niet

== English == === Interjection === niet Alternative spelling of nyet. == Dutch == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch niwet, niet, from Old Dutch *niowiht, niewiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“thing, creature”). The former in turn derives from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wihtą (“thing”). It was originally a pronoun meaning "not a thing", and was later used to reinforce a regular negation. The pronomial meaning was lost in Middle Dutch. English not, and its older forms naught and nought, were formed in the same way, but "not" also lost its sense as a pronoun and became a negation adverb as in Dutch. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /nit/ (standard) IPA(key): /ni/ (for sense “not”, often, in fast speech) Rhymes: -it ==== Adverb ==== niet not, no, don't: used to express negation. Antonym: wel ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: nie Berbice Creole Dutch: ni Javindo: niet Jersey Dutch: nît, nî Negerhollands: na, no, nu, ne, ni, nit, niet Petjo: niet Skepi Creole Dutch: ni, niti === Etymology 2 === Probably borrowed from German Niet (“rivet”). Less likely to be directly derived from Middle Dutch nieden. ==== Noun ==== niet f (plural nieten, diminutive nietje n) staple (wire fastener) ===== Usage notes ===== The word is most commonly used in the diminutive form nietje. ===== Alternative forms ===== neet ===== Derived terms ===== nieten (“to staple”) nietmachine (“stapler”) ===== Descendants ===== → Papiamentu: nit === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== niet inflection of nieten: first/second/third-person singular present indicative imperative === References === === Anagrams === tien == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch niewiht, *niowiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“thing, creature”). The former in turn derives from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wihtą (“thing”). === Adverb === niet not ==== Alternative forms ==== nicht, niewet ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: niet (see there for further descendants) Jersey Dutch: nît Limburgish: neet === Pronoun === niet nothing === Further reading === “niet (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “niet (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I == Norman == === Alternative forms === nyit (continental Normandy) gniet, gniaette (Guernsey) === Etymology === Inherited from Old French noit, from Latin nox, from Proto-Italic *nokts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. === Pronunciation === === Noun === niet f (plural niets) (Jersey, Guernsey) night == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ni͜yːt/ === Verb === nīet third-person singular present indicative of nīedan