nimmer

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

nooit

nimmer

niet meer

Synoniemen

nie

niemals

nicht mehr

nicht länger

an Sankt Nimmerlein

nur über meine Leiche

Vertalingen

mai

jamais

nunca

nunca

jamás

never

jamais

mai

giammai

numquam

hîç

qet

nunquam

em tempo algum

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈnɪmər/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan 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.