nid

See also: NID, níd, nið, nîd, and níð

Translingual

Symbol

nid

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ngandi.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Ngandi terms

English

  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Etymology 1

Noun

nid (plural nids)

  1. 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

  1. (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)

  1. (archaic or poetic). feeling of intense hatred or strong envy.

Declension

Declension of nid

gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative nid niddet
genitive nids niddets

Derived terms

References

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)

  1. 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
  2. (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

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̠ʲɪdʲ/

Noun

nid

  1. inflection of nead:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Lombard

Etymology

From Latin nīdus.

Noun

nid m

  1. nest

See also

Norman

Etymology

From Latin nīdus.

Noun

nid m (plural nids)

  1. (Guernsey) nest

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)

  1. (archaic or historical) mockery, defamation, shame
  2. (literary) envy, hatred, animosity

Derived terms

References

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nīþą. Cognate with Old English nīþ, Old Norse níð.

Noun

nīd m

  1. envy
  2. hate
  3. malice

Declension

Declension of nīd (masculine a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative nīd nīdā, nīda
accusative nīd nīdā, nīda
genitive nīdes nīdo
dative nīde nīdum
instrumental nīdu

Descendants

  • Middle High German: nīt

References

  • Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Romagnol

Noun

nid m (invariable) (Bassa Romagna)

  1. nest

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

  1. (archaic or archaizing) scornful mockery; belittling, disparaging

Usage notes

Mostly as part of compounds.

Declension

Declension of nid
nominative genitive
singular indefinite nid nids
definite nidet nidets
plural indefinite nid nids
definite niden nidens

Derived terms

References

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

  1. (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]
  2. (literary) not (used before a vowel)

See also

  • dim (not) (colloquial)
  • ni (not) (literary, used before a consonant)

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 51 vi