nic
Translingual
English
Etymology
Clipping of nicotine.
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
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
- být na dvě věci: na nic a na hovno
- být na nic
- nicota
- nicotný
- ničema
- ničemný
Kashubian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnit͡s/
- Syllabification: nic
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto.
Declension
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nitь.
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, 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
Masurian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish nic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɲit͡s]
- Syllabification: nic
Old Czech
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 Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ničьto. First attested in the 14th century.
Declension
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, editor (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
- IPA(key): /ɲit͡s/
- (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈɲit͡s/
Audio 1 (file) Audio 2 (file) Audio 3 (file) - Rhymes: -it͡s
- Syllabification: nic
Declension
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
- Ida Kurcz (1990) “nic”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 279
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/
- Rhymes: -it͡s
- Syllabification: nic