neb

See also: NEB and Neb.

Translingual

Symbol

neb

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Toura.

English

Alternative forms

• nib

Etymology

From Middle English neb, from Old English nebb (“beak, nose, face”), from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“beak, nose”). Cognate with Danish næb, Dutch neb, German Schnabel, Old Norse nef, Swedish näbb, Swedish regional näv.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛb/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛb

Noun

neb (plural nebs)

1. (now dialectal) A bird's beak or bill.
2. (obsolete) A person's mouth.
3. (now dialectal) A person's nose.
4. (now dialectal) The peak of a flat cap.
5. (now dialectal) The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
6. (now dialectal) A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.
   • 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 183:

     In Acorns the nebb dilating splitteth the two sides, which sometimes lye whole, when the Oak is sproated two handfuls.

7. (now dialectal) A nib, as of a pen.

Derived terms

• nebby (Geordie, US)

Related terms

• nib
• nipple

See also

• neb-neb
• neb-nose

 

References

• “neb”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “neb”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN

Anagrams

• Ben, EbN, NbE, ben

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛp]
• Rhymes: -ɛp

Conjunction

neb

1. (archaic) or
2. (literary) because, as, since

   Synonyms: protože, jelikož, poněvadž, neboť

Related terms

• aneb

 

Further reading

• “neb”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “neb”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nekʷos (“someone, something”), whence also Old Irish nech (“anyone; no-one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne (negative particle) + Proto-Indo-European *kʷos (“which, that”). Cognate with Latvian nekas (“nothing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːb/

Pronoun

neb

1. nobody, no-one

Related terms

• pawb (“everyone”)
• pwy (“who”)
• rhywun (“someone”)
• unrhyw un (“anyone”)

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne˥/

Pronoun

neb

1. you two (second person dual)
2. your (second person dual)

References

• Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)