nimmer

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

mai

jamai

Sinònims

nie

niemals

nicht mehr

nicht länger

an Sankt Nimmerlein

nur über meine Leiche

Traduccions

nooit

mai

nimmer

nunca

jamais

jamás

nunca

jamais

never

giammai

numquam

qet

nunquam

hîç

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈnɪmər/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb anglès: 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.