nic
Translingual
Symbol
nic
English
Etymology
Clipping of nicotine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɪk/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Homophones: Nick, nick
- Rhymes: -ɪk
Noun
nic (uncountable)
- (slang) nicotine
- I prefer vaping with nic-free juice.
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech nic. The "č-less" form nic is from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. Compare with Polish nic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɲɪt͡s]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɪts
Pronoun
nic
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “nic”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “nic”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “nic”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Kashubian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲit͡s/
- Rhymes: -it͡s
- Syllabification: nic
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto.
Pronoun
nic
- nothing (not a thing)
Adverb
nic (not comparable)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | nic |
| genitive | niczegò |
| dative | niczemù |
| accusative | nic |
| instrumental | niczim |
| locative | niczim |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nitь.
Noun
nic f
- thread (long, thin and flexible form of material)
Further reading
- Stefan Ramułt (1893) “ńic”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 127
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “nic”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1], page 100
- “nic (1)”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
- “nic (2)”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
- “nic (3)”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Linngithigh
Verb
nic (future niy, past nigh, irrealis ni', stative njay)
- (transitive) stand up
- Ayong kay ngga' nic.
- I can't stand up.
See also
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nic n
- alternative form of ničs
Noun
nic n
- alternative form of ničs
Adverb
nic
- alternative form of ničs
Adjective
nic
- short masculine singular of nicí
Declension
| singular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | nic | nicě | nice | |
| genitive | nicě | nicě | nicě | |
| dative | nicu | nici | nicu | |
| accusative | nicě, nic | nicu | nice | |
| locative | — | — | — | |
| instrumental | — | — | — | |
| dual | ||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | nicě | nici | ||
| genitive | — | |||
| dative | — | |||
| accusative | nicě | nici | ||
| locative | — | |||
| instrumental | — | |||
| plural | ||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | nici | nicě | nicě | |
| genitive | — | |||
| dative | — | |||
| accusative | nicě | nicě | ||
| locative | — | |||
| instrumental | — | |||
References
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “ničs, nic”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nik/, /nit͡ʃ/
Pronoun
nic, niċ
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: nich
Old Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto. First attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Declension
Noun
nic n
- nothing (someone or something trifling, or of no consequence or importance)
Adverb
nic
Descendants
References
- Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “nic”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
- Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “nic”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “nic, nics, niczs, nic(z)so”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish nic. The "cz-less" form nic is from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. Compare with Czech nic.
Pronunciation
Audio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) Audio 3: (file) - Rhymes: -it͡s
- Syllabification: nic
Pronoun
nic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Noun
nic n
- nothing (someone or something trifling, or of no consequence or importance)
Declension
Adverb
nic (not comparable)
Derived terms
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), nic is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 31 times in scientific texts, 8 times in news, 43 times in essays, 183 times in fiction, and 332 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 597 times, making it the 77th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]
References
Further reading
- nic in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nic in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “nic”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- “NIC”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 13.12.2021
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “nic”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “nic”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “nic”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 249
- nic in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish nic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲit͡s/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -it͡s
- Syllabification: nic
Pronoun
nic n
- nothing (not a thing)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | nic |
| genitive | niczego |
| dative | niczymu |
| accusative | nic |
| instrumental | niczym |
| locative | niczym |
Adverb
nic