nic

== Translingual == === Etymology === Abbreviation of English Niger–Congo. === Symbol === nic (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Niger–Congo languages. == English == === Etymology === Clipping of nicotine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɪk/ Homophones: Nick, nick Rhymes: -ɪk === Noun === nic (uncountable) (slang) nicotine === Anagrams === -cin, CIN, ICN, INC, Inc, Inc., NCI, inc, inc. == Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Czech ničs, from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. Compare with Polish nic. By surface analysis, ni- +‎ co. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɲɪt͡s] Rhymes: -ɪts === Pronoun === nic nothing (not a thing) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nic Antonym: něco nic jiného ― nothing else ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “nic”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “nic”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “nic”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Kashubian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɲit͡s/ Rhymes: -it͡s Syllabification: nic === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto. ==== Pronoun ==== nic nothing (not a thing) ==== Adverb ==== nic (not comparable) nothing; not at all ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nìtь. ==== Noun ==== nic f thread (long, thin and flexible form of material) === Further reading === 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[2] “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 == === Verb === nic (future niy, past nigh, irrealis ni', stative njay) (transitive) stand up ==== See also ==== njay == Old Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɲit͡s/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɲit͡s/ === Pronoun === nic n alternative form of ničs === Noun === nic n alternative form of ničs === Adverb === nic alternative form of ničs === Adjective === nic short masculine singular of nicí ==== Declension ==== === References === 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 == === Alternative forms === nih, niċċ === Etymology === From ne- +‎ ic/iċ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nik/, /nit͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -ik Rhymes: -it͡ʃ === Pronoun === nic, niċ not I, not me ==== Derived terms ==== niccan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: nich == Old Polish == === Alternative forms === nics, niczs, nicso, niczso === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto. The "cz-less" form nic is from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. First attested in the 14th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɲit͡sʲ/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɲit͡sʲ/ === Pronoun === nic n nothing (not a thing) ==== Declension ==== === Noun === nic n nothing (someone or something trifling, or of no consequence or importance) === Adverb === nic nothing; not at all ==== Descendants ==== Polish: nic Silesian: nic === References === 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 == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish nic. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -it͡s Syllabification: nic === Pronoun === nic n nothing (not a thing) === Noun === nic n nothing (someone or something trifling, or of no consequence or importance) ==== Usage notes ==== The genitive form niczego occurs after prepositions where nic does not. ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === nic (not comparable) nothing; not at all === Derived terms === === Trivia === According 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. === References === === Further reading === 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 == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish nic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɲit͡s/ Rhymes: -it͡s Syllabification: nic === Pronoun === nic n nothing (not a thing) ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === nic nothing; not at all === Further reading === nic in dykcjonorz.eu nic in silling.org