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nait
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English naiten, nayten, from Old Norse neita, later variant of Old Norse níta (“to deny, refuse”), from Proto-Germanic *niitjan? (“to say 'no', deny, refuse”), from Proto-Germanic *ne (“no, not”). Cognate with Icelandic neita (“to deny”), Danish nægte (“to deny”), Old English n?tan (“to annoy, afflict, press upon, trample upon, crush, subdue, injure, destroy”). More at nyte, nay.
Verb
nait (third-person singular simple present naits, present participle naiting, simple past and past participle naited)
- (transitive) To refuse; deny; disclaim.
Etymology 2
From Middle English naiten, nayten, from Old Norse neyta (“to use, employ”), from Proto-Germanic *nautijan? (“to use”), from Proto-Indo-European *newd- (“to acquire, make use of”). Cognate with Icelandic neyta (“to make use of, employ”). Related also to Icelandic nýta (“to use, make use of”), Old English n?otan (“to use, make use of, have the use of, have the benefit of, enjoy, employ”). More at note.
Verb
nait (third-person singular simple present naits, present participle naiting, simple past and past participle naited)
- (transitive) To use; employ.
- (transitive) To go over; recite; repeat.
- (reflexive) To exert oneself.
Etymology 3
From Middle English naite, from Old Norse neyte, neyti (“use”), from Proto-Germanic *nautiz (“use”).
Alternative forms
- nate
Noun
nait (plural naits)
- (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Use; profit; foredeal; advantage.
- (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Use; end; purpose.
Etymology 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”).
Adjective
nait (comparative naiter or more nait, superlative naitest or most nait)
- (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Useful; good at need; fit; able.
- (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Quick and effective; deft; skilful.
- (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) In good order; trim; tidy; dainty; clean.
Derived terms
- naitly
Anagrams
- TINA, Tain, Tani, Tian, Tina, ain't, ani?, anti, anti-, tain, tian, tina
Finnish
Verb
nait
- Second-person singular indicative present form of naida.
- Second-person singular indicative past form of naida.
Anagrams
- anti, anti-, tain, tina
French
Alternative forms
- naît
Verb
nait
- third-person singular present indicative of naitre
Anagrams
- niât
- tain, 'tain
- tian
Tok Pisin
Etymology
English night
Noun
nait
- night
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fait
English
Noun
fait
- Misspelling of fate.
French
Alternative forms
- faict (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French fait, from Old French fet, from Latin factum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?/
- Homophones: fais, faix
- IPA(key): /f?t/ (alternatively for the noun)
- Homophones: faite, faites, faits
- Homophones: faîte, faîtes, fête, fêtent, fêtes (most accents)
Noun
fait m (plural faits)
- fact
Derived terms
Verb
fait
- third-person singular present indicative of faire
- past participle of faire
Derived terms
- l'habit ne fait pas le moine
Adjective
fait (feminine singular faite, masculine plural faits, feminine plural faites)
- done
- cut out
- Je ne suis vraiment pas fait pour l'escalade.
Further reading
- “fait” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- fiât
Middle French
Verb
fait m (feminine singular faite, masculine plural fais, feminine plural faites)
- past participle of faire; alternative form of faict
Noun
fait m (plural fais)
- Alternative form of faict
Welsh
Verb
fait
- Soft mutation of bait.
Mutation
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