niks

Etymology

From Dutch niks.

Pronoun

niks

1. nothing

Etymology

From Low German niks (“nothing”) and German nichts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neɡs/, [neɡ̊s]

Interjection

niks or nix

1. no, no way

Pronoun

niks

1. nothing

References

• “niks” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology

Probably from colloquial and dialectal German nix^[1].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪks/
• Rhymes: -ɪks

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Pronoun

niks

1. nothing

Adjective

niks (used only predicatively, comparative meer niks, superlative meest niks)

1. disagreeable, distasteful, not liking

   Ik vind het niks dat ze hier huizen gaan bouwen.

   I don't like that they're going to build houses here.

2. uninteresting

   Jij mag deze schilderijen geweldig vinden, maar voor mij is het niks.

   You may think these paintings are great, but they're not interesting for me.

References

Anagrams

• skin, snik

Pronoun

niks

1. nothing

Etymology

From Low German niks (“nothing”) and German nichts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niks/, [nɪks]

Interjection

niks

1. no, no way

Pronoun

niks

1. nothing

References

“niks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Low German niks (“nothing”) and German nichts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niks/, [nɪks]

Interjection

niks

1. no, no way

Pronoun

niks

1. nothing

References

“niks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.