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Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Old High German neman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (to give or take ones due). Compare German nehmen, Dutch nemen, English nim, Icelandic nema, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (niman).

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nää (third-person singular simple present nimt, past participle gnaa, past subjunctive nääm, auxiliary haa)

  1. to take
    • 1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
      Würed Si bitte im Wartzimmer Platz ?
      Would you like to take a seat in the waiting-room?

Finnish

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Pronoun

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nää

  1. (colloquial) nominative plural of nämä
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Etymology 2

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From sinä, possibly through intermediate snää. Compare dialectal sää.

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nää (dialectal)

  1. (Oulu) Synonym of sinä

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnæːˣ/, [ˈnæː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -æː
  • Hyphenation(key): nää

Verb

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nää

  1. (colloquial or dialectal) inflection of nähdä:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative
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Etymology 4

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Interjection

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nää

  1. Alternative form of nääh

German Low German

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Adverb

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nää

  1. (Low Prussian) Alternative form of nee