nimmer

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

jamais

ne … plus

ne ... jamais

onc

onques

oncques

Synonymes

nie

niemals

nicht mehr

nicht länger

an Sankt Nimmerlein

nur über meine Leiche

Traductions

nooit

nimmer

mai

nunca

nunca

jamás

jamais

never

mai

giammai

numquam

nunquam

em tempo algum

hîç

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈnɪmər/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à anglais: 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.