different between nait vs nat

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)

1. (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)

1. (transitive) To use; employ.
2. (transitive) To go over; recite; repeat.
3. (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)

1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Use; profit; foredeal; advantage.
2. (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)

1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Useful; good at need; fit; able.
2. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Quick and effective; deft; skilful.
3. (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

1. Second-person singular indicative present form of naida.
2. Second-person singular indicative past form of naida.

Anagrams

• anti, anti-, tain, tina

French

Alternative forms

• naît

Verb

nait

1. third-person singular present indicative of naitre

Anagrams

• niât
• tain, 'tain
• tian

Tok Pisin

Etymology

English night

Noun

nait

1. night

English

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Burmese ??? (nat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n??t/
• Rhymes: -??t

Noun

nat (plural nats)

1. A spirit in Burmese mythology, whose cult is followed alongside Buddhism.

Etymology 2

Reduced form of naught.

Adverb

nat (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Not. [14th-17th c.]
   • 1614, William Browne, The Shepheard's Pipe:

     And he a pistle rowned in her eare, / Nat what I want, for I ne came nat there.

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of natural logarithm.

Noun

nat (plural nats)

1. A logarithmic unit of information or entropy, based on natural logarithms.

Synonyms

• nit, nepit

See also

• bit, nat, qubit

Anagrams

• -ant, ANT, Ant, Ant., NTA, TAN, TNA, Tan, a'n't, an't, ant, ant-, ant., tan

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin n?tus (“born”). Compare Romanian nat (“personal, individual”).

Noun

nat m

1. child

Related terms

• nascu

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan nat, from Latin n?tus, from earlier gn?tus, from Proto-Italic *gn?tos, from Proto-Indo-European *?n?h?tós (“begotten, produced”), derived from the root *?enh?- (“to beget, give birth”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?nat/
• Rhymes: -at

Adjective

nat (feminine nada, masculine plural nats, feminine plural nades)

1. born

   Synonym: nascut

Derived terms

• nounat

Further reading

• “nat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish nat, from Old Norse nátt, nótt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nók?ts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nad?/

Noun

nat c (singular definite natten, plural indefinite nætter)

1. night (period between sunset and sunrise)

Declension

Derived terms

• natlig

Further reading

• “nat” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nat, from Old Dutch nat, from Proto-Germanic *nataz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n?t/
• Hyphenation: nat
• Rhymes: -?t

Adjective

nat (comparative natter, superlative natst)

1. wet

Inflection

Antonyms

• droog

Derived terms

• doornat
• zeiknat

Noun

nat n (uncountable)

1. moisture

Derived terms

• vleesnat

Latin

Verb

nat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of n?

Maia

Noun

nat

1. rain

Middle English

Adverb

nat

1. Alternative form of not
   • 13??, Geoffrey Chaucer, Boethius and Troilus

     And at the laste, yif that any wight wene a thing to ben other weyes thanne it is, it is nat only unscience, but it is deceivable opinioun ful diverse and fer fro the sothe of science.

Noun

nat

1. Alternative form of not

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n??t/

Verb

n?t

1. first/third-person singular present indicative of nytan

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts.

Noun

n?t f

1. night

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: natt

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin n?tus, from earlier gn?tus, from Proto-Italic *gn?tos, from Proto-Indo-European *?n?h?tós (“begotten, produced”), derived from the root *?enh?- (“to beget, give birth”). The meaning in Romanian developed from that of "offspring" or "progeny" in relation to the parent. Compare Aromanian nat (“child”), also Occitan nada (“girl”).

Noun

nat m (plural na?i)

1. (uncommon, popular) person, individual
2. (uncommon, popular) kinsman, relative

Declension

Synonyms

• (person, individual): om, persoan?, individ, ins
• (kinsman, relative): rud?, rudenie

Related terms

• na?te

Singpho

Noun

nat

1. spirit

References

• Stephen Morey, The Singpho Agentive – Functions and Meanings (2012), p. 12

Tzotzil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nät?/

Adjective

nat

1. deep

Related terms

(Verbs)

• natij

(Adjectives)

• natik

(Adjectives & Nouns)

• natil

References

• Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English not.

Adverb

nat

1. not

References

• Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN