"Niete" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈniːtə/
Etymology: From early modern Dutch niet (“nothing”). Compare contemporary niets. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|nl|niet||nothing}} Dutch niet (“nothing”), {{m|nl|niets}} niets Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Niete f (genitive Niete, plural Nieten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Niete [genitive], Nieten [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Niete [nominative, singular], Nieten [definite, nominative, plural], Niete [genitive, singular], Nieten [definite, genitive, plural], Niete [dative, singular], Nieten [dative, definite, plural], Niete [accusative, singular], Nieten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. blank, dud (lottery ticket that does not give a payout) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Niete-de-noun-yYsb9ooY Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 76 17 8
  2. loser; good-for-nothing Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Niete-de-noun-pWofB4pc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈniːtə/
Etymology: From Middle High German niet, niete (“hammered nail”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|niet}} Middle High German niet, {{m|gmh|niete||hammered nail}} niete (“hammered nail”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Niete f (genitive Niete, plural Nieten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Niete [genitive], Nieten [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Niete [nominative, singular], Nieten [definite, nominative, plural], Niete [genitive, singular], Nieten [definite, genitive, plural], Niete [dative, singular], Nieten [dative, definite, plural], Niete [accusative, singular], Nieten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. rivet Tags: feminine Synonyms: Niet [masculine, uncommon] [technical, engineering, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] Derived forms: Nietengürtel, Nietenhose
    Sense id: en-Niete-de-noun-mSlSqWb4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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