naci

naci

1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of nacer

Clipping and -ci diminutive of nadrág (“trousers, pants”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɒt͡si]
• Hyphenation: na‧ci
• Rhymes: -t͡si

naci (plural nacik)

1. (colloquial) trousers, (US) pants

   Synonym: nadrág

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.t͡ɕi/
• Rhymes: -at͡ɕi
• Syllabification: na‧ci

naci

1. inflection of nać:
   1. genitive/dative/locative/vocative singular
   2. genitive plural

From nage.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnakɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈnaki/
• Rhymes: -akɪ

naci

1. (North Wales, colloquial) no

   Synonym: nage

   Antonyms: ia, ie

   Dim fo ’di dy dad di? Naci, dim fo.

   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 colloquially in north Wales. In the standard and colloquial southern language, nage is the preferred form.

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