nul

See also: nûl and

Afrikaans

Afrikaans cardinal numbers
0 1  > 
    Cardinal : nul

Numeral

nul

  1. zero

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin nullus (none).

Adjective

nul (feminine nul·la, masculine plural nuls, feminine plural nul·les)

  1. null, void, invalid

Danish

Etymology

From Latin nullus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔl/

Numeral

nul

  1. zero

Interjection

nul

  1. no way (vehement refusal)

Synonyms

Noun

nul n (singular definite nullet, plural indefinite nuller)

  1. the numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero
    En million er et ettal med seks nuller efter.
    One million is a one followed by six zeros.
  2. (figuratively) a nobody, a nonentity

Declension


Dutch

Dutch cardinal numbers
0 1  > 
    Cardinal : nul
    Ordinal : nulde

Etymology

From Old French nul (modern French nul), from Latin nullus

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nʏl/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʏl

Numeral

nul

  1. zero, nought

Derived terms

Noun

nul m (plural nullen, diminutive nulletje n)

  1. (mathematics) A zero, naught, the numerical expression of none, nothing
  2. (figuratively) A score of zero, the worst possible result
  3. (figuratively) A good-for-nothing, worth-/use-less person

Adjective

nul (used only predicatively, not comparable)

  1. (archaic) nul, void
  2. worthless

Synonyms


Esperanto

Esperanto cardinal numbers
0 1  > 
    Cardinal : nul
    Ordinal : nula

Etymology

From Latin nullus

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Numeral

nul

  1. nought, zero, nil

French

Etymology

From Old French < Latin nullus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nyl/
  • (file)

Adjective

nul (feminine singular nulle, masculine plural nuls, feminine plural nulles)

  1. (indefinite, singular only) no, nil
  2. of poor quality, lousy, rubbish
  3. lame

Usage notes

  • The plural forms of nul as a determiner are archaic.

Noun

nul m (plural nuls)

  1. (sports) draw

Pronoun

nul

  1. no one, nobody

Synonyms

Further reading

Anagrams


Middle French

Etymology

Old French < Latin nullus.

Pronoun

nul

  1. nobody; no one
    • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 65:
      nul ne le povoit mieulx faire
      nobody could do it better

Adjective

nul m (feminine singular nulle, masculine plural nuls, feminine plural nulles)

  1. none (not any)

Descendants


Old French

Etymology

Latin nullus.

Pronoun

nul (singular, nominative nus or nuls)

  1. nobody; no one

Adjective

nul m (oblique and nominative feminine singular nule)

  1. none (not any)

Descendants


Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) nulla
  • (Sutsilvan) nola, nula
  • (Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) nolla

Etymology

From Latin nullus.

Numeral

nul

  1. (Sursilvan) zero
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