nichtssagend
German (Berlin)
/ˈnɪçt͡sˌzaːɡn̩t/
adj
Definitions
- bland, vapid, meaningless, trite, vacuous
Etymology
Compound from German nichts (nothing) + German sagend.
Origin
German (Berlin)
sagend
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nish English
- Habenichts German
- Nichtskönner German
- Nichtswisser German
- Taugenichts German
- nichts German
- sagend German
- nisba Italian
- intet Swedish
- intetsägande Swedish
- nix Swedish
- sägande Swedish
- nix Danish
- niht Middle High German
- נישט Yiddish
- niks Low German