nait

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Use; profit; foredeal; advantage. Northern-England,Scotland,UK,dialectal
  2. End; purpose. Northern-England,Scotland,UK,dialectal
动词 v.
  1. To refuse; deny; disclaim. transitive
  2. To use; employ. transitive
  3. To go over; recite; repeat. transitive
  4. To exert oneself. reflexive
形容词 adj.
  1. Useful; good at need; fit; able. Northern-England,Scotland,UK,dialectal
  2. Quick and effective; deft; skilful. Northern-England,Scotland,UK,dialectal
  3. In good order; trim; tidy; dainty; clean. Northern-England,Scotland,UK,dialectal

词形变化

naits present,singular,third-person naiting participle,present naited participle,past naited past naits present,singular,third-person naiting participle,present naited participle,past naited past naits plural nate alternative naiter comparative more nait comparative naitest superlative most nait superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
naitly

词源

词源 1
From Middle English naiten, nayten, borrowed from Old Norse neita, later variant of níta (“to deny, refuse”). Cognate with Icelandic neita (“to deny”), Danish nægte (“to deny”), Old English nǣtan (“to annoy, afflict, press upon”). More at nyte, nay.
词源 2
From Middle English naiten, nayten, from Old Norse neyta (“to use, employ”), from Proto-Germanic *nautijaną (“to use”). Cognate with Icelandic neyta (“to make use of, employ”). Related to Old English nēotan (“to use; to enjoy”). More at note.
词源 3
From Middle English naite, from Old Norse neyte, neyti (“use”), from Proto-Germanic *nautiz (“use”).
词源 4
From Middle English nait, nayt, from Old Norse neytr (“in good order, fit, fit for use”), from Proto-Germanic *nautiz (“useful, helpful”). Compare Old English nyttol (“useful”).
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