nooit

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans nooit (never).

Adverb

nooit (not comparable)

  1. (South Africa) never; no way
    • 1999, David Graver, Drama for a New South Africa: Seven Plays, page 133:
      STIX: You never bought shit? HENRY: Never! STIX: Nooit?
    • 2005, Hans Muhlberg, The Law of the Brand, page 72:
      What would your average South African celebrity say if you used her name or image to sell your product without first obtaining her consent? Probably something like 'Nooit, ek sê, I want big bucks.'

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch nooit, from Middle Dutch nooit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /noːit/
  • (file)

Adverb

nooit

  1. never
    Sy sing nooit.
    She never sings.
    Die goedere is nooit op die bestemming aangekom nie.
    The goods never arrived at the destination.

Descendants

  • English: nooit

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nooit. Equivalent to n- + ooit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /noːit/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: nooit
  • Rhymes: -oːi̯t

Adverb

nooit

  1. never
    Antonyms: altijd, altoos, immer, ooit
    Ik zal nooit dat boek vergeten dat ik als kind las.
    I will never forget that book I read as a child.
    Hij heeft nooit eerder zo'n vreemd verzoek ontvangen.
    He has never received such a strange request before.
    We hebben nooit problemen gehad met die machine.
    We have never had any issues with that machine.

Descendants

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

Cognates include West Frisian noait and Dutch nooit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /noːi̯t/
  • Hyphenation: nooit
  • Rhymes: -oːi̯t

Adverb

nooit

  1. never
    Iek häbe et nooit däin.I have never done that.

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “nooit”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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