adj, intj — 2 senses
/neɪ/
Etymology From French née (“(f)”) and né (“(m)”), past participle of naître, to be born. Mix of both gendered terms due to their homophony, resulting in a unisex term in English.
English, North American Used when giving a former name. Originally known as.
/niː/
Etymology From Old English ne or nā (“no”). Cognate with Standard English no.
Geordie no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with na.
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