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English
Etymology
Probably derived from Welsh nain (“grandmother”), but see also Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nin (plural nins)
- (dialect, Liverpool) Affectionate name for a grandmother.
Synonyms
Anagrams
Abinomn
Noun
nin
- food
Alemannic German
cardinal number
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German niun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with German neun, Dutch negen, English nine, Icelandic níu.
Pronunciation
Numeral
nin
- (Alsatian) nine
Asturian
Alternative forms
Conjunction
nin
- neither, nor, (not) either
Interjection
nin
- right? (used as a kind of tag question)
Bikol Central
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Preposition
nin (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜈ᜔)
- (formal) of (mostly for locations and occasions)
Aldaw nin Pagkamuot- Valentine's Day (Day of Love)
Aldaw nin Kamahalan- Easter (Day of Adoration)
- (Naga) of (expressing possession)
Nagkakan nin sira an ikos.- The cat ate a fish.
- (Naga) indirect marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names
Nagkakan sana kami nin pamahawan.- We just ate breakfast.
Synonyms
See also
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
nin m (plural nins, feminine nina)
- (dialectal) Alternative form of nen
Further reading
Esperanto
Etymology
Esperanto first person plural pronoun ni + accusative/objective case ending -n.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nin
- accusative of ni
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese nen, nin, from Latin nec (“nor; and not”). Akin to Portuguese nem.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
nin
- nor
- neither
Derived terms
Adverb
nin
- not even
References
- “nin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “nin” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “nin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “nin” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “nin” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Adverb
nin
- in
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
nin
- Rōmaji transcription of にん
Mandarin
Romanization
nin
- Nonstandard spelling of nín.
- Nonstandard spelling of nǐn.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English
Numeral
nin
- Alternative form of nyne
Somali
Noun
nin ?
- man
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: nin
Conjunction
nin
- Obsolete form of ni.
Further reading
Sumerian
Romanization
nin
- Romanization of 𒎏 (nin)
Volapük
Noun
nin (nominative plural nins)
- contents
Declension
declension of nin
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only