"nain" meaning in Scots

See nain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: mair nain [comparative], maist nain [superlative]
Etymology: From the prothetic n- + ain, from the wrong division of mine ain as my nain. Etymology templates: {{prefix|sco|n-|ain}} n- + ain, {{m|sco|mine ain}} mine ain, {{m|sco|my nain}} my nain Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair nain|||||superlative|maist nain||||}} nain (comparative mair nain, superlative maist nain), {{sco-adj}} nain (comparative mair nain, superlative maist nain)
  1. (Shetland) own Tags: Shetland Synonyms: ain
    Sense id: en-nain-sco-adj-Wzl1ZRw8 Categories (other): Shetland Scots, Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots pronouns, Scots terms prefixed with n- Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Scots pronouns: 59 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|sco|pronoun|}} nain, {{sco-pron}} nain
  1. Alternative spelling of nane Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: nane
    Sense id: en-nain-sco-pron-slaGuHuf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for nain meaning in Scots (2.1kB)

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