neci

See also: něčí and nęci

Catalan

Alternative forms

• nici

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nescius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈne̞.si]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈnɛ.si]

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Adjective

neci (feminine nècia, masculine plural necis, feminine plural nècies)

1. stupid

   Synonyms: babau, estúpid, idiota

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “neci”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “neci”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːsi/

Noun

nēci

1. (intransitive) To appear; become visible.
2. (intransitive) To seem; to appear to be a certain way.
   • 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, book 1

     yn juh neci, in ipã ie uecauh amotlacujlol

     (as is evident in your ancient picture writings)

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003), Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 240
• Karttunen, Frances (1983), An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 161
• Lockhart, James (2001), Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 226
• Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981), Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex, Book 1, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 55

Latin

Noun

necī

1. dative singular of nex

Turkish

Etymology

From Turkish ne +‎ -ci.

Pronoun

neci

1. What job? What kind of business?