nich

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Czech

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Pronoun

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nich pl

  1. genitive/locative plural of on
  2. genitive/locative plural of ona
  3. genitive/locative plural of ono

German

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Adverb

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nich

  1. (informal) Northern Germany form of nicht

Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German nicht, a contracted form of Old Saxon neowiht, from neo (never) + wiht (being, creature), derived from Proto-Germanic *ne (not) + *aiw- (ever) + *wiht- (thing). Akin to German nicht, Dutch niet, West Frisian net, English not where similar developments took place.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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nich

  1. not
    Do dat nich!
    Do not do it!
    Dat is nich wohr.
    That is not true.

Interjection

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nich?

  1. is it not? (a tag question)

Derived terms

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Lower Sorbian

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nich (used only after prepositions)

  1. genitive/locative/animate accusative of wóni

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Polish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɲix/
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  • Rhymes: -ix
  • Syllabification: nich

Pronoun

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nich pl (used only after prepositions)

  1. genitive/accusative/locative plural of oni
  2. genitive/locative plural of one

See also

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Slovak

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Alternative forms

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nich

  1. genitive/accusative of oni
  2. genitive of ony

Usage notes

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Used after prepositions.

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Adjective

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nich

  1. Alternative form of neeghe
    • 1867, OBSERVATIONS BY THE EDITOR, page 18:
      Nich th' hie thoras o' Culpake.
      [Nigh to the high thorns of Colepeak.]

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 18