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Meaning of nil | Babel Free

Pronoun CEFR A2
[ˈniːɫ]

Definitions

syncopic form of nihil (“nothing”)

indeclinable

Equivalents

Bosanski no
English no not
Hrvatski no
Kurdî no no not not
Српски no

Examples

“‘Bene scripsisti de me, Thoma. Quam ergo mercedem accipies?’ ‘Nil nisi te, Domine.’”

‘You have written well of me, Thomas. What reward would you like?’ ‘Nothing but you, Lord.’

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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