nüüx
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- nuuks (variant spellings)
- neihst (Moselle Franconian)
- nühs (most of Ripuarian)
- nix (from colloquial German; now widespread, even exclusive in Kölsch)
Etymology
Likely from Middle High German nihtes niht (“nothing of nothing”), from Old High German niowiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“being, creature”), whence also net (“not”) and German nicht, nichts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nyːks/
Pronoun
nüüx (indefinite)
- (westernmost Ripuarian) nothing