nid

See also: NID, níd, nið, and níð

English

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Etymology 1

Noun

nid (plural nids)

1. Alternative form of nide (“nest of pheasants”)
   • 1884, William Carnegie, Practical game preserving, page 15:

     Owing to the size of the enclosure, most of the hens will commence their laying and nesting operations in the same or similar manner to unrestrained birds, forming their nids, and proceeding in the usual way. The aim of the mode of introducing pheasants here described is […]

Etymology 2

Noun

nid

1. (linguistics) Initialism of noun inanimate dependent.

See also

• na
• nad
• ni

See also

• nid-nod

Anagrams

• DIN, Din, IDN, din, IND, in d., Ind, DNI, ind., Ind.

Danish

Etymology

Old Norse níð, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą. Cognate of Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 (neiþ), Faroese níð, Icelandic níð, German Neid, Dutch nijd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnið/

Noun

nid (singular definite niddet, not used in plural form)

1. (archaic or poetic). feeling of intense hatred or strong envy.

Declension

Declension of nid

gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	nid	niddet
genitive	nids	niddets

Derived terms

• nidstirre
• nidvise

Related terms

• nidding
• niddingsdåd

References

• “nid” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “nid” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French nid, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni/

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• Homophones: ni, nids, nie, nient, nies

Noun

nid m (plural nids)

1. nest
   • 1976, Michel Fugain et le Big Bazar, "Le printemps".

     L’hirondelle et la fauvette, c’est la forêt qui me l’a dit / L’hirondelle et la fauvette, ont déjà fait leur nid

     The swallow and the warbler, it's the forest that told me / The swallow and the warbler have already made their nests

2. (military) Some people or dangerous things, hidden or not

   Nid de mitrailleuses

   machine gun nest

   Nid d’espions

   spy's nest

Derived terms

• nid d’aigle
• nid d’amour
• nid de poule
• petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid

Further reading

• “nid”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̠ʲɪdʲ/

Noun

nid

1. inflection of nead:
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Lombard

Etymology

From Latin nīdus.

Noun

nid m

1. nest

See also

• nid on the Lombard Wiktionary.Wiktionary ^lmo

Norman

Etymology

From Latin nīdus.

Noun

nid m (plural nids)

1. (Guernsey) nest

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse níð, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą, sense 2 being a semantic loan from German Neid. Doublet of ni-.

Noun

nid n (definite singular nidet, uncountable)

1. (archaic or historical) mockery, defamation, shame
2. (literary) envy, hatred, animosity

Derived terms

• nidsk
• nidskrift n
• nidvise f

Related terms

• niding m
• nidstong f

References

• “nid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nīþą. Cognate with Old English nīþ, Old Norse níð.

Noun

nīd m

1. envy
2. hate
3. malice

Declension

Declension of nīd (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	nīd	nīda
accusative	nīd	nīda
genitive	nīdes	nīdo
dative	nīde	nīdum
instrumental	nīdu	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: nīt
  • German: Neid
  • Luxembourgish: Näid

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Romagnol

Noun

nid m (invariable) (Bassa Romagna)

1. nest

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse níð, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą. Cognate of Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 (neiþ), German Neid, Dutch nijd.

Noun

nid n

1. (archaic or archaizing) scornful mockery

Usage notes

Mostly as part of compounds.

Declension

Declension of nid

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	nid	nids
	definite	nidet	nidets
plural	indefinite	nid	nids
	definite	niden	nidens

Derived terms

• nidbild
• niddikt
• nidskrift
• nidvisa

Related terms

• niding

References

• nid in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• nid in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• niding in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Welsh

Etymology

From ni with the same meaning, perhaps with addition of yd (affirmative particle).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪd/
• Rhymes: -ɪd

Adverb

nid

1. (formal) not (used before a word or phrase that has been moved before the main verb for emphasis)
   • 2022 October 12, “Fêpio ac ymddygiad gwael yn straen sylweddol ar athrawon”, in BBC Cymru Fyw‎^[1]:

     “Nid yma i gosbi mae athrawon,” meddai pennaeth Bro Myrddin

     “Teachers are not here to punish,” said the head of Bro Myrddin [School]

2. (literary) not (used before a vowel)

See also

• dim (“not”) (colloquial)
• ni (“not”) (literary, used before a consonant)