נישט
Yiddish
editAlternative forms
edit- ניט (nit)
Etymology
editA 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
editAdverb
editנישט • (nisht)
Derived terms
edit- מער נישט (mer nisht)
Interjection
editנישט • (nisht)
Derived terms
edit- גאָרנישט (gornisht, “nothing”)
- קיינער נישט (keyner nisht, “no-one”)