nic
Translingual
editSymbol
editnic
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /nɪk/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Homophones: Nick, nick
- Rhymes: -ɪk
Noun
editnic (uncountable)
Anagrams
editCzech
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Czech nic. The "č-less" form nic is from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. Compare with Polish nic.
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editnic
Declension
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
editKashubian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto.
Pronoun
editnic
- nothing (not a thing)
Adverb
editnic (not comparable)
Declension
editEtymology 2
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *nitь.
Noun
editnic f
- thread (long, thin and flexible form of material)
Further reading
edit- Stefan Ramułt (1893) “ńic”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 127
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “nic”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1], page 100
- “nic (1)”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
- “nic (2)”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
- “nic (3)”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Linngithigh
editVerb
editnic (future niy, past nigh, irrealis ni', stative njay)
- (transitive) stand up
- Ayong kay ngga' nic.
- I can't stand up.
See also
editOld Czech
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editnic n
- Alternative form of ničs.
Noun
editnic n
- Alternative form of ničs.
Adverb
editnic
- Alternative form of ničs.
Adjective
editnic
Declension
editsingular | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | nic | nicě | nice | |
genitive | nicě | nicě | nicě | |
dative | nicu | nici | nicu | |
accusative | nicě, nic | nicu | nice | |
locative | — | — | — | |
instrumental | — | — | — | |
dual | ||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | nicě | nici | ||
genitive | — | |||
dative | — | |||
accusative | nicě | nici | ||
locative | — | |||
instrumental | — | |||
plural | ||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | nici | nicě | nicě | |
genitive | — | |||
dative | — | |||
accusative | nicě | nicě | ||
locative | — | |||
instrumental | — |
References
edit- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “ničs, nic”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editnic, niċ
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Middle English: nich
Old Polish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto. First attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editnic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Declension
editNoun
editnic n
- nothing (someone or something trifling, or of no consequence or importance)
Adverb
editnic
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “nic”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
- Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “nic”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “nic, nics, niczs, nic(z)so”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Polish nic. The "cz-less" form nic is from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. Compare with Czech nic.
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editnic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Noun
editnic n
- nothing (someone or something trifling, or of no consequence or importance)
Declension
editAdverb
editnic (not comparable)
Derived terms
editTrivia
editAccording to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), nic is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 31 times in scientific texts, 8 times in news, 43 times in essays, 183 times in fiction, and 332 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 597 times, making it the 77th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]
References
editFurther reading
edit- nic in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nic in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “nic”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- “NIC”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 13.12.2021
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “nic”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “nic”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “nic”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 249
- nic in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Silesian
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Polish nic.
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editnic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Declension
editAdverb
editnic
Further reading
edit- Translingual lemmas
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