nith

== Cornish == === Alternative forms === (Revived Late Cornish) noyth === Etymology === From Old Cornish noit, from Proto-Brythonic *nėθ, from Proto-Celtic *nextī. Cognate with Breton nizh, Irish neacht, and Welsh nith. === Noun === nith f (plural nithow) niece ==== Coordinate terms ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === nithe, niþ, nuþ, nyth, nyþe nið, nuð (Early Middle English) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English nīþ (“envy, hatred, affliction”), from Proto-West Germanic *nīþ, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą, from Proto-Indo-European *neyH- (“to be angry”). Cognate with Dutch nijd (“envy”), German Neid (“envy, jealousy”), regional Swedish nid (“hatred, envy”), Icelandic níð (“hatred, envy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /niːθ/ === Noun === nith (uncountable, dative singular nithe) (poetic) Enmity, spite; hate towards another person. (rare, more generally) Evil, affliction, harm. ==== Related terms ==== nithful === References === “nīth, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old Dutch == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *nīþ, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą. Cognate with Old English nīþ, Old Saxon nīth, Old High German nīd (German Neid), Old Norse níð (regional Swedish nid), Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 (neiþ). Compare the Old Norse níðingur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /niːθ/ === Noun === nīth m or f hostility, hatred ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== nīthen (“to hate”) ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: nijt Dutch: nijdAfrikaans: nydNegerhollands: neid === Further reading === “nīth”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Old Saxon == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *nīþ, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą. Cognate with Old English nīþ, Old Dutch nīth, Old High German nīd (German Neid), Old Norse níð (regional Swedish nid), Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 (neiþ). Compare the Old Norse níðingur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /niːθ/ === Noun === nīth m envy, jealousy hostility, hatred ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: nît German Low German: Nied == Welsh == === Etymology === From Proto-Brythonic *nėθ, from Proto-Celtic *nextī, from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“niece, granddaughter”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /niːθ/ Rhymes: -iːθ === Noun === nith f (plural nithoedd, not mutable) niece === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “nith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies