nin
See also: NIN, Nin, nín, ñin, nǐn, and -nin
English
Etymology
Probably derived from Welsh nain (“grandmother”), but see also Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɪn/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Noun
nin (plural nins)
- (dialect, Liverpudlian) Affectionate name for a grandmother.
Synonyms
- nan, nana, nanna
Anagrams
- INN, NNI, inn
Abinomn
Noun
nin
- food
Alemannic German
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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)
Conjunction
nin
- neither, nor, (not) either
Interjection
nin
- right? (used as a kind of tag question)
Bikol Central
Alternative forms
- ning
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nin/
Preposition
nin
- (formal, Naga) of (expressing possession)
- Nagkakan nin sira an ikos.
- The cat ate a fish.
- Synonym: ki
See also
- kan
- kay
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈnin/
Noun
nin m (plural nins, feminine nina)
- (dialectal) Alternative form of nen
Further reading
- “nin” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nin”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “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.
Esperanto
Etymology
Esperanto first person plural pronoun ni + accusative/objective case ending -n.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Pronoun
nin
- accusative of ni
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese nen, nin, from Latin nec (“nor; and not”). Akin to Portuguese nem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niŋ/
Conjunction
nin
- nor
- neither
Derived terms
- nin que
Adverb
nin
- not even
References
- “nin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “nin” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “nin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “nin” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “nin” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nin/
Adverb
nin
- in
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Japanese
Romanization
nin
- Rōmaji transcription of にん
Mandarin
Romanization
nin (nin5 / nin0, Zhuyin ˙ㄋㄧㄣ)
- Nonstandard spelling of nín.
- Nonstandard spelling of nǐn.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle English
Numeral
nin
- Alternative form of nyne
Somali
Noun
nin ?
- man
Spanish
Conjunction
nin
- Obsolete spelling of ni
Further reading
- “nin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sumerian
Romanization
nin
- Romanization of 𒎏 (nin)
Volapük
Noun
nin (nominative plural nins)
- contents
Declension
declension of nin
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nin | nins |
| genitive | nina | ninas |
| dative | nine | nines |
| accusative | nini | ninis |
| vocative 1 | o nin! | o nins! |
| predicative 2 | ninu | ninus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only