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Webster 1913 Edition
Nye
Webster 1828 Edition
Nye
NYE
,Noun.
Definition 2025
Nye
nye
nye
Zulu
Adjective
-nye
- (with enumerative concord) one
- some
- another
- additional, more
Usage notes
The meaning "one" is normally used only with singular nouns. It can be used with plurale tantum nouns, in the meaning "one kind of".
Inflection
| Enumerative concord | ||
|---|---|---|
| Modifier | ||
| Class 1 | munye | |
| Class 2 | banye | |
| Class 3 | munye | |
| Class 4 | minye | |
| Class 5 | linye | |
| Class 6 | manye | |
| Class 7 | sinye | |
| Class 8 | zinye | |
| Class 9 | yinye | |
| Class 10 | zinye | |
| Class 11 | lunye | |
| Class 14 | bunye | |
| Class 15 | kunye | |
| Class 17 | kunye | |
| Adjective concord | ||
|---|---|---|
| Modifier | Copulative | |
| 1st singular | engimunye | ngimunye |
| 2nd singular | omunye | umunye |
| 1st plural | esibanye | sibanye |
| 2nd plural | enibanye | nibanye |
| Class 1 | omunye | munye |
| Class 2 | abanye | banye |
| Class 3 | omunye | munye |
| Class 4 | eminye | minye |
| Class 5 | elinye | linye |
| Class 6 | amanye | manye |
| Class 7 | esinye | sinye |
| Class 8 | ezinye | zinye |
| Class 9 | enye | inye |
| Class 10 | ezinye | zinye |
| Class 11 | olunye | lunye |
| Class 14 | obunye | bunye |
| Class 15 | okunye | kunye |
| Class 17 | okunye | kunye |