nüüx

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

nuuks (variant spellings)
neihst (Moselle Franconian)
nühs (most of Ripuarian)
nix (from colloquial German; now widespread, even exclusive in Kölsch)

Etymology

Likely from Middle High German nihtes niht (“nothing of nothing”), from Old High German niowiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“being, creature”), whence also net (“not”) and German nicht, nichts. Cognate with Bavarian nix.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nyːks/

Pronoun

nüüx (indefinite)

(westernmost Ripuarian) nothing

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