nid
Translingual
Symbol
nid
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Ngandi terms
English
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Etymology 1
Noun
nid (plural nids)
- Alternative form of nide (“nest of pheasants”).
- 1884, William Carnegie, Practical game preserving, page 15:
- Owing to the size of the enclosure, most of the hens will commence their laying and nesting operations in the same or similar manner to unrestrained birds, forming their nids, and proceeding in the usual way. The aim of the mode of introducing pheasants here described is […]
Etymology 2
Noun
nid
- (linguistics) Initialism of noun inanimate dependent.
See also
See also
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Old Norse níð, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą. Cognate of Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 (neiþ), Faroese níð, Icelandic níð, German Neid, Dutch nijd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnið/
Noun
nid (singular definite niddet, not used in plural form)
Declension
gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nid | niddet |
| genitive | nids | niddets |
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “nid” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “nid” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French nid, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nid m (plural nids)
- nest
- 1976, Michel Fugain et le Big Bazar, "Le printemps".
- L'hirondelle et la fauvette, c'est la forêt qui me l'a dit / L'hirondelle et la fauvette, ont déjà fait leur nid
- The swallow and the warbler, it's the forest that told me / The swallow and the warbler have already made their nests
- 1976, Michel Fugain et le Big Bazar, "Le printemps".
- (military) Some people or dangerous things, hidden or not
- Nid de mitrailleuses
- machine gun nest
- Nid d'espions
- spy's nest
Derived terms
Further reading
- “nid”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n̠ʲɪdʲ/
Noun
nid
- inflection of nead:
- vocative/genitive singular
- nominative/dative plural
Lombard
Etymology
Noun
nid m
See also
- nid on the Lombard Wiktionary.Wiktionary lmo
Norman
Etymology
Noun
nid m (plural nids)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse níð, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą, sense 2 being a semantic loan from German Neid. Doublet of ni-.
Noun
nid n (definite singular nidet, uncountable)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “nid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nīþą. Cognate with Old English nīþ, Old Norse níð.
Noun
nīd m
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nīd | nīdā, nīda |
| accusative | nīd | nīdā, nīda |
| genitive | nīdes | nīdo |
| dative | nīde | nīdum |
| instrumental | nīdu | — |
Descendants
References
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
Romagnol
Noun
nid m (invariable) (Bassa Romagna)
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish nidh, from Old Norse níð, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą. Cognate of Danish nid (Old Danish nith), Icelandic níð, Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 (neiþ), German Neid, Dutch nijd.
Noun
nid n
- (archaic or archaizing) scornful mockery; belittling, disparaging
Usage notes
Mostly as part of compounds.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | nid | nids |
| definite | nidet | nidets | |
| plural | indefinite | nid | nids |
| definite | niden | nidens |
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- nid in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- nid in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- niding in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Welsh
Etymology
From ni with the same meaning, perhaps with addition of yd (affirmative particle).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɪd/[2]
- Rhymes: -ɪd
Adverb
nid
- (formal) not (used before a word or phrase that has been moved before the main verb for emphasis)
- 2022 October 12, “Fêpio ac ymddygiad gwael yn straen sylweddol ar athrawon”, in BBC Cymru Fyw[1]:
- “Nid yma i gosbi mae athrawon,” meddai pennaeth Bro Myrddin
- “Teachers are not here to punish,” said the head of Bro Myrddin [School]
- (literary) not (used before a vowel)
See also
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 51 vi