nyet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian нет (net, “no”).

Noun

nyet (uncountable)

  1. (slang, Russian) A Russian no; a negative response.

Interjection

nyet!

  1. (Russia, Russian) No in a Russian context.
    • 1990 December 31, F. Coleman, “A Soviet Bombshell”, in Newsweek, volume 116, number 27, page 50:
      "Nyet," he said with an impatient wave, and walked into the cold night.
    • 2010 Oct, John G. Hemry, “The Rift”, in Analog Science Fiction & Fact, volume 130, number 10, page 9:
      Nyet problem, Sarge.

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Anagrams

Danish

Noun

nyet n

  1. singular definite of ny
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