see|Nix
English

Etymology
Dutch : "niks" (nothing). Although it's informal for "niets" (nothing), it is in the Dutch dictionary and is used by virtually all classes of society.

Maybe also from German: "nichts", pronounced [nɪçts], colloquial "nix" [nɪks], meaning "nothing"

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-nix.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪks|-ɪks

Noun
en-noun|-

1. colloquial: nothing.

Synonyms
nada
zip

Translations
Afrikaans: niks
Dutch: niets, niks
French: ne...rien or rien
Norwegian: niks
Spanish: nada
Italian: niente

Verb
en-verb|nix|es

1. To make something become nothing; to reject.

#:Nix the last order - the customer walked out.

Related terms
86 / eighty-six
ixnay

Latin

Etymology
Cognates include English snow, German Schnee and Gothic ������.

Noun
la-noun|nix|nivis|nivis|f|third

1. snow

Inflection
la-decl-3rd|nix|nix|niv|niv

Related terms
nivalis
nivatus
nivere
niveus
nivosus

Category:la:Weather

Swedish

Adverb
nix

1. slang|lang=sv not, no (negative response to a question)

de:nix
el:nix
fa:nix
fr:nix
fy:nix
ko:nix
is:nix
it:nix
la:nix
pl:nix
ru:nix
vi:nix
tr:nix
zh:nix

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