nic

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nic"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English NigerCongo.

Symbol

nic

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Niger–Congo languages.

English

Etymology

Clipping of nicotine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɪk/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Homophones: Nick, nick
  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Noun

nic (uncountable)

  1. (slang) nicotine
    I prefer vaping with nic-free juice.

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ničs, from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. Compare with Polish nic. By surface analysis, ni- +‎ co.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɲɪt͡s]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪts

Pronoun

nic

  1. nothing (not a thing)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nic
    Antonym: něco
    nic jinéhonothing else

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Kashubian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲit͡s/
  • Rhymes: -it͡s
  • Syllabification: nic

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto.

    Pronoun

    nic

    1. nothing (not a thing)

    Adverb

    nic (not comparable)

    1. nothing; not at all
    Declension
    Declension of nic
    singular
    nominative nic
    genitive niczegò
    dative niczemù
    accusative nic
    instrumental niczim
    locative niczim

    Etymology 2

      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nìtь.

      Noun

      nic f

      1. 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[2]
      • 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)

      1. (transitive) stand up
        Ayong kay ngga' nic.
        I can't stand up.

      See also

      Old Czech

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɲit͡s/
      • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɲit͡s/

      Pronoun

      nic n

      1. alternative form of ničs

      Noun

      nic n

      1. alternative form of ničs

      Adverb

      nic

      1. alternative form of ničs

      Adjective

      nic

      1. short masculine singular of nicí

      Declension

      Declension of nic (short soft)
      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

      Old English

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From ne- +‎ ic/iċ.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /nik/, /nit͡ʃ/

      Pronoun

      nic, niċ

      1. not I, not me

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      • Middle English: nich

      Old Polish

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto. The "cz-less" form nic is from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. First attested in the 14th century.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɲit͡sʲ/
        • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɲit͡sʲ/

        Pronoun

        nic n

        1. nothing (not a thing)

        Declension

        Noun

        nic n

        1. nothing (someone or something trifling, or of no consequence or importance)

        Adverb

        nic

        1. nothing; not at all

        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.

          Pronunciation

           
          • IPA(key): /ˈɲit͡s/
          • Audio 1:(file)
          • Audio 2:(file)
          • Audio 3:(file)
          • Rhymes: -it͡s
          • Syllabification: nic

          Pronoun

          nic n

          1. nothing (not a thing)

          Noun

          nic n

          1. nothing (someone or something trifling, or of no consequence or importance)

          Usage notes

          • The genitive form niczego occurs after prepositions where nic does not.

          Declension

          Adverb

          nic (not comparable)

          1. nothing; not at all

          Derived terms

          adverbs
          particles

          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

          1. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990), “nic”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków; Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 279

          Further reading

          Silesian

          Etymology

            Inherited from Old Polish nic.

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /ˈɲit͡s/
            • Audio:(file)
            • Rhymes: -it͡s
            • Syllabification: nic

            Pronoun

            nic n

            1. nothing (not a thing)

            Declension

            Declension of nic
            singular
            nominative nic
            genitive niczego
            dative niczymu
            accusative nic
            instrumental niczym
            locative niczym

            Adverb

            nic

            1. nothing; not at all

            Further reading

            • nic in dykcjonorz.eu
            • nic in silling.org