"neis" meaning in Welsh

See neis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /nei̯s/ Forms: neis [feminine, singular], neis [plural], neisied [equative], neisiach [comparative], neisiaf [superlative], nais [alternative]
Etymology: From English nice, from Middle English nyce (“foolish”), from Old French nice (“simple, foolish, ignorant”), from Latin nescius (“ignorant, not knowing”). Etymology templates: {{root|cy|ine-pro|*skey-}}, {{der|cy|en|nice}} English nice, {{der|cy|enm|nyce|t=foolish}} Middle English nyce (“foolish”), {{der|cy|fro|nice|t=simple, foolish, ignorant}} Old French nice (“simple, foolish, ignorant”), {{der|cy|la|nescius||ignorant, not knowing}} Latin nescius (“ignorant, not knowing”) Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach|stem=neisi}} neis (feminine singular neis, plural neis, equative neisied, comparative neisiach, superlative neisiaf, not mutable)
  1. nice (pleasant, satisfactory; attractive, friendly) Tags: not-mutable
    Sense id: en-neis-cy-adj-5HFiSXuA Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header
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        "Welsh terms derived from English",
        "Welsh terms derived from Latin",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle English",
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