nooit
English
Adverb
nooit (not comparable)
- (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/
Audio (file)
Adverb
nooit
- 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/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: nooit
- Rhymes: -oːi̯t
Adverb
nooit
- 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.
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
Cognates include West Frisian noait and Dutch nooit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /noːi̯t/
- Hyphenation: nooit
- Rhymes: -oːi̯t
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “nooit”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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