ingenting
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeŋənˌteŋˀ/, [ˈe̝ŋŋ̍ˌt͡sʰe̝ŋˀ]
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɪŋːɛntɪŋ/
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɪŋːɛntɪŋ/
Pronoun
ingenting
- 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
- You can have everything or nothing
References
- “ingenting” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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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