nin

See also: NIN, Nin, nín, ñin, nǐn, and -nin

English

Etymology

Probably derived from Welsh nain (“grandmother”), but see also Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɪn

Noun

nin (plural nins)

  1. (dialect, Liverpudlian) Affectionate name for a grandmother.

Synonyms

Anagrams

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nin/

Numeral

nin

  1. (Alsatian) nine

Asturian

Alternative forms

Conjunction

nin

  1. neither, nor, (not) either

Interjection

nin

  1. right? (used as a kind of tag question)

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ninus.

Noun

nin m (plural nins, feminine nina)

  1. (Mallorca) boy, male child

Esperanto

Etymology

Esperanto first person plural pronoun ni + accusative/objective case ending -n.

Pronoun

nin

  1. accusative of ni

Galician

Adverb

nin

  1. nor
  2. even

Japanese

Romanization

nin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of にん

Mandarin

Romanization

nin (Zhuyin ˙ㄋㄧㄣ)

  1. Nonstandard spelling of nín.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of nǐn.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Novial

Novial cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : nin
    Ordinal : ninesmi

Numeral

nin

  1. (cardinal) nine


Somali

Noun

nin ?

  1. man

Volapük

Noun

nin (plural nins)

  1. contents

Declension

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