aught
derNounnichts (old-fashioned)
Word details
- German meaning
- Der Zander ist ein Raubfisch in Süßgewässern, der zur Familie der Barsche gehört.
- English meaning
- Pike-perch
- Synonym
- Hechtbarsch, Schill
- German example
- Der Angler freute sich über den großen Zander, den er gefangen hatte.
- English example
- The angler was happy about the big pike-perch he had caught.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Zander
- Plural Form
- die Zander
Related words
- nichts
aught
- augenblick
aught
- Bauerntochter
farmer's daughter
- erkälten
caught a cold
- abschlachten
to slaughter
- verfangen
to get caught
- Schlacht
slaughter
- Tränen lachen
to cry with laughter
- totlachen
roar with laughter
- Enkelin
granddaughter
- Autodidakt
self-taught
- Lachkrampf
burst of laughter
- Müllerlein
Miller's little daughter
- Tochtersprache
daughter language
- schlapplachen
to roar with laughter
- Massentötung
mass slaughter
- Tochter
little daughter
- Lachanfall
burst of laughter
- niedermetzeln
slaughter
- Damespiel
draughts
- Unartigkeit
naughtiness
- Schelmerei
naughtiness
- schächten
to slaughter
- Schlachthaus
slaughterhouse
- arrogant
haughty
- hochmütig
haughty
- überheblich
haughty
- Gelächter
laughter
- massakrieren
slaughter
- Arroganz
haughtiness
- Schlachthof
slaughterhouse
- erwischen
to catch
- Dresseur
Trainer
- ertappen
To catch
- Feuer fangen
To catch fire / to get enthusiastic
- schallend
Resounding
- schelmisch
Mischievous means playfully naughty or troublesome; in a funny but not malicious way.
- beringt
Ringed
- silberne Löffel klauen
"To steal silver spoons" means to steal something of value, often in the figurative sense of theft in high society.
- erblicken
To catch sight of
- Langfinger
Thief
- frech
cheeky, impudent
- Jesuit
A Jesuit is a member of the Catholic order of the Society of Jesus.
- dämonisch
Demonic
- auffällig
conspicuous
- Schlachthof
slaughterhouse
- hellrot
Bright red is a color that describes a light, vibrant red.
- Massenmörder
Mass murderer
- amitotisch
Amitotic refers to a type of cell division where the nucleus divides directly without the typical phases of mitosis.
Example sentences with “aught”
He knew naught of the matter. (Er wusste nichts von der Angelegenheit.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'aught' used in modern German?
No, it is archaic; 'nichts' is the modern word.