Wiktionary

nooit

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Afrikaans nooit (“never”).

Adverb edit

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 edit

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch nooit, from Middle Dutch nooit.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /noːit/
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Adverb edit

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 edit

  • → English: nooit

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

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 edit

Saterland Frisian edit

Etymology edit

Cognates include West Frisian noait and Dutch nooit.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

nooit

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

References edit

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