нѣту

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Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nětu, from *ne (not) + *e, short form of *estь (is) + *tu (there, here).

Adverb

нѣту (nětu)

  1. no
    Нѣту!»— «О, гдѣ-же найдемъ твоего сына, если тамъ нѣтъ?
    Nětu!»— «O, gdě-že najdemŭ tvojego syna, esli tamŭ nětŭ?
    Where will we find your son, if he's not there?

Descendants

  • Russian: нет (net)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: нїт (njit)