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nyet

/njɛt/

nyet noun: a no; a negative response (in a Russian context).

Noun

nyet (uncountable)

  1. A no; a negative response (in a Russian context).

Interjection

  1. No (in a Russian context).
    • "Nyet," he said with an impatient wave, and walked into the cold night.1990 December 31, F. Coleman, “A Soviet Bombshell”, in Newsweek, volume 116, number 27, page 50
    • Nyet problem, Sarge.2010 Oct, John G. Hemry, “The Rift”, in Analog Science Fiction & Fact, volume 130, number 10, page 9

Antonyms of nyet

Forms of nyet

alternative formnet
alternative formniet

Origin of nyet

Borrowed from Russian нет (net, “no”).

Questions about nyet

What does nyet mean?
Nyet means a no; a negative response (in a Russian context).
What part of speech is nyet?
Nyet can be a noun or an interjection.
How do you pronounce nyet?
Nyet is pronounced /njɛt/.

Words near nyet in the dictionary

  1. Nyerges
  2. Nyeri
  3. Nyerimilang
  4. NYers
  5. nyes
  6. nyet
  7. NYFD
  8. NYFM
  9. NYFW
  10. Nygaard
  11. Nygard

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