different between nid vs gid

English

Etymology

Noun

nid

1. (linguistics) Initialism of noun inanimate dependent.

See also

• na
• nad
• ni

Anagrams

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

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin n?dus, from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni/
• Homophones: ni, nids, nie, nient, nies

Noun

nid m (plural nids)

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

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'amour
• nid de poule
• petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid

Further reading

• “nid” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n???d?/

Noun

nid

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

Norman

Etymology

From Latin n?dus.

Noun

nid m (plural nids)

1. (Guernsey) nest

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse níð, from Proto-Germanic *n?þ?, 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 *n?þ?. Cognate with Old English n?þ (English nithe), Old Norse níð.

Noun

n?d m

1. envy
2. hate
3. malice

Declension

Descendants

• Middle High German: n?t
  • German: Neid
  • Luxembourgish: Näid

References

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

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n?d/

Adverb

nid

1. not

References

English

Etymology 1

Noun

gid (uncountable)

1. A disease of sheep caused by tapeworm.

Etymology 2

Compare Old French gigue. See jig (noun).

Noun

gid (plural gids)

1. (obsolete) A fiddle.

Anagrams

• DIG, GDI, GDI+, IgD, dIG, dig

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???ið?]

Etymology 1

An abbreviation of Gud give det, "(may) God give it".

Adverb

gid

1. I wish, if only

   Gid denne forbandede krig var ovre!

   How I wish that this accursed war were over.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

gid

1. imperative of gide

Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?id/

Etymology

From French guider.

Noun

gid

1. a guide

Verb

gid

1. Medial form of gide

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??it/

Etymology 1

Noun

gid m pers

1. (Cieszyn Silesia) Alternative form of gizd.

Etymology 2

From French guide.

Noun

gid m pers

1. (literary) guide (someone who guides)

   Synonym: przewodnik

Declension

Noun

gid m inan

1. (travel) guide book

   Synonym: przewodnik

Declension

Further reading

• gid in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scots

Adjective

gid (comparative mair gid, superlative maist gid)

1. good

Zaniza Zapotec

Noun

gid

1. skin
2. leather