nul

Numeral

nul

1. (cardinal) zero

Etymology

From Latin nullus (“none”).

Adjective

nul (feminine nul·la, masculine plural nuls, feminine plural nul·les)

1. null, void, invalid

Etymology

From Latin nullus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔl/

Numeral

nul

1. (cardinal) zero

Interjection

nul

1. no way (vehement refusal)

Noun

nul n (singular definite nullet, plural indefinite nuller)

1. the numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero

   En million er et ettal med seks nuller efter.

   One million is a one followed by six zeros.

2. (figuratively) a nobody, a nonentity

Etymology

From Old French nul (modern French nul), from Latin nullus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʏl/

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Numeral

nul

1. (cardinal) The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0

Noun

nul m (plural nullen, diminutive nulletje n)

1. (mathematics) A zero, naught, the numerical expression of none, nothing
2. (figuratively) A score of zero, the worst possible result
3. (figuratively) A good-for-nothing, worth-/use-less person

Adjective

nul (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. (archaic) nul, void
2. worthless

Etymology

From Latin nullus

Numeral

nul

1. (cardinal) nought, zero, nil

Etymology

From Old French < Latin nullus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nyl/

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Adjective

nul (feminine singular nulle, masculine plural nuls, feminine plural nulles)

1. no, nil
2. of poor quality, lousy, rubbish

Noun

nul m (plural nuls)

1. (sports) draw

Pronoun

nul

1. no one, nobody

Further reading

• “nul” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• l'un

Etymology

Old French < Latin nullus.

Pronoun

nul

1. nobody; no one
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 65:

     nul ne le povoit mieulx faire

     nobody could do it better

Adjective

nul m (feminine singular nulle, masculine plural nuls, feminine plural nulles)

1. none (not any)

Etymology

Latin nullus.

Pronoun

nul (singular, nominative nus or nuls)

1. nobody; no one

Adjective

nul m (oblique and nominative feminine singular nule)

1. none (not any)

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) nulla
• (Sutsilvan) nola, nula
• (Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) nolla

Etymology

From Latin nullus.

Numeral

nul

1. (cardinal, Sursilvan) zero