neis

== Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈneis/ Rhymes: -eis Syllabification: ne‧is === Verb === neis past of nei == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈne.iːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɛː.is] === Noun === neīs dative/ablative plural of neon == Middle English == === Noun === neis alternative form of nece (“niece”) == Norman == === Alternative forms === né (Jersey) === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === neis f (uncountable) (Guernsey) snow == Welsh == === Alternative forms === nais === Etymology === From English nice, from Middle English nyce (“foolish”), from Old French nice (“simple, foolish, ignorant”), from Latin nescius (“ignorant, not knowing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nei̯s/ === Adjective === neis (feminine singular neis, plural neis, equative neisied, comparative neisiach, superlative neisiaf, not mutable) nice (pleasant, satisfactory; attractive, friendly) === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “neis”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies