Dictionary > Nis
Word[?]
NIS
Nis
Word Type[?]
weak verb
Pronunciation[?]
/nis/
Official Definition[?]
Cannot
(Dialogue File, 000ED359)
(POGGLE, p. 1097)
(PrimaGames.com)
Expanded Definition[?]
v. cannot, can’t
Usage[?]
Zu'u unslaad! Zu'u nis oblaan!
I am eternal! I cannot end! (be ended/be killed)
(Alduin, 000ED359)
Het nok brit kaaz Anurassa, wen faad nis kos evenaar orin naal Krah dinok.
Here lies the beautiful cat Anurassa, whose warmth cannot be extinguished even by the Cold of death.
(Word Wall for Krah, Frost Breath)
Connotations[?]
No connotations to note.
Etymology[?]
From ni ‘not’, possibly a contraction of ni and an unattested word his ‘can’ analogous to losei (los hi).
Notes[?]
Modal verb.
