nooit

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Afrikaans nooitbor.

English nooit

Borrowed from Afrikaans nooit (“never”).

Adverb

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

• tonoi

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch nooit, from Middle Dutch nooit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːit/

• Audio:

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Adverb

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

• → English: nooit

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːit/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: nooit
• Rhymes: -oːi̯t

Adverb

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

• Afrikaans: nooit
  • → English: nooit
• Berbice Creole Dutch: noiti
• Jersey Dutch: nôit, nôut
• Negerhollands: nooit, noit
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: noit (dated)
• → Sranan Tongo: noiti
  • → Aukan: noiti
  • → Saramaccan: noíti

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

Cognates include West Frisian noait and Dutch nooit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːi̯t/
• Hyphenation: nooit
• Rhymes: -oːi̯t

Adverb

nooit

1. never

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

References

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