"niente" meaning in Italian

See niente in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈnjɛn.te/, /ˈɲɛn.te/ [regional], /ˈnjɛn.te/ [regional]
Rhymes: -ɛnte Etymology: From an earlier neente, either from Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), nec entem, ne entem, or ne inde. Compare Old Catalan nient, Sicilian nenti, Piedmontese gnente, Occitan neient, French néant. The regional pronunciation with initial self-gemination of /nj-/ is by speakers who try to correct the /ɲ-/ because of the orthography, but keep the syllable structure, and thus gemination, of the original /ɲ-/. Etymology templates: {{m|it|neente}} neente, {{der|it|la|ne gentem||no person, no one}} Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), {{m|la|nec entem}} nec entem, {{m|la|ne entem}} ne entem, {{m|la|ne inde}} ne inde, {{cog|scn|nenti}} Sicilian nenti, {{cog|pms|gnente}} Piedmontese gnente, {{cog|oc|neient}} Occitan neient, {{cog|fr|néant}} French néant Head templates: {{it-adv}} niente
  1. at all
    Sense id: en-niente-it-adv-iUiKVhcO Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 88 0 9 0 1 1
  2. nothing, anything
    Sense id: en-niente-it-adv-BckPTgMd

Determiner

IPA: /ˈnjɛn.te/, /ˈɲɛn.te/ [regional], /ˈnjɛn.te/ [regional]
Rhymes: -ɛnte Etymology: From an earlier neente, either from Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), nec entem, ne entem, or ne inde. Compare Old Catalan nient, Sicilian nenti, Piedmontese gnente, Occitan neient, French néant. The regional pronunciation with initial self-gemination of /nj-/ is by speakers who try to correct the /ɲ-/ because of the orthography, but keep the syllable structure, and thus gemination, of the original /ɲ-/. Etymology templates: {{m|it|neente}} neente, {{der|it|la|ne gentem||no person, no one}} Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), {{m|la|nec entem}} nec entem, {{m|la|ne entem}} ne entem, {{m|la|ne inde}} ne inde, {{cog|scn|nenti}} Sicilian nenti, {{cog|pms|gnente}} Piedmontese gnente, {{cog|oc|neient}} Occitan neient, {{cog|fr|néant}} French néant Head templates: {{it-det|inv=1}} niente (invariable)
  1. (informal) no, (after a negative) any Tags: informal, invariable Synonyms: nessuno
    Sense id: en-niente-it-det-SUXVlyGP Categories (other): Italian determiners, Italian indeclinable determiners

Noun

IPA: /ˈnjɛn.te/, /ˈɲɛn.te/ [regional], /ˈnjɛn.te/ [regional]
Rhymes: -ɛnte Etymology: From an earlier neente, either from Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), nec entem, ne entem, or ne inde. Compare Old Catalan nient, Sicilian nenti, Piedmontese gnente, Occitan neient, French néant. The regional pronunciation with initial self-gemination of /nj-/ is by speakers who try to correct the /ɲ-/ because of the orthography, but keep the syllable structure, and thus gemination, of the original /ɲ-/. Etymology templates: {{m|it|neente}} neente, {{der|it|la|ne gentem||no person, no one}} Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), {{m|la|nec entem}} nec entem, {{m|la|ne entem}} ne entem, {{m|la|ne inde}} ne inde, {{cog|scn|nenti}} Sicilian nenti, {{cog|pms|gnente}} Piedmontese gnente, {{cog|oc|neient}} Occitan neient, {{cog|fr|néant}} French néant Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} niente m (invariable)
  1. nothing Tags: invariable, masculine Derived forms: annientare, nient'affatto, niente affatto, niente di niente, per niente, dolce far niente
    Sense id: en-niente-it-noun-F4XPw7xq

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈnjɛn.te/, /ˈɲɛn.te/ [regional], /ˈnjɛn.te/ [regional]
Rhymes: -ɛnte Etymology: From an earlier neente, either from Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), nec entem, ne entem, or ne inde. Compare Old Catalan nient, Sicilian nenti, Piedmontese gnente, Occitan neient, French néant. The regional pronunciation with initial self-gemination of /nj-/ is by speakers who try to correct the /ɲ-/ because of the orthography, but keep the syllable structure, and thus gemination, of the original /ɲ-/. Etymology templates: {{m|it|neente}} neente, {{der|it|la|ne gentem||no person, no one}} Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), {{m|la|nec entem}} nec entem, {{m|la|ne entem}} ne entem, {{m|la|ne inde}} ne inde, {{cog|scn|nenti}} Sicilian nenti, {{cog|pms|gnente}} Piedmontese gnente, {{cog|oc|neient}} Occitan neient, {{cog|fr|néant}} French néant Head templates: {{head|it|pronoun}} niente
  1. nothing Synonyms: nulla
    Sense id: en-niente-it-pron-F4XPw7xq Categories (other): Italian pronouns Disambiguation of Italian pronouns: 52 48
  2. anything Synonyms: nulla
    Sense id: en-niente-it-pron-7gh0Fwt~ Categories (other): Italian pronouns Disambiguation of Italian pronouns: 52 48

