German

Noun

Niemand m ‎(genitive Niemands, plural Niemande)

1. nobody (unimportant person)

   Du bist ein Niemand!

   You're a nobody!

Pronoun

Niemand

1. Alternative form of niemand

Afrikaans

Pronoun

niemand

1. nobody; no one
2. none

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.mɑnt/

Etymology

From n- +‎ iemand

Pronoun

niemand (genitive niemands)

1. nobody

Antonyms

• iemand
• iedereen

German

Alternative forms

• Niemand

Etymology

From Old High German nioman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːmant/

Pronoun

niemand

1. nobody, no one
   • 1707, Bach, BWV 4, Christ lag in Todes Banden:

     Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt.

     Nobody could defeat death.

Usage notes

• Niemand is synonymous with keiner ‎(“no one”), which is the nominalised masculine form of the pronoun kein ‎(“no”). In written German, niemand is more common than keiner. (Note that keiner can also be used in other senses, in which niemand is not applicable.)
• Niemand may or may not take the case endings -em (dative) and -en (accusative). Thus: “Ich suche niemand” and “Ich suche niemanden” are both correct translations of “I'm looking for nobody.” The latter is probably somewhat more common (at least in writing).
• With a following adjective, niemand is always uninflected. The adjective itself is capitalized and declined in the strong pattern. It generally uses neuter forms: niemand Neues – "nobody new". In the accusative case it may also take a masculine form: “Ich suche niemand Neuen” alongside “Ich suche niemand Neues.” ("I'm looking for nobody new.") The dative form has -em either way. The genitive case cannot be used with an adjective, but needs to be paraphrased.

Declension

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

• N: niemand
• G: niemandes or niemands
• D: niemandem or niemand or niemanden (dated)
• A: niemanden or niemand

Synonyms

• keiner

Antonyms

• jemand
• einer

Derived terms

• Niemand
• Niemandsland

Related terms

• nichts