nin

== Translingual == === Symbol === nin (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ninzo. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Ninzo terms == English == === Etymology === Probably derived from Welsh nain (“grandmother”), but see also Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɪn/ Rhymes: -ɪn === Noun === nin (plural nins) (dialect, Liverpool) Affectionate name for a grandmother. ==== Synonyms ==== nan, nana, nanna === Anagrams === INN, NNI, inn == Abinomn == === Noun === nin food == Alemannic German == === Alternative forms === nine, nüün === Etymology === From Middle High German niun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with German neun, Dutch negen, English nine, Icelandic níu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nin/ === Numeral === nin (Alsatian) nine == Asturian == === Alternative forms === ñin (conjunction) ñi (interjection) ninu (interjection) ne (interjection) nen (interjection) === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnin/ [ˈnĩŋ] Rhymes: -in Syllabification: nin === Conjunction === nin neither, nor, (not) either === Interjection === nin interjection, usually friendly, used at the end of a phrase when speaking usually to children === Further reading === Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “nin”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “nin”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈnin] === Noun === nin m (plural nins, feminine nina, feminine plural nines) (dialectal) alternative form of nen === Further reading === “nin”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “nin”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “nin” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “nin” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Central Bikol == === Alternative forms === ning === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nin/ [n̪in̪] === Preposition === nin (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜈ᜔) (formal) of (mostly for locations and occasions) (Naga) of (expressing possession) (Naga) indirect marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names ==== Synonyms ==== ==== See also ==== == Esperanto == === Etymology === Esperanto first person plural pronoun ni + accusative/objective case ending -n. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nin/ Rhymes: -in Syllabification: nin === Pronoun === nin accusative of ni === See also === == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese nen, nin, from Latin nec (“nor, and not”). Akin to Portuguese nem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniŋ/ [ˈnĩŋ] Rhymes: -iŋ Hyphenation: nin === Conjunction === nin nor neither ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === nin not even === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “nin”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “nin”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nin”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “nin”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nin”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Hunsrik == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nin/ === Adverb === nin in === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “nin”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch == Japanese == === Romanization === nin Rōmaji transcription of にん == Mandarin == === Romanization === nin nonstandard spelling of nín nonstandard spelling of nǐn ==== Usage notes ==== Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone. == Middle English == === Numeral === nin alternative form of nyn == Quechua == === Verb === nin third-person singular present indicative of niy == Somali == === Etymology === From earlier *náma. The sequence *an/am may have become in/im in Somali (compare Arabic قَلَم (qalam) > Somali qalin, Jiiddu hanjhisaal vs. Somali hindhis). Cognate with Jiiddu lam, Oromo nama, Orma inamaa (“person”), Waata inamaa (“person”), Afar num, Burji lammi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɪn/ ==== Noun ==== nín m (plural niman m) man Antonym: naag Nin baa naagi aragtay. ― A woman saw a man. Nin hodon ahayuu noqday. ― He became a rich man. ===== Usage notes ===== In Af-Banaadir, the form nimeed is used for the genitive case instead. ===== Inflection ===== === References === “nin”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnin/ [ˈnĩn] Rhymes: -in Syllabification: nin === Conjunction === nin obsolete form of ni === Further reading === “nin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Sumerian == === Romanization === nin romanization of 𒎏 (nin) == Volapük == === Noun === nin (genitive nina, plural nins) contents ==== Declension ====