נישט
Yiddish edit
Alternative forms edit
- ניט (nit)
Etymology edit
A contracted form of Old High German niowiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“being, creature”), derived from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wihtą (“thing”).
Compare German nicht. Akin to Dutch niet, West Frisian net, English not where similar developments took place.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
נישט • (nisht)
Derived terms edit
- מער נישט (mer nisht)
Interjection edit
נישט • (nisht)
Derived terms edit
- גאָרנישט (gornisht, “nothing”)
- קיינער נישט (keyner nisht, “no-one”)