nètt

See also: nett and Nett

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German niht (“not”), from Old High German niwiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“being, creature”), the last from Proto-Germanic *wihtą.

Cognate with German nicht (dialectal net), English not. Doublet of nèt...nèt (“neither...nor”).

Adverb

nètt

(Luserna) not
In sunta iz vairta un biar arbatn nètt.
Sunday is a holiday and we do not work.

References

Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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