nin
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nin"
English
Etymology
Probably derived from Welsh nain (“grandmother”), but see also Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɪn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Abinomn
Alemannic German
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Etymology
From Middle High German niun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with German neun, Dutch negen, English nine, Icelandic níu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nin/
Asturian
Alternative forms
- ñin (conjunction)
Bikol Central
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nin/, [n̪in̪]
Preposition
nin (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜈ᜔)
- (formal) of (mostly for locations and occasions)
- Aldaw nin Pagkamuot
- Valentine's Day (Day of Love)
- Aldaw nin Kamahalan
- Easter (Day of Adoration)
- (Naga) of (expressing possession)
- Nagkakan nin sira an ikos.
- The cat ate a fish.
- (Naga) indirect marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names
- Nagkakan sana kami nin pamahawan.
- We just ate breakfast.
Synonyms
Catalan
Further reading
- “nin” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nin”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “nin” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “nin” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese nen, nin, from Latin nec (“nor; and not”). Akin to Portuguese nem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niŋ/
Derived terms
- nin que
References
- “nin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “nin” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “nin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “nin” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “nin” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Mandarin
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English
Quechua
Somali
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnin/ [ˈnĩn]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: nin
Further reading
- “nin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sumerian
Volapük
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