nix

See also Nix, and *nix

English

WOTD - 26 November 2008    

Etymology 1

From German nix, colloquial form of nichts (“nothing”). Compare also Dutch niks (“nothing”), informal for niets (“nothing”). More at naught.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /nɪks/

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• Rhymes: -ɪks
• Homophone: nicks

Noun

nix (uncountable)

1. (colloquial): nothing.

Synonyms

• nada
• zip

Translations

colloquial: nothing

Afrikaans: niks (af) Danish: niks (da) Dutch: niets (nl), niks (nl) Finnish: niks (fi) French: ne...rien or rien (fr)

Italian: niente (it) Norwegian: niks (no) Portuguese: nada (pt) m. Russian: ничто (ru) Spanish: nada (es)

Verb

nix (third-person singular simple present nixes, present participle nixing, simple past and past participle nixed)

1. To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel.

   Nix the last order - the customer walked out.

2. To destroy or eradicate.

Translations

to reject or cancel

Dutch: verwerpen (nl) Finnish: torpata (fi)

Russian: запрещать (ru), отменять (ru) Spanish: anular (es), rechazar (es), cancelar (es)

to destroy

Dutch: vernietigen (nl) Finnish: niitata (fi)

German: zerstören (de) Spanish: destruir (es), erradicar (es), exterminar (es), aniquilar (es)

Related terms

• 86 / eighty-six
• ixnay

Etymology 2

Noun

nix (plural nixes)

1. A treacherous water-spirit; a nixie.

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Danish

Etymology

From German nichts (“nothing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /neɡs/, [neɡ̊s]

Interjection

nix or niks

1. no, no way

Pronoun

nix

1. (nonstandard form of) niks

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German

Etymology

Colloquial spelling of nichts.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɪks/

Pronoun

nix

1. (colloquial) nothing

Synonyms

• nichts (standard German)

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs (“snow”), root noun derived from *sneygʷʰ- (“to snow”) (whence also Latin nivit, ningit, ninguit). Direct cognates include Ancient Greek νίφα (nípha) and Old Irish snechta and indirectly also Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha) and Old English snāw and snīwan (English snow and snew).

Noun

nix (genitive nivis); f, third declension

1. snow

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	nix	nivēs
genitive	nivis	nivium
dative	nivī	nivibus
accusative	nivem	nivēs 1
ablative	nive	nivibus
vocative	nix	nivēs

¹ May also be nivīs.

Related terms

• nivalis
• nivatus
• nivere
• niveus
• nivōsus

Descendants

Aromanian: neao Asturian: ñeve Campidanese Sardinian: nii Catalan: neu Dalmatian: nai Esperanto: neĝo French: neige Friulian: nêf Galician: neve

Italian: neve Logudorese Sardinian: nie Occitan: nèu Old French: noif Portuguese: neve Romanian: nea Romansch: naiv Sicilian: nivi Spanish: nieve

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Lojban

Rafsi

nix

1. Rafsi of nixli.

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Swedish

Interjection

nix

1. (slang) not, no (negative response to a question)

   Någon undrade om guldfonder, men nix sade Claes, alltför osäkert.

   Someone asked about gold funds, but Claes said "nope, too risky".

   - Är det någon vi känner? Frågade pappa. - Nix, svarade jag.

   Dad asked "Is it someone we know?" "No", I answered.

Synonyms

• nix pix