nin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably derived from Welsh nain (“grandmother”), but see also Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nin (plural nins)
- (dialect, Liverpool) Affectionate name for a grandmother.
Synonyms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Abinomn[edit]
Noun[edit]
nin
Alemannic German[edit]
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German niun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with German neun, Dutch negen, English nine, Icelandic níu.
Pronunciation[edit]
Numeral[edit]
nin
- (Alsatian) nine
Asturian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ñin (conjunction)
Conjunction[edit]
nin
Interjection[edit]
nin
- right? (used as a kind of tag question)
Bikol Central[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
nin (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜈ᜔)
- (formal, Naga) indirect or object marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names
- Nagkakan sana kami nin pamahawan.
- We just ate breakfast.
- (formal, Naga) of (expressing possession)
- Nagkakan nin sira an ikos.
- The cat ate a fish.
Synonyms[edit]
See also[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nin m (plural nins, feminine nina)
Further reading[edit]
- “nin” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nin”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “nin” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “nin” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Esperanto[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Esperanto first person plural pronoun ni + accusative/objective case ending -n.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Pronoun[edit]
nin
- accusative of ni
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese nen, nin, from Latin nec (“nor; and not”). Akin to Portuguese nem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
nin
Derived terms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
nin
References[edit]
- “nin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “nin” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “nin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “nin” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “nin” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Hunsrik[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
nin
Further reading[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
nin
Mandarin[edit]
Romanization[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English[edit]
Numeral[edit]
nin
- Alternative form of nyne
Somali[edit]
Noun[edit]
nin ?
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
nin
- Obsolete form of ni.
Further reading[edit]
- “nin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sumerian[edit]
Romanization[edit]
nin
- Romanization of 𒎏 (nin)
Volapük[edit]
Noun[edit]
nin (nominative plural nins)
Declension[edit]
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