нїт

See also: ніт

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian нѣтъ (nět), from Old East Slavic нѣту (nětu), from Proto-Slavic *nětu. Cognates include Pannonian Rusyn нєт (njet) and Russian нет (net).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnʲit]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: нїт

Interjection

нїт • (njit)

1. no

   Antonyms: ай (aj), айно (ajno), гей (hej), йо (jo)

Adverb

нїт • (njit)

1. not

   Купець заплатит тулько, кулько она стоит? Бізовно нїт!

   Kupecʹ zaplatyt tulʹko, kulʹko ona stoyt? Bizovno njit!

   Will the buyer pay what it's worth? Surely not!

Particle

нїт • (njit)

1. there is not [with genitive]

   Synonym: не є (ne je)

   Antonym: є (je)

   нїт страсти, котра бы нараз захватила душу

   njit strasty, kotra bŷ naraz zaxvatyla dušu

   there is no passion that immediately captures the soul

Usage notes

• Unlike the Russian cognate, this particle is not used to negate possession; for instance, "I don't have" is expressed as я не маю (ja ne maju), rather than say *у мені нїт (*u meni njit).

References

• https://jazyk.rueportal.eu/slovnyk/nit_