nage

See also: nagé, nàge, and nǎge

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Deverbal from nagerCategory:French deverbals#NAGE.

Noun

nage f (plural nages)Category:French lemmas#NAGECategory:French nouns#NAGECategory:French countable nouns#NAGECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#NAGECategory:French feminine nouns#NAGECategory:Pages with entries#NAGECategory:Pages with 7 entries#NAGE

  1. swimming
    Synonym: natation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nageCategory:French non-lemma forms#NAGECategory:French verb forms#NAGECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#NAGECategory:Pages with entries#NAGECategory:Pages with 7 entries#NAGE

  1. inflection of nager:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

Verb

nageCategory:German non-lemma forms#NAGECategory:German verb forms#NAGECategory:German entries with incorrect language header#NAGECategory:Pages with entries#NAGECategory:Pages with 7 entries#NAGE

  1. inflection of nagen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Adjective

nageCategory:Lower Sorbian non-lemma forms#NAGECategory:Lower Sorbian adjective forms#NAGECategory:Lower Sorbian entries with incorrect language header#NAGECategory:Pages with entries#NAGECategory:Pages with 7 entries#NAGE

  1. inflection of nagi:
    1. neuter nominative/accusative singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Middle English

Noun

nageCategory:Middle English alternative forms#NAGECategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#NAGECategory:Pages with entries#NAGECategory:Pages with 7 entries#NAGE

  1. alternative form of nagge

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

nāgeCategory:Old English non-lemma forms#NAGECategory:Old English verb forms#NAGECategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#NAGECategory:Pages with entries#NAGECategory:Pages with 7 entries#NAGE

  1. inflection of nāgan:
    1. singular present subjunctive
    2. singular imperative

Sialum

Noun

nageCategory:Sialum lemmas#NAGECategory:Sialum nouns#NAGECategory:Sialum entries with incorrect language header#NAGECategory:Pages with entries#NAGECategory:Pages with 7 entries#NAGE

  1. water

References

Welsh

Etymology

nac (not) + ef (him, it)Category:Welsh compound terms#NAGE

Pronunciation

Particle

nageCategory:Welsh lemmas#NAGECategory:Welsh particles#NAGECategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#NAGECategory:Pages with entries#NAGECategory:Pages with 7 entries#NAGE

  1. no
    Synonym: naci
    Antonyms: ia, ie
    Onid ef yw dy dad? Nage, nid ef.
    Is he not your father? No, not he.
    Category:Welsh terms with usage examples#NAGE
    Nage fe yw dy dad? Nage, nage fe.
    Isn’t he your dad? No, not him.
    Category:Welsh terms with usage examples#NAGE
  2. (South Wales) not (used to negate a fronted non-verbal element in a sentence)
    Synonyms: dim, nid
    Antonyms: ai, ife
    Nage fe yw dy dad? Nage, nage fe.
    Isn’t he your dad? No, not him.
    Category:Welsh terms with usage examples#NAGE

Usage notes

  • Used to reply to questions or statements with a non-verbal element fronted for emphasis. For a regular unemphatic verb-initial question or statement, other words of disagreement are employed.
  • This word is found in the standard language and also colloquially in south Wales. In the north, naci is the preferred colloquial form.

Derived terms

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “nage”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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