Alternative forms

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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "pron",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "What are you doing? Nothing.",
          "text": "Cosa fai? Niente.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "nothing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nothing",
          "nothing"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "nulla"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Do you need anything?",
          "text": "Hai bisogno di niente?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I don't want anything to eat.",
          "text": "Non voglio niente da mangiare.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "anything"
      ],
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        [
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          "anything"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "nulla"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnjɛn.te/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɲɛn.te/",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnjɛn.te/",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛnte"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niente"
}

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    "Italian determiners",
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    "Italian indeclinable nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian masculine nouns",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "ne gentem",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "ne inde",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "nenti"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian nenti",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pms",
        "2": "gnente"
      },
      "expansion": "Piedmontese gnente",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc",
        "2": "neient"
      },
      "expansion": "Occitan neient",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "néant"
      },
      "expansion": "French néant",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From an earlier neente, either from Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), nec entem, ne entem, or ne inde. Compare Old Catalan nient, Sicilian nenti, Piedmontese gnente, Occitan neient, French néant.\nThe regional pronunciation with initial self-gemination of /nj-/ is by speakers who try to correct the /ɲ-/ because of the orthography, but keep the syllable structure, and thus gemination, of the original /ɲ-/.",
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        "inv": "1"
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "det",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian informal terms",
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "No lies!",
          "text": "Niente bugie!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "any"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "nessuno"
        }
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        "invariable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnjɛn.te/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɲɛn.te/",
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        "regional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnjɛn.te/",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛnte"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niente"
}

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    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian indeclinable nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian masculine nouns",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with audio links",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
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        "3": "ne gentem",
        "4": "",
        "5": "no person, no one"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "ne entem",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "nenti"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian nenti",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pms",
        "2": "gnente"
      },
      "expansion": "Piedmontese gnente",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc",
        "2": "neient"
      },
      "expansion": "Occitan neient",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "néant"
      },
      "expansion": "French néant",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From an earlier neente, either from Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), nec entem, ne entem, or ne inde. Compare Old Catalan nient, Sicilian nenti, Piedmontese gnente, Occitan neient, French néant.\nThe regional pronunciation with initial self-gemination of /nj-/ is by speakers who try to correct the /ɲ-/ because of the orthography, but keep the syllable structure, and thus gemination, of the original /ɲ-/.",
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "niente",
      "name": "it-adv"
    }
  ],
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    "nièn‧te"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "at all"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "at all",
          "at all"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nothing, anything"
      ],
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        [
          "nothing",
          "nothing"
        ],
        [
          "anything",
          "anything"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnjɛn.te/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɲɛn.te/",
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        "regional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnjɛn.te/",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛnte"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niente"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Italian 2-syllable words",
    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian indeclinable nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian masculine nouns",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛnte",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛnte/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "annientare"
    },
    {
      "word": "nient'affatto"
    },
    {
      "word": "niente affatto"
    },
    {
      "word": "niente di niente"
    },
    {
      "word": "per niente"
    },
    {
      "word": "dolce far niente"
    }
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      "args": {
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        "3": "ne gentem",
        "4": "",
        "5": "no person, no one"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "ne entem",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "ne inde",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "nenti"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pms",
        "2": "gnente"
      },
      "expansion": "Piedmontese gnente",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc",
        "2": "neient"
      },
      "expansion": "Occitan neient",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "néant"
      },
      "expansion": "French néant",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From an earlier neente, either from Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), nec entem, ne entem, or ne inde. Compare Old Catalan nient, Sicilian nenti, Piedmontese gnente, Occitan neient, French néant.\nThe regional pronunciation with initial self-gemination of /nj-/ is by speakers who try to correct the /ɲ-/ because of the orthography, but keep the syllable structure, and thus gemination, of the original /ɲ-/.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "#"
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      "name": "it-noun"
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  ],
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    "nièn‧te"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "nothing"
      ],
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        [
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        ]
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        "invariable",
        "masculine"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnjɛn.te/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɲɛn.te/",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnjɛn.te/",
      "tags": [
        "regional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛnte"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niente"
}

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