Meaning of ní | Babel Free

Definitions

1. thing
   masculine
2. verbal noun of nigh
   feminine, form-of, noun-from-verb
3. A prefix used with a woman's maiden surname
4. eclipsed form of Í
   abbreviation, alt-of, eclipsis
5. object
   masculine
6. washing
   feminine
7. which (referring back to a clause) (followed by a relative clause)
   masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“Do bhíodar sé mhí gan fille, agus nuair a chonaic Máire an t-árthach ag teacht chun cuain, bhí sceitimíní ar a croidhe le lúthgháir agus le h-áthas, ní nárbh’ iongnadh.”

They were [away] six months without returning, and when Máire saw the vessel coming to port, her heart had raptures of gladness and joy, which was not surprising.

“Deirdre Ní Cheallaigh – literally "Deirdre, daughter of a descendant of Ceallach" (anglicized form Deirdre Kelly)”

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