nich

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Czech

Pronunciation

Pronoun

nich pl

  1. genitive/locative plural of on
  2. genitive/locative plural of ona
  3. genitive/locative plural of ono

German

Pronunciation

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Adverb

nich

  1. (informal) Northern Germany form of nicht

Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German nicht, a contracted form of Old Saxon neowiht, from neo (“never”) + wiht (“being, creature”), derived from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wiht- (“thing”). Akin to German nicht, Dutch niet, West Frisian net, English not where similar developments took place.

Pronunciation

Adverb

nich

  1. not
    Do dat nich!
    Do not do it!
    Dat is nich wohr.
    That is not true.

Interjection

nich?

  1. is it not? (a tag question)

Derived terms

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Pronoun

nich (used only after prepositions)

  1. genitive/locative/animate accusative of wóni

Synonyms

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲix/
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  • Rhymes: -ix
  • Syllabification: nich

Pronoun

nich pl (used only after prepositions)

  1. genitive/accusative/locative plural of oni
  2. genitive/locative plural of one

See also

Slovak

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Pronoun

nich

  1. genitive/accusative of oni
  2. genitive of ony

Usage notes

Used after prepositions.

Yola

Adjective

nich

  1. Alternative form of neeghe
    • 1867, OBSERVATIONS BY THE EDITOR, page 18:
      Nich th' hie thoras o' Culpake.

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 18
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