"Null" meaning in German

See Null in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [nʊl] Audio: De-Null.ogg
Etymology: Since late 16th c. From earlier form Nulla (c. 1500), from Italian nulla, from Latin nūlla, feminine of nūllus (“no one”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *óynos and *-lós. Etymology templates: {{m|de|Nulla}} Nulla, {{bor|de|it|nulla}} Italian nulla, {{der|de|la|nūlla}} Latin nūlla, {{m|la|nūllus||no one}} nūllus (“no one”), {{der|de|ine-pro|*ne}} Proto-Indo-European *ne, {{m|ine-pro|*óynos}} *óynos, {{m|ine-pro|*-lós}} *-lós Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Null f (genitive Null, plural Nullen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Null [genitive], Nullen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Null [nominative, singular], Nullen [definite, nominative, plural], Null [genitive, singular], Nullen [definite, genitive, plural], Null [dative, singular], Nullen [dative, definite, plural], Null [accusative, singular], Nullen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (mathematics) zero (a numeral; numeric symbol of zero) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: Zero Hypernyms: Ziffer [numeral], Zahlzeichen [numeral] Coordinate_terms: Eins [numeral], Zwei [numeral], Drei [numeral]
    Sense id: en-Null-de-noun-bJCS71zy Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Topics: mathematics, sciences Derived forms: Nullergebnis, Nullkommanichts, Nullleiter, Nulllösung, Nullpunkt, Nullspiel, Nullsummenspiel, Nulltarif, Nullvektor, Nullwert, Normalnull, Riesennull, Sportnull, rote Null, schwarze Null
  2. (derogatory) failure, loser Tags: derogatory, feminine Synonyms: Nichtskönner, Versager
    Sense id: en-Null-de-noun-sBYfO2GB

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