nimmer

Meaning

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

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɪmər/
Etymology

In summary

Perhaps originally ni- + immer, thus the same construct as English ever and never. According to others a dialectal contraction of nie mehr, later remodelled according to immer.

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