"ní" meaning in Irish

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Noun

IPA: /n̠ʲiː/
Etymology: From Old Irish ní (“something”, n of nech) conflated with a reanalysis of Old Irish aní (“that which”) as an ní (“the thing”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ga|thing}}, {{g|n}} n, {{inh|ga|sga|ní|pos=<abbr title="neuter gender">n</abbr> of <i class="Latn mention" lang="sga">nech</i>|t=something}} Old Irish ní (“something”, n of nech), {{der|ga|sga|aní|t=that which}} Old Irish aní (“that which”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|ní|||||||nominative plural|nithe|or|neathanna|||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} ní m (genitive singular ní, nominative plural nithe or neathanna), {{ga-noun|m|~|nithe|pl2=neathanna}} ní m (genitive singular ní, nominative plural nithe or neathanna) Forms: [genitive, singular], nithe [nominative, plural], neathanna [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], nominative [indefinite], [indefinite, singular], nithe [indefinite, plural], vocative [indefinite], a ní [indefinite, singular], a nithe [indefinite, plural], genitive [indefinite], dative [indefinite], no-table-tags [table-tags], nominative [definite], an ní [definite, singular], na nithe [definite, plural], genitive [definite], dative [definite], leis an ní [definite, singular], don ní [definite, singular], leis na nithe [definite, plural]
  1. thing Tags: masculine Synonyms: rud
    Sense id: en-ní-ga-noun-XelNaRrj
  2. object Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ní-ga-noun-KVjUFtCK
  3. which (referring back to a clause) (followed by a relative clause) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ní-ga-noun-zV-Uw3pY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nídh [dated] Derived forms: neamhní (english: nothing), nithiúil
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /n̠ʲiː/ Forms: nite [genitive, singular]
Etymology: From Old Irish nige. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ga|washing}}, {{inh|ga|sga|nige}} Old Irish nige Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|nite||||||||-|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} ní f (genitive singular nite), {{ga-noun|f|nite|-}} ní f (genitive singular nite)
  1. verbal noun of nigh Tags: feminine, form-of, noun-from-verb Form of: nigh
    Sense id: en-ní-ga-noun-TH2b9Zu5
  2. washing Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ní-ga-noun--57h3E-C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nighe [obsolete], níochán [Cois-Fharraige]
Etymology number: 2

Particle

IPA: /n̠ʲiː/
Etymology: From Old Irish ní. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ga|not}}, {{inh|ga|sga|ní}} Old Irish ní Head templates: {{head|ga|particle|cat2=negative particles}} ní
  1. not (preverbal particle)
    Sense id: en-ní-ga-particle-BWogfNXL Categories (other): Irish negative particles, Irish particles Disambiguation of Irish negative particles: 61 39 Disambiguation of Irish particles: 61 39
  2. not (present copular form)
    Sense id: en-ní-ga-particle-XXDgWkW1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cha [Ulster], níor (english: used in the past tense with regular and some irregular verbs, also the past/conditional copular form)
Etymology number: 3 Related terms: Main clauses, is, an, nach, Direct relative clauses, Indirect relative clauses, ar, arbv, Other subordinate clauses, gur, gurbv, ba, b’v, níor, níorbhv, arbhv, nár, nárbhv, abv, gurbhv, gura, gurabv, nára, nárabv, Simple copular forms, , cár, cárbv, cárbhv, , cér, cérbv, cérbhv, , dá mba, dá mb’v, de/do, dar, darbv, darbhv, faoi, faoinar, faoinarbv, faoinarbhv, i, inar, inarbv, inarbhv, le, lenar, lenarbv, lenarbhv, , más, má ba, má b’v, mura, murabv, murar, murarbhv, ó (english: prep.), ónar, ónarbv, ónarbhv, ó (conj.), ós, ó ba, ó b’v, trí, trínar, trínarbv, trínarbhv, Compound copular forms, v Used before vowel sounds

