# nin
## Translingual
### Symbol

nin
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ninzo.

### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Ninzo terms

## English
### Etymology

Probably derived from Welsh nain (“grandmother”), but see also Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nɪn/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪn

### Noun

nin (plural nins)
* (dialect, Liverpool) Affectionate name for a grandmother.

#### Synonyms

* nan, nana, nanna

### Anagrams

* INN, NNI, inn

## Abinomn
### Noun

nin
* food

## Alemannic German

cardinal number :
| 9 | Previous: | acht |
| 9 | Next: | zää |

### Alternative forms

* nine, nüün

### Etymology

From Middle High German niun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with German neun, Dutch negen, English nine, Icelandic níu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nin/

### Numeral

nin
* (Alsatian) nine

## Asturian
### Alternative forms

* ñin (conjunction)
* ñi (interjection)
* ninu (interjection)
* ne (interjection)
* nen (interjection)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnin/ [ˈnĩŋ]

### Conjunction

nin
* neither, nor, (not) either
** 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 219:Nin en Viernes, nin en Martes cases les fies ni múes les vaques.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### Interjection

nin
* interjection, usually friendly, used at the end of a phrase when speaking usually to children
    Yá pues comer, ninYou can eat now, kid
    ¿Que quies pa Navidá, nin?What do you want for Christmas, kid?

## Bikol Central
### Alternative forms

* ning

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nin/ [n̪in̪]

### Preposition

nin (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜈ᜔)
* (formal) of (mostly for locations and occasions)
    Aldaw nin PagkamuotValentine's Day (Day of Love)
    Aldaw nin KamahalanEaster (Day of Adoration)
* (Naga) of (expressing possession)
    Nagkakan nin sira an ikos.The cat ate a fish.
* (Naga) indirect marker for nouns or phrases other than personal names
    Nagkakan sana kami nin pamahawan.We just ate breakfast.

#### Synonyms

* ki

#### See also

* kan
* kay

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈnin]

### Noun

nin m (plural nins, feminine nina)
* (dialectal) Alternative form of nen

### Further reading

* “nin” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “nin”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “nin” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “nin” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Esperanto
### Etymology

Esperanto first person plural pronoun ni + accusative/objective case ending -n.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Pronoun

nin
* accusative of ni

### See also

| | | Singular | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural | Plural |
| | | Nominative | Accusative | Possessive | Nominative | Accusative | Possessive |
| First person | First person | mi | min | mia | ni | nin | nia |
| Second person | Formal | vi | vin | via | vi | vin | via |
| Second person | Familiar$^1$ | ci | cin | cia | vi | vin | via |
| Third person | Masculine | li | lin | lia | ili iŝi$^3$ | ilin iŝin$^3$ | ilia iŝia$^3$ |
| Third person | Feminine | ŝi | ŝin | ŝia | ili iŝi$^3$ | ilin iŝin$^3$ | ilia iŝia$^3$ |
| Third person | Neuter | ĝi | ĝin | ĝia | ili iŝi$^3$ | ilin iŝin$^3$ | ilia iŝia$^3$ |
| Third person | Gender-neutral$^2$ | ri ŝli | rin ŝlin | ria ŝlia | ili iŝi$^3$ | ilin iŝin$^3$ | ilia iŝia$^3$ |
| Third person | Reflexive | si | sin | sia | si | sin | sia |
| Indefinite | Indefinite | oni | onin | onia | oni | onin | onia |
| Notes ||||||||
| $^1$ The second person familiar pronouns are archaic. $^2$ The proposed gender-neutral third-person singular pronouns ri (rin, ria) and ŝli (ŝlin, ŝlia) are not widely used. $^3$ The proposed third-person feminine plural pronoun iŝi (iŝin, iŝia) is not widely used. ||||||||

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese nen, nin, from Latin nec (“nor, and not”). Akin to Portuguese nem.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈniŋ/ [ˈnĩŋ]
* Rhymes: -iŋ
* Hyphenation: nin

### Conjunction

nin
* nor
* neither

#### Derived terms

* nin que

### Adverb

nin
* not even

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “nin”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nin”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nin”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “nin”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nin”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Hunsrik
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nin/

### Adverb

nin
* in

### Further reading

* Online Hunsrik Dictionary

## Japanese
### Romanization

nin
* Rōmaji transcription of にん

## Mandarin
### Romanization

nin
* Nonstandard spelling of nín.
* Nonstandard spelling of nǐn.

#### Usage notes

* Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

## Middle English
### Numeral

nin
* Alternative form of nyne

## Quechua
### Verb

nin
* third-person singular present indicative of niy

## Somali
### Noun

nin ?
* man (plural niman)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnin/ [ˈnĩn]
* Rhymes: -in
* Syllabification: nin

### Conjunction

nin
* Obsolete form of ni.

### Further reading

* “nin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Sumerian
### Romanization

nin
* Romanization of 𒎏 (nin)

## Volapük
### Noun

nin (nominative plural nins)
* contents

#### Declension

$^1$ status as a case is disputed $^2$ in later, non-classical Volapük only