ní.
thing
Meaning & usage
thing
object
which (referring back to a clause) (followed by a relative clause)
Where this word comes from
From Old Irish ní (“something”, n of nech) conflated with a reanalysis of Old Irish aní (“that which”) as an ní (“the thing”).
verbal noun of nigh
washing
Where this word comes from
From Old Irish nige.
not (preverbal particle)
Ní thuigim.
Ní dheachaigh mé ansin.
not (present copular form)
Ní críonnacht creagaireacht.
Ní hionann iad.
Where this word comes from
From Old Irish ní.
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