nein

== Bavarian == === Alternative forms === neine === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɑɛ̯n/ IPA(key): /næːn/ (East Central, Vienna) === Numeral === nein nine == German == === Alternative forms === ne, nee, nö, noi, nä, na, naa (colloquial, regional) === 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/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯n === Interjection === nein no Antonyms: ja, doch ==== 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 ==== === Further reading === “nein” in Duden online “nein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Hunsrik == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German niun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-West Germanic *neun, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with German neun and Luxembourgish néng. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaɪ̯n/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯n Syllabification: nein === Numeral === nein nine === References === == 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. ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: nein German: nein Yiddish: ניין (neyn) === References === Eduard Sievers, Tatian. Lateinisch und altdeutsch mit ausführlichem Glossar, 2nd ed., 1892, p. 35 == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === Compare German neun, Dutch negen, English nine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naɪ̯n/ === Numeral === nein nine