neh

See also: Neh.

Italian

Etymology

Contraction of non è? (“isn't it?”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ

Interjection

neh

  1. (dialectal, chiefly Piedmont, Lombardy and Switzerland) isn't it?; don't you?; wouldn't she?, ...
    È proprio un piatto gustoso, neh?
    It's a really tasty dish, isn't it?
    Fa' il bravo, neh!
    Be good, (eh)!

Usage notes

Used at the end of of a sentence as a sort of tag question or to emphasize a statement.

See also

Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Persian نه‎ (noh), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬬𐬀‎ (nava), Pashto نه‎ (nə), Sanskrit नवन् (navan).

Numeral

neh

  1. nine

Old English

Etymology

A variant of nēah

Adjective

nēh

  1. near
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