ingenting

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Danish

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Etymology

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From ingen (no) +‎ ting (thing).

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

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ingenting

  1. nothing
    Synonym: intet

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From ingen (no) +‎ ting (thing).

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Pronoun

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ingenting

  1. nothing

Noun

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ingenting

  1. naught, nothingness

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From ingen (no) +‎ ting (thing).

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Pronoun

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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

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Swedish

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Etymology

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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

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

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ingenting

  1. nothing
    Synonym: inget
    • 1990, Lasse Holm, Ingela Forsman (lyrics and music), “Inget stoppar oss nu (I natt, i natt) [Nothing stops us now (Tonight, tonight)]”, in Black Jack[1], performed by Black Jack:
      Ingenting som vi gör är tabu, inget stoppar oss nu.
      Nothing that we do is taboo, nothing [synonymous] stops us now.
    • 1994, Lisa Ekdahl (lyrics and music), “Vem vet [Who knows]”, in Lisa Ekdahl[2]:
      Vem vet? Inte du. Vem vet? Inte jag. Vi vet ingenting nu. Vi vet inget idag.
      Who knows? Not you. Who knows? Not I. We know nothing now. We know nothing [synonymous] today.

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