Niatn

Bavarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniɐ̯d̥ːn̩/

Etymology 1

From Early Modern Dutch niet (nothing). Compare Dutch niets and German Niete.

Noun

Niatn f (plural Niatn)

  1. blank, dud (lottery ticket that does not give a payout)
  2. (by extension) loser; good-for-nothing

Etymology 2

From Middle High German niet, niete (hammered nail), deverbal noun of Old High German bihniotan, biniotan (to stick, to attach, to fasten; to dislodge, to knock out), from Proto-West Germanic *hneudan, from Proto-Germanic *hneudaną (to hammer, to pound). Cognate with German Niete and Dutch niet; the verb also Old Norse and Icelandic hnjóða (to rivet, clinch).

Noun

Niatn f (plural Niatn)

  1. rivet