Contionary:naw

Niemish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nau/

Etymology

From Gothic hnáiws.

Adjective

náw adj. (comparative: más náw)

1. low
2. short (not tall)
3. lowly

Case	masculine			feminine
	singular		plural	singular	plural
	indefinite	definite
Nominative	náw			náw
Genitive	nä́w
Dative	náw
Predicative			náws		náws

Synonyms

• (lowly) hón

Antonyms

• hów ("high")

Derived terms

• nä́win ("shortness, lowness")
• nawhyd ("lowliness, low status")

Knrawi

Etymology

Inherited.

Pronunciation

⫽na˥ʍ⫽

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [na˥ʍ]
  
• (Royal) IPA^(key): [na˥χʷ]
  
• (Urban Anajrn) IPA^(key): [nä˥hʷ]
  
• (Ufhewat) IPA^(key): [nɒ˥xʷ]
  
• (Zjiiama) IPA^(key): [nɒ˥xʷ]

Noun

naw

1. idea, thought

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   translation here

naw inflection

	SG				PL/INDEF
	SGV		PTV		SGV		PTV
		GEN		GEN		GEN		GEN
NOM/DAT	nawǵ	nawĝ	nawví	nawvî	nawg̀	nawĝ*	nawvì	nawvî*
ACC	naw	nâw	zinaw	zinaw	nàw	nâw*	zinaw	zinaw*
LOC	sg nawǵ	sĝ nawĝ	sr nawví	sr̂ nawvî	sg̀ nawg̀	sĝ nawĝ*	sr̀ nawvì	sr̂ nawvî*
*low falling tone in some regions