נישט
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Yiddish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ניט (nit)
Etymology[edit]
A contracted form of Old High German niowiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“being, creature”), derived from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wihtą (“thing”).
Compare German nicht. Akin to Dutch niet, West Frisian net, English not where similar developments took place.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
נישט • (nisht)
Derived terms[edit]
- מער נישט (mer nisht)
Interjection[edit]
נישט • (nisht)
Derived terms[edit]
- גאָרנישט (gornisht, “nothing”)
- קיינער נישט (keyner nisht, “no-one”)