Verb

IPA: /n̠ʲiː/
Etymology: From Old Irish nige. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ga|washing}}, {{inh|ga|sga|nige}} Old Irish nige Head templates: {{head|ga|verb form}} ní
  1. analytic present subjunctive of nigh Tags: analytic, form-of, present, subjunctive Form of: nigh
    Sense id: en-ní-ga-verb-sp3uBWnQ Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 24 2 4 4 12 40 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nighe [obsolete], níochán [Cois-Fharraige]
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /n̠ʲiː/
Etymology templates: {{etymid|ga|ghní}} Head templates: {{head|ga|verb form}} ní
  1. Alternative spelling of ghní Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ghní
    Sense id: en-ní-ga-verb-SkRZGV-B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "nothing",
      "word": "neamhní"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "nithiúil"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "thing"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "n",
      "name": "g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "ní",
        "pos": "<abbr title=\"neuter gender\">n</abbr> of <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"sga\">nech</i>",
        "t": "something"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish ní (“something”, n of nech)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "aní",
        "t": "that which"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish aní (“that which”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish ní (“something”, n of nech) conflated with a reanalysis of Old Irish aní (“that which”) as an ní (“the thing”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ní",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nithe",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neathanna",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nominative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ní",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nithe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vocative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a ní",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a nithe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genitive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nominative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an ní",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na nithe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genitive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an ní",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don ní",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na nithe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "nithe",
        "13": "or",
        "14": "neathanna",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "ní",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ní m (genitive singular ní, nominative plural nithe or neathanna)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "~",
        "3": "nithe",
        "pl2": "neathanna"
      },
      "expansion": "ní m (genitive singular ní, nominative plural nithe or neathanna)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "thing"
      ],
      "id": "en-ní-ga-noun-XelNaRrj",
      "links": [
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rud"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "object"
      ],
      "id": "en-ní-ga-noun-KVjUFtCK",
      "links": [
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They were [away] six months without returning, and when Máire saw the vessel coming to port, her heart had raptures of gladness and joy, which was not surprising.",
          "ref": "1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:",
          "text": "Do bhíodar sé mhí gan fille, agus nuair a chonaic Máire an t-árthach ag teacht chun cuain, bhí sceitimíní ar a croidhe le lúthgháir agus le h-áthas, ní nárbh’ iongnadh.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "which (referring back to a clause) (followed by a relative clause)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ní-ga-noun-zV-Uw3pY",
      "links": [
        [
          "which",
          "which"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̠ʲiː/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "nídh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ní"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "washing"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "nige"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish nige",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish nige.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nite",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "-",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "nite",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ní f (genitive singular nite)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "nite",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "ní f (genitive singular nite)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "nigh"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "verbal noun of nigh"
      ],
      "id": "en-ní-ga-noun-TH2b9Zu5",
      "links": [
        [
          "nigh",
          "nigh#Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "washing"
      ],
      "id": "en-ní-ga-noun--57h3E-C",
      "links": [
        [
          "washing",
          "washing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̠ʲiː/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "nighe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Cois-Fharraige"
      ],
      "word": "níochán"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ní"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "washing"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "nige"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish nige",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish nige.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "ní",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 1 24 2 4 4 12 40 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "nigh"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "analytic present subjunctive of nigh"
      ],
      "id": "en-ní-ga-verb-sp3uBWnQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "analytic",
          "analytic"
        ],
        [
          "nigh",
          "nigh#Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "analytic",
        "form-of",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̠ʲiː/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "nighe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Cois-Fharraige"
      ],
      "word": "níochán"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ní"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "not"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "ní"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish ní",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish ní.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "particle",
        "cat2": "negative particles"
      },
      "expansion": "ní",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "particle",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Main clauses"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "is"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "an"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Direct relative clauses"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Indirect relative clauses"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "arbv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Other subordinate clauses"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gurbv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "b’v"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "níor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "níorbhv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "arbhv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nár"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nárbhv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "abv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gurbhv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gura"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gurabv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nára"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nárabv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Simple copular forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cá"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cár"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cárbv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cárbhv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cé"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cér"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cérbv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cérbhv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dá"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dá mba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dá mb’v"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "de/do"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "darbv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "darbhv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "faoi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "faoinar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "faoinarbv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "faoinarbhv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "i"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "inar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "inarbv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "inarbhv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "le"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lenar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lenarbv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lenarbhv"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "má"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "más"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "má ba"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "má b’v"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "text": "Ní dheachaigh mé ansin.",
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          "text": "Ní bhfaighidh siad é.",
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          "text": "Ní críonnacht creagaireacht.",
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          "english": "They are not the same.",
          "text": "Ní hionann iad.",
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          "text": "An gloine é? Ní hea.",
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          "text": "Do bhíodar sé mhí gan fille, agus nuair a chonaic Máire an t-árthach ag teacht chun cuain, bhí sceitimíní ar a croidhe le lúthgháir agus le h-áthas, ní nárbh’ iongnadh.",
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        {
          "english": "I did not go there.",
          "text": "Ní dheachaigh mé ansin.",
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        {
          "english": "They will not find it.",
          "text": "Ní bhfaighidh siad é.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "not (preverbal particle)"
      ],
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        [
          "not",
          "not"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Miserliness is not thrift.",
          "text": "Ní críonnacht creagaireacht.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "They are not the same.",
          "text": "Ní hionann iad.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Is it glass? No.",
          "text": "An gloine é? Ní hea.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "not (present copular form)"
      ],
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          "not",
          "not"
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      "ipa": "/n̠ʲiː/"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ],
      "word": "cha"
    },
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      "english": "used in the past tense with regular and some irregular verbs, also the past/conditional copular form",
      "word": "níor"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ní"
}

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        }
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        "Alternative spelling of ghní"
      ],
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          "ghní#Irish"
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    {
      "ipa": "/n̠ʲiː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ní"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ní meaning in Irish (10.8kB)

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