kein
Sentences
Meaning
no; not a(n); not one; not any
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
kai
Basel-Landschaft
kain
Basel-Landschaft
kaine
St. Gallen
kùn
Zürich
kein
Zürich
kes
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaɪ̯n/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German kein, back-formation of original nekein (“not any”), from Old High German nihein, from Proto-West Germanic *nehwain, from Proto-Germanic *nehwainaz (“not any”). Compare Dutch geen, Yiddish קיין (keyn). More at none.
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