nei.
to say no, to reply in negation or disagreement
Meaning & usage
to say no, to reply in negation or disagreement
nei demandon / nei al demando
Ŝi neis per kapskuo.
to deny (assert that something is not true)
nei la ekziston de Dio
Oni simple ne povas nei faktojn.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *néder. Proto-Indo-European *méh₁ Proto-Indo-European *néh₁der. Proto-Italic *nē Archaic Latin nei Latin nebor. Latin nōn Old French ne Middle French ne French nebor. Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Balto-Slavic *ne Proto-Slavic *ne Russian не (ne)bor. ▲ Proto-Slavic *ne Old Polish nie Polish niebor. Russian нет (net)bor. Esperanto ne Proto-Italic *-jezi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -īre French -irbor.? ▲ Latin -īre Spanish -irbor.? Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -īre Old Galician-Portuguese -ir Portuguese -irbor.? ▲ Latin -ire Italian -irebor.? ▲ Latin -iō Romanian -ibor.? Esperanto -i Esperanto nei From ne (“no”) + -i (infinitive verb suffix).
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