Niatn

Bavarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniɐ̯d̥ːn̩/

Etymology 1

From Early Modern Dutch niet (“nothing”). Compare Dutch niets and German Niete.

Noun

Niatn f (plural Niatn)

1. blank, dud (lottery ticket that does not give a payout)
2. (by extension) loser; good-for-nothing

Etymology 2

From Middle High German niet, niete (“hammered nail”), deverbal noun of Old High German bihniotan, biniotan (“to stick, to attach, to fasten; to dislodge, to knock out”), from Proto-West Germanic *hneudan, from Proto-Germanic *hneudaną (“to hammer, to pound”). Cognate with German Niete and Dutch niet; the verb also Old Norse and Icelandic hnjóða (“to rivet, clinch”).

Noun

Niatn f (plural Niatn)

1. rivet