ny in Middle Welsh

IPA: /ni/ Forms: ni [alternative], nit [alternative, before-vowel], nyt [alternative, before-vowel] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *ni, from Proto-Celtic *nīs, from Proto-Indo-European *ne h₁ésti (“is not”). Etymology templates: {{der|wlm|cel-bry-pro|*ni|id=not}} Proto-Brythonic *ni, {{der|wlm|cel-pro|*nīs}} Proto-Celtic *nīs, {{der|wlm|ine-pro|*ne h₁ésti||is not}} Proto-Indo-European *ne h₁ésti (“is not”)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "wlm",
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        "3": "*ni",
        "id": "not"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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        "3": "*nīs"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wlm",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ne h₁ésti",
        "4": "",
        "5": "is not"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ne h₁ésti (“is not”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *ni, from Proto-Celtic *nīs, from Proto-Indo-European *ne h₁ésti (“is not”).",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "before-vowel"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyt",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "before-vowel"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Welsh",
  "lang_code": "wlm",
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        {
          "english": "since…not, because…not",
          "translation": "since…not, because…not",
          "word": "cany"
        },
        {
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          "translation": "not…him/her/it",
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        }
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      "id": "en-ny-wlm-particle-JUu5e1fx",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ni/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ny"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "since…not, because…not",
      "translation": "since…not, because…not",
      "word": "cany"
    },
    {
      "english": "not…him/her/it",
      "translation": "not…him/her/it",
      "word": "nys"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *ni, from Proto-Celtic *nīs, from Proto-Indo-European *ne h₁ésti (“is not”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ni",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nit",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "before-vowel"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyt",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "before-vowel"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "wlm",
  "pos": "particle",
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        "Middle Welsh lemmas",
        "Middle Welsh negative particles",
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        "Middle Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Middle Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Pages with 22 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with language headings in the wrong order"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ni/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ny"
}

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"ny" meaning in Middle Welsh

Particle