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nait

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
nait
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To refuse; deny; disclaim.

Transitive verb

verb

To use; employ.

Transitive verb

verb

To go over; recite; repeat.

Transitive verb

verb

To exert oneself.

noun

Use; profit; foredeal; advantage.

British usage

noun

End; purpose.

British usage

adj

Useful; good at need; fit; able.

British usage

adj

Quick and effective; deft; skilful.

British usage

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: naiten, neita, neyta, *nautijaną, naite, neyte

Usage

Inflected Forms

naits (present, singular) naiting (participle, present) naited (participle, past) naited (past) naits (plural) nate (alternative) naiter (comparative) more nait (comparative) naitest (superlative) most nait (superlative)

Derived Forms

naitly

Synonyms

neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia NAITP feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia FMAITP FMAIT alloimmune thrombocytopenia AIT

Questions

What does nait mean?
To refuse; deny; disclaim.
Where does nait come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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