nüüs

See also: nuus

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• neist (Moselle Franconian)
• nix (from colloquial German; now widespread, even exclusive in Kölsch)

Etymology

The forms Ripuarian nüüs, Moselle Franconian neist (also Luxembourgish näischt) can be traced back to older *niust of somewhat obscure origin, but eventually probably from Old High German niowiht, whence also net (“not”) and German nicht, nichts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nyːs/

Pronoun

nüüs (indefinite)

1. (Ripuarian, dated in some dialects) nothing

   Wat nüüs koss, dat es och nüüs.

   What costs nothing is worth nothing.