nimmer

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English nimere, equivalent to nim (“to filch, steal”) +‎ -er. Cognate with Dutch nemer (“taker”), German Nehmer (“taker”). === Noun === nimmer (plural nimmers) A petty thief. === References === === Anagrams === mermin == Bavarian == === Etymology === From Middle High German nimmer, nimer, niemer, also niemēr, from Old High German niomēr, from either nio (“not”) +‎ mēr (“more”) (equivalent to modern nia (“never”) + wieder (“again”)) or ni (“not”) +‎ iomēr (“always, ever”) (equivalent to modern na (“no”) + immer (“always”), compare English never from ne +‎ ever), or maybe both. Cognate with German nimmer, Dutch nimmer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnimɐ/ Hyphenation: nim‧mer === Adverb === nimmer no more, no longer De Maschin geht nimmer. ― The machine is no longer working. never again Bei dena kaf i nimmer ei. ― I'll never shop at their place again. == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch nemmer, from Old Dutch niemer. Equivalent to n- +‎ immer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɪ.mər/ Hyphenation: nim‧mer Rhymes: -ɪmər === Adverb === nimmer (formal or dated) never Synonym: nooit Antonyms: altijd, altoos, immer ==== Usage notes ==== Nimmer is rarer and nowadays considered much more formal than nooit, excluding some compounds and set expressions. ==== Derived terms ==== nooit en te nimmer nimmermeer nooit ofte nimmer == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German niemer, from Old High German niomēr, itself usually derived from ni- (“not”) + iomēr (“ever”), thus the same construct as English ever and never. Pfeifer instead derives it from Old High German nio (“never”) + iomēr (modern German nie + immer). The modern (chiefly southern) interpretation, finally, makes it equivalent to a contraction of ni(ch)t mehr (“no more”) or nie mehr (“never more”). All of these words are ultimately interrelated, but not identical. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɪmər/, [ˈnɪ.mɐ], (southern also) [ˈni.mɐ] === Adverb === nimmer (archaic, literary, poetic) never, at no time Synonyms: nie, niemals (regional, chiefly Southern Germany, Austria) no more, no longer, never again Synonyms: nicht mehr, nie mehr; nie wieder ==== Usage notes ==== In northern Germany and many parts of central Germany, the word is used mainly in some set phrases such as nie und nimmer (“never ever”). Otherwise, it sounds archaic or poetic. It is used more readily in southern Germany and Austria, meaning “no more” or “never again”. The original sense “never, at no time” is now rare. ==== Derived terms ==== nimmermehr Nimmersatt === Further reading === “nimmer” in Duden online “nimmer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache