nimmer
Meaning
- (archaic, literary, poetic) never, at no time
- (Austria, Southern-Germany, regional) no more, no longer, never again
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
nooit
mai
jamais
nunca
nunca
mai
numquam
qetFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɪmər/
Etymology
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.
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