Null

See also: null, núll, and null'

English

Proper noun

Null (plural Nulls)

  1. A surname.

German

Etymology

Since late 16th c. From earlier form Nulla (c. 1500), from Italian nulla, from Latin nūlla, feminine of nūllus (“no one”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *óynos and *-lós.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nʊl]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Null f (genitive Null, plural Nullen)

  1. (mathematics) zero (a numeral; numeric symbol of zero)
    Synonym: Zero
    Die Null und der Großbuchstabe „O“ sind sich im Schriftbild sehr ähnlich. ― Zero and the capital letter "O" are very similar in typeface.
    Er malte eine große Null auf das Papier. ― He painted a big zero in the sheet of paper.
    Die Zahl Hundert wird mit zwei Nullen geschrieben. ― The number one hundred is written with two zeros.
  2. (derogatory) failure, loser
    Synonyms: Nichtskönner, Versager
    In Mathematik ist er eine totale Null. ― He is a total failure in mathematics.

Declension
Declension of Null [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Null die Nullen
genitive einer der Null der Nullen
dative einer der Null den Nullen
accusative eine die Null die Nullen

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Descendants
  • → Estonian: null
  • → Russian: ноль (nolʹ)
    • → Ingrian: nolli
    • → Kildin Sami: нолл (noll)
    • → Mongolian: нойл (nojl)

Further reading
  • “Null” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Null” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Null” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Latin nūlla.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nul/
  • Rhymes: -ul

Noun

Null f (plural Nullen)

  1. zero
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