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ingenting

Pronunciation: /ˈɪŋɛnˌtɪŋ/

“ingenting” is a Swedish word. Its meaning in English:

pronoun

  1. nothing

Etymology

From ingen (“no”) + ting (“things”). The reason ingen ends with an -n and not with a -t is because it is actually the old neuter plural, thus this phrase originally means "no things". Compare allting, någonting.

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