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Translingual
Symbol
nic
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Niger–Congo languages.
English
Etymology
Clipping of nicotine.
Pronunciation
Noun
nic (uncountable)
- (slang) nicotine
I prefer vaping with nic-free juice.
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech nic. The "č-less" form nic is from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. Compare with Polish nic.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nic
- nothing (not a thing)
- Antonym: něco
- nic jiného ― nothing else
Declension
Declension of nic (sg-only inanimate pronoun irreg-stem)
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singular
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| nominative
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nic
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| genitive
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ničeho
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| dative
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ničemu
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| accusative
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nic
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| vocative
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| locative
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ničem
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| instrumental
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ničím
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Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- nic in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- nic in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- nic in Internetová jazyková příručka
Kashubian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲit͡s/
- Syllabification: nic
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto.
Pronoun
nic
- nothing (not a thing)
Adverb
nic (not comparable)
- nothing; not at all
Declension
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nitь.
Noun
nic f
- thread (long, thin and flexible form of material)
Further reading
- Stefan Ramułt (1893) “ńic”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 127
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “nic”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi, page 100
- “nic (1)”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
- “nic (2)”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
- “nic (3)”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Masurian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish nic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Syllabification: nic
Pronoun
nic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Noun
nic n
- nothing (someone or something trifling, or of no consequence or importance)
Further reading
- Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “nic”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 4, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 292-293
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nic n
- Alternative form of ničs.
Noun
nic n
- Alternative form of ničs.
Adverb
nic
- Alternative form of ničs.
Adjective
nic
- short masculine singular of nicí
Declension
Declension of nic (short soft)
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feminine
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neuter
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nic
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nicě
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nice
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| genitive
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nicě
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nicě
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nicě
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| dative
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nicu
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nici
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nicu
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| accusative
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nicě, nic
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nicu
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nice
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nicě
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nici
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nicě
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nici
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nici
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nicě
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nicě
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nicě
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nicě
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References
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ne- + ic/iċ.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nic, niċ
- not I, not me
Derived terms
Descendants
Old Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto. First attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɲit͡s/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɲit͡s/
Pronoun
nic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Declension
Noun
nic n
- nothing (someone or something trifling, or of no consequence or importance)
Adverb
nic
- nothing; not at all
Descendants
References
- Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “nic”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
- Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “nic”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “nic, nics, niczs, nic(z)so”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish nic. The "cz-less" form nic is from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. Compare with Czech nic.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Noun
nic n
- nothing (someone or something trifling, or of no consequence or importance)
Declension
Adverb
nic (not comparable)
- nothing; not at all
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), nic is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 31 times in scientific texts, 8 times in news, 43 times in essays, 183 times in fiction, and 332 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 597 times, making it the 77th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.
References
- ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “nic”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 279
Further reading
- nic in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nic in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “nic”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- “NIC”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 13.12.2021
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “nic”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “nic”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “nic”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 249
- nic in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish nic.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Declension
Adverb
nic
- nothing; not at all
Further reading
- nic in dykcjonorz.eu
- nic in silling.org