nin
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nin"
English edit
Etymology edit
Probably derived from Welsh nain (“grandmother”), but see also Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”).
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Noun edit
nin (plural nins)
- (dialect, Liverpool) Affectionate name for a grandmother.
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nin
Alemannic German edit
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German niun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with German neun, Dutch negen, English nine, Icelandic níu.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
nin
Asturian edit
Alternative forms edit
- ñin (conjunction)
Conjunction edit
nin
Interjection edit
nin
- right? (used as a kind of tag question)
Bikol Central edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
nin (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜈ᜔)
- (formal) of (mostly for locations and occasions)
- Aldaw nin Pagkamuot
- Valentine's Day (Day of Love)
- Aldaw nin Kamahalan
- Easter (Day of Adoration)
- (Naga) of (expressing possession)
- Nagkakan nin sira an ikos.
- The cat ate a fish.
- (Naga) indirect marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names
- Nagkakan sana kami nin pamahawan.
- We just ate breakfast.
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Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nin m (plural nins, feminine nina)
Further reading edit
- “nin” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nin”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “nin” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “nin” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
Esperanto first person plural pronoun ni + accusative/objective case ending -n.
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Audio (file)
Pronoun edit
nin
- accusative of ni
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese nen, nin, from Latin nec (“nor; and not”). Akin to Portuguese nem.
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Conjunction edit
nin
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Adverb edit
nin
References edit
- “nin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “nin” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “nin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “nin” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “nin” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Hunsrik edit
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nin
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nin
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
nin
- Nonstandard spelling of nín.
- Nonstandard spelling of nǐn.
Usage notes edit
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English edit
Numeral edit
nin
- Alternative form of nyne
Somali edit
Noun edit
nin ?
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
nin
Further reading edit
- “nin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sumerian edit
Romanization edit
nin
- Romanization of 𒎏 (nin)
Volapük edit
Noun edit
nin (nominative plural nins)