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nil
English
Etymology
From Latin n?l, a contraction of nihil, nihilum (“nothing”). See nihilism.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Noun
nil (usually uncountable, plural nils)
- Nothing; zero.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19:
- As to Aristotle's influence on him, we are left free to conjecture whatever seems to us most plausible. For my part, I should suppose it nil.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19:
Translations
Determiner
nil
- No, not any.
- 1982, Gavin Lyall, Conduct of Major Maxim, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd:
- But after two or three hours and nil results, you have to accept that the trail is cold and you can't justify that level of manpower.
- 1982, Gavin Lyall, Conduct of Major Maxim, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd:
Related terms
- nihilism
See also
- null
- nil desperandum
Anagrams
- -lin, Lin, Lin., lin, lin.
Golin
Alternative forms
- nl, n?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [n???], [n?], [??n??l]
Noun
nil
- liquid; water
Derived terms
References
- Gordon Bunn, Golin Grammar (1974)
Interlingua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nil/
Pronoun
nil (indefinite)
- nothing
Latin
Etymology
Clipping of nihil, in turn from nihilum, from ne- (“not”) + hilum (“a hilum; a trifle, a bagatelle”), or unknown origin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ni?l/, [ni???]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /nil/, [nil]
Noun
n?l n (indeclinable)
- (chiefly poetic) nothing
- Bene scripsisti de me, Thoma. Quam ergo mercedem accipies? Nil nisi te.
- You have written well of me, Thomas. What reward therefore will you receive? Nothing unless it is you.
- Bene scripsisti de me, Thoma. Quam ergo mercedem accipies? Nil nisi te.
References
- nil in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nil in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Tok Pisin
Etymology
English needle.
Noun
nil
- needle
- thorn
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nul
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch nul, from Middle Dutch nul, from Middle French nul or Italian nulla, from Latin nullus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nœl/
Numeral
nul
- zero
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin nullus (“none”), attested from 1888.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?nul/
Adjective
nul (feminine nul·la, masculine plural nuls, feminine plural nul·les)
- null, insignificant, negligible
- useless, inept
- Synonyms: inútil, inepte
- null, void, invalid
- null, absent, non-existent
- Synonyms: absent, inexistent
Related terms
- anul·lar
References
Further reading
- “nul” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nul” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “nul” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Etymology
Via German Null (“zero”) and Italian nulla (“zero”) from New Latin n?lla (“zero”), a substantivization of the adjective Latin n?llus (“no”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?nol/, [?n?l]
Numeral
nul
- zero
Interjection
nul
- no way (vehement refusal)
Synonyms
- niks, nix, du kan tro nej
Noun
nul n (singular definite nullet, plural indefinite nuller)
- The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
- En million er et ettal med seks nuller efter.
- One million is a one followed by six zeros.
- En million er et ettal med seks nuller efter.
- (figuratively) A nobody, a nonentity.
- (in the plural) 2000s (the first decade of the 21st century)
Declension
Descendants
- ? Icelandic: núll
Pronoun
nul (uninflected)
- (determiner) no
- (pronoun) nothing
Synonyms
- ingen, intet
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch nul, from Middle French nul, from Old French nul, nulle (modern French nul) or Italian nulla, from Latin n?lla, from Latin n?llus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?l/
- Hyphenation: nul
- Rhymes: -?l
Numeral
nul
- zero, nought
Derived terms
Noun
nul m (plural nullen, diminutive nulletje n)
- (mathematics) A zero, naught, the numerical expression of none, nothing.
- (figuratively) A score of zero, the worst possible result.
- (figuratively) A good-for-nothing, worth-/use-less person.
Related terms
- annuleren (verb)
- nihil
- nulliteit
Descendants
- Afrikaans: nul
Adjective
nul (used only predicatively, not comparable)
- (archaic) nul, void
- worthless
Synonyms
- (void) ongeldig
- (worthless) waardeloos
Esperanto
Etymology
Back-formation from nulo.
Pronunciation
Numeral
nul
- zero
Usage notes
Can be used with both singular and plural nouns. (E.g. “zero dollars” can be both “nul dolaro” or “nul dolaroj”.) There is no formal standard for grammatical plurality of numbers between -1 and 1.
French
Etymology
From Middle French nul, from Old French, from Latin nullus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nyl/
Adjective
nul (feminine singular nulle, masculine plural nuls, feminine plural nulles)
- (indefinite, singular only) no, nil
- of poor quality, lousy, rubbish
- lame
Usage notes
- The plural forms of nul as a determiner are archaic.
Noun
nul m (plural nuls)
- (sports) A draw.
Pronoun
nul ?
- (literary) no one, nobody
Synonyms
- personne
Derived terms
Further reading
- “nul” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- l'un
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French nul, from Latin nullus.
Pronoun
nul
- nobody; no one
Adjective
nul m (feminine singular nulle, masculine plural nuls, feminine plural nulles)
- none (not any)
Descendants
- French: nul
- ? English: null
Old French
Etymology
Latin nullus.
Pronoun
nul (singular, nominative nus or nuls)
- nobody; no one
Adjective
nul m (oblique and nominative feminine singular nule)
- none (not any)
Descendants
- Middle French: nul
- French: nul
- ? English: null
- ? Dutch: nul
- Afrikaans: nul
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) nulla
- (Sutsilvan) nola, nula
- (Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) nolla
Etymology
From Latin nullus.
Numeral
nul
- (Sursilvan) zero
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