нѣту

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nětu, from *ne (“not”) + *e, short form of *estь (“is”) + *tu (“there, here”).

Adverb

нѣту (nětu)

  1. no
    Нѣту!»— «О, гдѣ-же найдемъ твоего сына, если тамъ нѣтъ?
    Nětu!»— «O, gdě-že najdemŭ tvoego syna, esli tamŭ nětŭ?
    Where will we find your son, if he's not there?

Descendants
  • Belarusian: нет (njet)
  • Russian: нет (net), не́ту (nétu)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: нїт (njit)
  • Ukrainian: ніт (nit)
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