nage

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See also: nagé, nàge, and nǎge

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /naʒ/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʒ

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from nager.

Noun

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nage f (plural nages)

  1. swimming
    Synonym: natation
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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nage

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

Further reading

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Anagrams

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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nage

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

Lower Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnaɡʲɛ/, [ˈnaɡʲə]

Adjective

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nage

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

Middle English

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Noun

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nage (plural nages)

  1. Alternative spelling of nagge

Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑː.ɡe/, [ˈnɑː.ɣe]

Verb

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nāge

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

Sialum

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Noun

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nage

  1. water

References

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Welsh

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Etymology

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nac (not) +‎ ef (him, it)

Pronunciation

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Particle

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nage

  1. no
    Synonym: naci
    Antonyms: ia, ie
    Onid ef yw dy dad? Nage, nid ef.
    Is he not your father? No, not he.
    Nage fe yw dy dad? Nage, nage fe.
    Isn’t he your dad? No, not him.
  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.

Usage notes

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  • 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

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References

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  • 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