nimmermehr
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɪmɐmeːɐ̯/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: nim‧mer‧mehr
Adverb
nimmermehr
- (dated) nevermore, never again
- 1791, “Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen”, Emanuel Schikaneder (lyrics):
- Fühlt nicht durch dich Sarastro Todesschmerzen, so bist du meine Tochter nimmermehr.
- If Sarastro does not through you feel the pain of death, then you will be my daughter nevermore.
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]:
- Fort! Fort! Ich kehre nimmermehr!
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Further reading
- “nimmermehr” in Duden online
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