nooit

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Afrikaans nooit (“never”).

Adverb[edit]

nooit (not comparable)

  1. (South Africa) never; no way
    • 1999, David Graver, Drama for a New South Africa: Seven Plays, page 133:
      STIX: You never bought shit? HENRY: Never! STIX: Nooit?
    • 2005, Hans Muhlberg, The Law of the Brand, page 72:
      What would your average South African celebrity say if you used her name or image to sell your product without first obtaining her consent? Probably something like 'Nooit, ek sê, I want big bucks.'

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch nooit, from Middle Dutch nooit.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /noːit/
  • Audio(file)

Adverb[edit]

nooit

  1. never
    Sy sing nooit.
    She never sings.
    Die goedere is nooit op die bestemming aangekom nie.
    The goods never arrived at the destination.

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: nooit

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch nooit. Equivalent to n- +‎ ooit.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

nooit

  1. never
    Antonyms: altijd, altoos, immer, ooit
    Ik zal nooit dat boek vergeten dat ik als kind las.
    I will never forget that book I read as a child.
    Hij heeft nooit eerder zo'n vreemd verzoek ontvangen.
    He has never received such a strange request before.
    We hebben nooit problemen gehad met die machine.
    We have never had any issues with that machine.

Descendants[edit]

Saterland Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognates include West Frisian noait and Dutch nooit.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

nooit

  1. never
    Iek häbe et nooit däin. ― I have never done that.

References[edit]

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “nooit”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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