nein
See also: Nein
Bavarian
| [a], [b], [c] ← 8 | 9 | 10 → [a], [b], [c] |
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| Cardinal: nein, neine | ||
Alternative forms
- neine
German
Etymology
From Middle High German nein, from a contraction of Old High German ni ein. Compare Old English nān, from ne ān (Modern English none, further contracted to no).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naɪ̯n/
Germany [näe̯n] (file) Germany [naɛ̯n] (file) Austria [nɛɪ̯n] (file)
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
Interjection
nein
Usage notes
- Nein, being the standard word, is acceptable in all contexts. Colloquial German has a strong tendency to prefer the alternative forms given above, however.
Derived terms
Hunsrik
| 90 | ||
| ← 8 | 9 | 10 → |
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| Cardinal: nein Ordinal: neint | ||
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German niun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-West Germanic *neun, from Proto-Germanic *newun.[1]
Cognate with German neun and Luxembourgish néng.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naɪ̯n/
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
- Hyphenation: nein
References
- Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “nein”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 116
Old High German
Etymology
A contraction of ni + ein. Compare Old English nān.
Particle
nein
- no
- c. 825, Tatian, Diatessaron, translation, Chapter 13, verse 20.
- […] Bist thu wīzago? inti her antlingota nein […]
- […] Are you prophet? and he responded no […]
- c. 825, Tatian, Diatessaron, translation, Chapter 13, verse 20.
References
- Eduard Sievers, Tatian. Lateinisch und altdeutsch mit ausführlichem Glossar, 2nd ed., 1892, p. 35
Pennsylvania German
| < 8 | 9 | 10 > |
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| Cardinal : nein Ordinal : neint | ||
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naɪ̯n/
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