niet

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See also: Niet, niet-, and niệt

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch niwet, niet, from Old Dutch *niowiht, niewiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“thing, creature”). The former in turn derives from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wihtą (“thing”).

It was originally a pronoun meaning "not a thing", and was later used to reinforce a regular negation. The pronomial meaning was lost in Middle Dutch. English not, and its older forms naught and nought, were formed in the same way, but "not" also lost its sense as a pronoun and became a negation adverb as in Dutch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nit/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ni/ (often, in fast speech)
  • Rhymes: -it
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Adverb

niet

  1. Not, no: used to express negation.
    Antonym: wel
    Niet storen!
    Do not disturb!
    Dat is niet waar.
    That is not true.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: nie
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: ni
  • Javindo: niet
  • Jersey Dutch: nît, nî
  • Negerhollands: na, no, nu, ne, ni, nit, niet
  • Petjo: niet
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: ni, niti

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

niet f (plural nieten, diminutive nietje n)

  1. staple
Usage notes

The word is commonly used in the diminutive form

Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: nit

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

niet

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

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch niewiht, *niowiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“thing, creature”). The former in turn derives from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wihtą (“thing”).

Adverb

niet

  1. not

Alternative forms

Descendants

Pronoun

niet

  1. nothing

Further reading

Norman

Norman Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nrf

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French noit, nuit, from Latin noctem, accusative of nox, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Jersey)(file)

Noun

niet f (plural niets)

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey) night
    • 2006, Peggy Collenette, “Célébraïr 25 onnaïes”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 18:
      La Marie et Jimmin dormisirent toute la niet et Jimmin s'éville au matin dauve l'épile à sen naïz.
      Marie and Jimmy slept all night and Jimmy woke up in the morning with the peg on his nose.
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