nètt

See also: nett and Nett

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German niht (“not”), from Old High German niwiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“being, creature”), the last from Proto-Germanic *wihtą.

Cognate with German nicht (dialectal net), English not. Doublet of nèt...nèt (“neither...nor”).

Adverb

nètt

1. (Luserna) not

   In sunta iz vairta un biar arbatn nètt.

   Sunday is a holiday and we do not work.

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien