נישט
Yiddish
Alternative forms
- ניט (nit)
Etymology
A contracted form of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German niowiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“being, creature”), derived from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *aiw- (“ever”) + (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *wiht- (“thing”). Compare German nicht. Akin to Dutch niet, West Frisian net, English not where similar developments took place.
Pronunciation
Adverb
נישט • (nisht)
Interjection
נישט • (nisht)
Derived terms
- גאָרנישט (gornisht, “nothing”)
- קיינער נישט (keyner nisht, “no-one”)