nie, Gothic 𐌽𐌹 (ni), 𐌽𐌴 (nē), Hittite 𒈾𒀜𒋫 (/⁠natta⁠/, “not”), [Term?] (/⁠nāwi⁠/, “not yet”), Sanskrit न (ná), Latin ne-, nē.

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