kein

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Meaning

no; not a(n); not one; not any

Synonyms

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

kai

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

kain

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

kaine

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

kùn

Zürich

Zürich

kein

Zürich

Zürich

kes

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

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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