nage

• IPA^(key): /naʒ/

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• Rhymes: -aʒ

Deverbal from nager.

nage f (plural nages)

1. swimming

   Synonym: natation

• en nage
• nage libre

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nage

1. inflection of nager:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “nage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• ange, Ange
• gêna

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nage

1. inflection of nagen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaɡʲɛ/, [ˈnaɡʲə]

nage

1. inflection of nagi:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

nage (plural nages)

1. Alternative spelling of nagge

nage

1. water

• ABVD; transnewguinea.org, citing McElhanon and Voorhoeve (1970)

nac (“not”) +‎ ef (“him, it”)

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnaɡɛ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈna(ː)ɡɛ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial also) IPA^(key): /ˈnəɡɛ/, /ˈnɪɡɛ/
• Rhymes: -aɡɛ

nage

1. no

   Synonym: naci

   Antonyms: ia, ie

   Onid ef yw dy dad? Nage, nid ef.

   Is he not your father? No, not he.

   Nage fe yw dy dad? Nage, nage fe.

   Isn’t he your dad? No, not him.

2. (South Wales) not (used to negate a fronted non-verbal element in a sentence)

   Synonyms: dim, nid

   Antonyms: ai, ife

   Nage fe yw dy dad? Nage, nage fe.

   Isn’t he your dad? No, not him.

• Used to reply to questions or statements with a non-verbal element fronted for emphasis. For a regular unemphatic verb-initial question or statement, other words of disagreement are employed.
• This word is found in the standard language and also colloquially in south Wales. In the north, naci is the preferred colloquial form.

• nage ddim (“no indeed, no way”)

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nage”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies