ingenting

Danish

Etymology

From ingen (no) + ting (thing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeŋənˌteŋˀ/, [ˈe̝ŋŋ̍ˌt͡sʰe̝ŋˀ]

Pronoun

ingenting

  1. nothing
    Synonym: intet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From ingen (no) + ting (thing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɪŋːɛntɪŋ/

Pronoun

ingenting

  1. nothing

Noun

ingenting

  1. naught, nothingness

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From ingen (no) + ting (thing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɪŋːɛntɪŋ/

Pronoun

ingenting

  1. nothing
    • 2002, Kaizers Orchestra, Mann mot mann:
      Du kan få alt eller ingenting
      Velkommen inn, elskling
      You can have everything or nothing
      Welcome in, darling

References

Swedish

Etymology

From ingen (no) + ting (things). The reason ingen ends with an -n and not with a -t is because it is actually the old neuter plural, thus this phrase originally means "no things". Compare allting, någonting.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪŋɛnˌtɪŋ/, [ˈɪŋːɛnˌtʰɪ̂ŋː]
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Pronoun

ingenting

  1. nothing

Antonyms

Further reading

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