kein
Meaning
no; not a(n); not one; not any
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaɪ̯n/
Etymology
From Middle High German kein; from the merger of dechein/dehein (“someone; anyone”), from Old High German dehein; and nechein/nehein (“not any”), from Old High German nihein. Compare Dutch geen, Yiddish קיין (keyn). More at none.
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Sentences
Dies ist in Großbritannien kein 🙅 ungewöhnlicher Fall .
🙅
This is not an unusual occurrence in Britain.
Es gibt kein 🙅 einundvierzigstes Stockwerk .
🙅
There is no forty-first floor.