nimmer

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (archaic, literary, poetic) never, at no time
2. (Austria, Southern-Germany, regional) no more, no longer, never again

Sinonieme

nie

niemals

nicht mehr

nicht länger

an Sankt Nimmerlein

nur über meine Leiche

Vertalings

nooit

nimmer

nunca

mai

jamais

jamás

nunca

jamais

never

mai

giammai

numquam

hîç

qet

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈnɪmər/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Engels: ever

In summary

From Middle High German niemer, from Old High German niomēr, itself usually derived from ni- (“not”) + iomēr (“ever”), thus the same construct as English ever and never. Pfeifer instead derives it from Old High German nio (“never”) + iomēr (modern German nie + immer). The modern (chiefly southern) interpretation, finally, makes it equivalent to a contraction of ni(ch)t mehr (“no more”) or nie mehr (“never more”). All of these words are ultimately interrelated, but not identical.