Null

See also: null, núll, and null'

English

Proper noun

Null (plural Nulls)

  1. A surname.

German

Etymology

    Since late 16th c. From earlier form Nulla (c. 1500), from Italian nulla, from Latin nūlla, feminine of nūllus (no one), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *né, *óynos and *-lós.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [nʊl]
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    Null f (genitive Null, plural Nullen)

    1. (mathematics) zero (a numeral; numeric symbol of zero)
      Synonym: Zero
      Die Null und der Großbuchstabe „O“ sind sich im Schriftbild sehr ähnlich.Zero and the capital letter "O" are very similar in typeface.
      Er malte eine große Null auf das Papier.He painted a big zero in the sheet of paper.
      Die Zahl Hundert wird mit zwei Nullen geschrieben.The number one hundred is written with two zeros.
    2. (derogatory) failure, loser
      Synonyms: Nichtskönner, Versager
      In Mathematik ist er eine totale Null.He is a total failure in mathematics.

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    • Estonian: null
    • Russian: ноль (nolʹ)
      • Ingrian: nolli
      • Kildin Sami: нолл (noll)
      • Mongolian: нойл (nojl)

    Further reading

    • Null” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • Null” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • Null” in Duden online

    Luxembourgish

    Etymology

    From Latin nūlla.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /nul/
    • Rhymes: -ul

    Noun

    Null f (plural Nullen)

    1. zero