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nul.

zero (the cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

num/ˈnol/[ˈnɔl]
  1. zero (the cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0)

    nul huller og nul grader
    nul komma fem
  2. zero (the point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates)

    at være, gå eller stå på nul
Where this word comes from

From Italian nullo (“no, not any; null”) or French nul (“no, no one”), from Middle French nul (“nobody; no one”), from Old French nul (“nobody; no one”), both from Latin nūllus (“no one, none, not any”), from Proto-Italic *ne oinolos, from Proto-Italic *oinos (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos, perhaps from *éy (“he, she, it”) + *-nós (creates verbal adjectives). The interjection, noun and pronoun are all derived from the numeral itself.

intj/ˈnol/[ˈnɔl]
  1. no way (absolutely not; under no circumstances)

    colloquial
    nul Putte/putte
Where this word comes from

From Italian nullo (“no, not any; null”) or French nul (“no, no one”), from Middle French nul (“nobody; no one”), from Old French nul (“nobody; no one”), both from Latin nūllus (“no one, none, not any”), from Proto-Italic *ne oinolos, from Proto-Italic *oinos (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos, perhaps from *éy (“he, she, it”) + *-nós (creates verbal adjectives). The interjection, noun and pronoun are all derived from the numeral itself.

noun/ˈnol/[ˈnɔl]
  1. the numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.

    neuter
    En million er et ettal med seks nuller efter.
    Ganger vi med 100, sætter vi bare to nuller efter 53 og får så 5300.
  2. zero (the number sign 0 as an expression of an assessment or a result)

    neuter
    holde nullet
  3. a nobody, a nonentity

    figuratively · neuter
  4. 2000s (the first decade of the 21st century)

    in-plural · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Italian nullo (“no, not any; null”) or French nul (“no, no one”), from Middle French nul (“nobody; no one”), from Old French nul (“nobody; no one”), both from Latin nūllus (“no one, none, not any”), from Proto-Italic *ne oinolos, from Proto-Italic *oinos (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos, perhaps from *éy (“he, she, it”) + *-nós (creates verbal adjectives). The interjection, noun and pronoun are all derived from the numeral itself.

pron/ˈnol/[ˈnɔl]
  1. no, nothing

    determiner · uninflected
    nul og niks
Where this word comes from

From Italian nullo (“no, not any; null”) or French nul (“no, no one”), from Middle French nul (“nobody; no one”), from Old French nul (“nobody; no one”), both from Latin nūllus (“no one, none, not any”), from Proto-Italic *ne oinolos, from Proto-Italic *oinos (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos, perhaps from *éy (“he, she, it”) + *-nós (creates verbal adjectives). The interjection, noun and pronoun are all derived from the numeral itself.

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