nic
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nic"
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Abbreviation of English Niger–Congo.
Symbol
[edit]nic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /nɪk/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Homophones: Nick, nick
- Rhymes: -ɪk
Noun
[edit]nic (uncountable)
Anagrams
[edit]Ahtna
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Athabaskan *nə̓qʼ and therefore cognate with Navajo -NAʼ, Lower Tanana nek.
Root
[edit]nic
- to tell
Stem set
[edit]| Aspect | Imperfective | Perfective | Future | Optative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durative | nic | nic | nic | nic |
| Momentaneous | niis | nic | nes | niis |
| Customary | nes | nes | nes | nes |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 312
Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Czech ničs, from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. Compare with Polish nic. By surface analysis, ni- + co.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]nic
- nothing (not a thing)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nic
- Antonym: něco
- nic jiného ― nothing else
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nic”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “nic”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “nic”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
Kashubian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto.
Pronoun
[edit]nic
- nothing (not a thing)
Adverb
[edit]nic (not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | nic |
| genitive | niczegò |
| dative | niczemù |
| accusative | nic |
| instrumental | niczim |
| locative | niczim |
Etymology 2
[edit]Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nìtь.
Noun
[edit]nic f
- thread (long, thin and flexible form of material)
Further reading
[edit]- Stefan Ramułt (1893), “ńic”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 127
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “nic”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[2]
- “nic (1)”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
- “nic (2)”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
- “nic (3)”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Linngithigh
[edit]Verb
[edit]nic (future niy, past nigh, irrealis ni', stative njay)
- (transitive) stand up
- Ayong kay ngga' nic.
- I can't stand up.
See also
[edit]Old Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]nic n
- alternative form of ničs
Noun
[edit]nic n
- alternative form of ničs
Adverb
[edit]nic
- alternative form of ničs
Adjective
[edit]nic
Declension
[edit]| singular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | nic | nicě | nice | |
| genitive | nicě | nicě | nicě | |
| dative | nicu | nici | nicu | |
| accusative | nicinan+anml or nicěpers+anml |
nicu | nice | |
| locative | — | — | — | |
| instrumental | — | — | — | |
| dual | ||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | nicě | nici | ||
| genitive | — | |||
| dative | — | |||
| accusative | nicě | nici | ||
| locative | — | |||
| instrumental | — | |||
| plural | ||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | nici | nicě | nicě | |
| genitive | — | |||
| dative | — | |||
| accusative | nicě | nicě | ||
| locative | — | |||
| instrumental | — | |||
References
[edit]- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “ničs, nic”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]nic, niċ
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: nich
Old Polish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto. The "cz-less" form nic is from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. First attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]nic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Declension
[edit]Declension of nic
Noun
[edit]nic n
- nothing (someone or something trifling, or of no consequence or importance)
Adverb
[edit]nic
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “nic”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
- Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “nic”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “nic, nics, niczs, nic(z)so”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Etymology tree
Inherited from Old Polish nic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]nic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Noun
[edit]nic n
- nothing (someone or something trifling, or of no consequence or importance)
Usage notes
[edit]- The genitive form niczego occurs after prepositions where nic does not.
Declension
[edit]Declension of nic
Adverb
[edit]nic (not comparable)
Derived terms
[edit]adverbs
interjections
particles
Trivia
[edit]According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), nic is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 31 times in scientific texts, 8 times in news, 43 times in essays, 183 times in fiction, and 332 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 597 times, making it the 77th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nic”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “nic”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[4] (in Polish)
- Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “nic”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- “NIC”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 13.12.2021
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “nic”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “nic”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “nic”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 249
- nic in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Silesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Etymology tree
Inherited from Old Polish nic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]nic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Declension
[edit]| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | nic |
| genitive | niczego |
| dative | niczymu |
| accusative | nic |
| instrumental | niczym |
| locative | niczym |
Adverb
[edit]nic
Further reading
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