nic
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nic
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nic (uncountable)
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech nic. The "č-less" form nic is from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. Compare with Polish nic.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
nic
Declension edit
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Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Kashubian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto.
Pronoun edit
nic
- nothing (not a thing)
Adverb edit
nic (not comparable)
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nitь.
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[2] (in Kashubian), page 127
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “nic”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[3], page 100
- “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
Masurian edit
Etymology edit
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)
Further reading 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 | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | nic | nicě | nice | |
genitive | nicě | nicě | nicě | |
dative | nicu | nici | nicu | |
accusative | nicě, nic | 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
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Pronoun edit
nic, niċ
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle English: nich
Old Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto. First attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
nic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Declension edit
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, editor (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
Inherited from Old Polish nic. The "cz-less" form nic is from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. Compare with Czech nic.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ɲit͡s/
- (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈɲit͡s/
Audio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) Audio 3: (file) - Rhymes: -it͡s
- Syllabification: nic
Pronoun edit
nic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Noun edit
nic n
- nothing (someone or something trifling, or of no consequence or importance)
Declension edit
Adverb edit
nic (not comparable)
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, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nic in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- 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[5]
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “nic”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861[6]
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “nic”, in Słownik języka polskiego[7] (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 249
- nic in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Silesian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish nic.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
nic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Declension edit
Adverb edit
nic
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