nic
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nic"
Translingual
Symbol
nic
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Niger–Congo languages.
English
Etymology
Clipping.
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun
nic (uncountable)
- (slang) nicotine
- I prefer vaping with nic-free juice.
Anagrams
- -cin, CIN, ICN, INC, Inc, Inc., NCI, inc, inc.
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ničьto, from Proto-Indo-European *ney + *kʷis + *to. The "č-less" form nic is from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. Compare with Polish nic, dialectal Ukrainian and Rusyn нич (nyč).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɲɪt͡s]
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪts
Pronoun
nic
- nothing, not any thing
- nic jiného ― nothing else
- Antonym: něco
Declension
Declension of nic
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | nic |
| genitive | ničeho |
| dative | ničemu |
| accusative | nic |
| vocative | — |
| locative | ničem |
| instrumental | ničím |
Derived terms
- ničit
Related terms
- být na dvě věci: na nic a na hovno
- být na nic
- nicota
- nicotný
- ničema
- ničemný
Further reading
- nic in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- nic in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- nic in Internetová jazyková příručka
Old English
Alternative forms
- nih, niċċ, nic
Etymology
From ne- + ic/iċ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nik/, /nit͡ʃ/
Pronoun
nic, niċ
- not I, not me
Derived terms
- niccan
Descendants
- Middle English: nich
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto, from Proto-Indo-European *ney + *kʷis + *to. The "cz-less" form nic is from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. Compare with Czech nic, dialectal Ukrainian and Rusyn нич (nyč).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲit͡s/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -it͡s
- Syllabification: nic
Pronoun
nic
- nothing, not any thing
Declension
Declension of nic
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | nic |
| genitive | niczego/nic |
| dative | niczemu |
| accusative | nic |
| instrumental | niczym |
| locative | niczym |
| vocative | nic |
Related terms
- coś
- nikt
Further reading
- nic in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nic in Polish dictionaries at PWN