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Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of English Nila.
Symbol
nil
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nila.
See also
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nīl, a contraction of nihil, nihilum (“nothing”). See
nihilism, nihility.
Pronunciation
Noun
nil (usually uncountable, plural nils)
- Nothing; zero.
1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19:As to Aristotle's influence on him, we are left free to conjecture whatever seems to us most plausible. For my part, I should suppose it nil.
- (sports) A score of zero
The football match ended in a nil-nil draw.
Derived terms
Translations
Determiner
nil
- No, not any.
1982, Gavin Lyall, Conduct of Major Maxim, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd:But after two or three hours and nil results, you have to accept that the trail is cold and you can't justify that level of manpower.
See also
Anagrams
Golin
Pronunciation
Noun
nil
- liquid; water
- Na nil ne dugudige. ― I swallowed water.
Derived terms
References
- Gordon Bunn, Golin Grammar (1974)
Interlingua
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nil (indefinite)
- nothing
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
nīl n (indeclinable)
- syncopic form of nihil (“nothing”)
‘Bene scripsisti de me, Thoma. Quam ergo mercedem accipies?’ ‘Nil nisi te, Domine.’- ‘You have written well of me, Thomas. What reward would you like?’ ‘Nothing but you, Lord.’
References
- “nil”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nil”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hungarian nyíl.
Noun
nil n (uncountable)
- (regional) sling
- Synonym: praștie
Declension
Declension of nil
singular only
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indefinite
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definite
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nominative-accusative
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nil
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nilul
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genitive-dative
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nil
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nilului
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vocative
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nilule
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References
- nil in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English needle.
Noun
nil
- needle
- thorn
1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:18: