Definitions and meaning of no
no
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /nəʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /noʊ/
- Rhymes: -əʊ
- Homophones: know, noh
Etymology 1
From Middle English no, noo, na, a reduced form of none, noon, nan (“none, not any”) used before consonants (compare a to an), from Old English nān (“none, not any”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“not any”, literally “not one”), equivalent to ne (“not”) + a. Cognate with Scots nae (“no, not any, none”), Old Frisian nān, nēn ("no, not any, none"), Saterland Frisian naan, neen (“no, not any, none”), North Frisian nian (“no, not any, none”), Old Dutch nēn ("no, not any, none"; > Dutch neen (“no”)), Old Norse neinn (“no, not any, none”). Compare also Old Saxon nigēn ("not any"; > Low German nen), Old Dutch nehēn (Middle Dutch negheen/negeen, Dutch geen), West Frisian gjin, Old High German nihein (> German kein). More at no, one.
Determiner
no
- Not any.
- Antonyms: any, some
- Hardly any.
- Antonyms: quite, some
- Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).
- Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.
Derived terms
Translations
See no/translations § Determiner.
See also
- Yes and no on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From Middle English no, na, from Old English nā, nō (“no, not, not ever, never”), from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *nē, *nēy (negative particle), equivalent to Old English ne (“not”) + ā, ō (“ever, always”). Cognate with Scots na (“no”), Saterland Frisian noa (“no”), West Frisian né (“no”), West Frisian nea (“never”), Dutch nee (“no”), Low German nee (“no”), German nie (“never”), dialectal German nö (“no”), Danish nej (“no”), Swedish nej (“no”), Icelandic nei (“no”). More at nay.
Adverb
no (not comparable)
- (Except in Scotland, now only used with different, with comparatives more and less, and informally with certain other adjectives such as good and fun) Not, not at all.
- 1725, Daniel Defoe, An essay on the history and reality of apparitions
- AS the Devil is not so Black as he is Painted, so neither does he appear in so many Shapes as we make for him; we Dress him up in more Suits of Cloaths, and more Masquerade Habits, than ever he wore; and I question much, if he was to see the Pictures and Figures which we call Devil, whether he would know himself by some of them or no.
Particle
no
- Used to show disagreement or negation.
- Synonyms: nay, nope
- Antonyms: yes, yea, aye, maybe
- Used to show agreement with a negative question.
- Synonyms: nah, nay, nope
- (colloquial) Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement.
Descendants
Preposition
no
- without
- like
- (colloquial, usually humorous) not, does not, do not, etc.
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
- (expression of negation): way
Derived terms
Translations
See no/translations § Particle.
Noun
no (plural noes or nos)
- a negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement or disapproval
- a vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
See no/translations § Noun.
Etymology 3
Variant of No., from the scribal abbreviation for Latin numero (“in number, to the number of”).
Adverb
no (not comparable)
- (archaic) Alternative form of No.
Noun
no (plural nos)
- Alternative form of No.
References
- no at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
Ainu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Particle
no (Kana spelling ノ)
- Adverbialising particle; -ly, ing
Etymology 2
Particle
no (Kana spelling ノ)
- Alternative form of ro
Asturian
Etymology
From a contraction of the preposition en (“in”) + neuter singular article lo (“the”).
Contraction
no n (masculine nel, feminine na, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nes)
- in the
Atong (India)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
no- (Bengali script নো)
- to say
Etymology 2
From Hindi नौ (nau).
Numeral
no (Bengali script নো)
- nine
Synonyms
References
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary. For "nine", stated in Appendix 3.
Awa (New Guinea)
Noun
no
- water
References
- The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan no, non, from Latin nōn.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈno/
- Rhymes: -o
Interjection
no
- no (negation; commonly used to respond negatively to a question)
Adverb
no
- not, main negation marker
- Antonym: sí
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “no” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “no” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “no” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “no” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cebuano
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Spanish no.
Interjection
no
- indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism
- indicating that what was just said was obvious and unnecessary; contrived incredulity
Czech
Etymology
Short for ano (“yes”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
no
- well, why
Adverb
no
- certainly, indeed, of course
- yeah, yep
Further reading
- no in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- no in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dimasa
Noun
no
- home
Dumbea
Pronunciation
Noun
no
- mosquito
References
- Leenhardt, M., Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie, 1946. Cited in: "ⁿDuᵐbea" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
- Shintani, T.L.A. & Païta, Y., Dictionnaire de la langue de Païta, Nouméa: Sociéte d'etudes historiques de Nouvelle-Calédonie, 1990. Cited in: "Drubea" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /no/
- Hyphenation: no
Noun
no (accusative singular no-on, plural no-oj, accusative plural no-ojn)
- The name of the Latin-script letter N.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo
Ewe
Pronunciation
Noun
no
- breast
Verb
no
- to drink
- to suck
Finnish
Etymology
Similar interjections can be found in other Finnic languages (compare Estonian no, noh, Karelian no, Livonian no, noh, Votic no). Compare also to those found in neighboring Indo-European languages (such as Swedish nå, Latvian nu, Russian ну (nu)), which may all trace back as far as Proto-Indo-European *nu. SSA concludes that the interjection is probably part original and part foreign.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈno/, [ˈno̞]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: no
Interjection
no
- well! (to acknowledge a situation; encouragement to answer or react; expressing the overcoming of reluctance to say something; exclamation of indignance)
References
Anagrams
French
Alternative forms
Noun
no m
- Abbreviation of numéro (“number”).
Anagrams
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin nōn.
Adverb
no
- no
- Antonym: sì
Fula
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
no
- how?
Galician
Etymology 1
From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + masculine article o (“the”)
Contraction
no m (feminine na, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nas)
- in the
Etymology 2
From a mutation of o.
Pronoun
no m (accusative)
- Alternative form of o (“him”)
Usage notes
The n- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -u or a diphthong, and are suffixed to the preceding word.
Related terms
Garo
Noun
no
- younger sister
Synonyms
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese nós. Cognate with Kabuverdianu nu.
Pronoun
no
- we
Hawaiian
Preposition
no
- for, belonging to, from
Usage notes
- Used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars), while na is used for acquired possessions.
Hone
Noun
no
- husband
Further reading
- Anne Storch, Hone, in Coding Participant Marking: Construction Types in Twelve African Languages, edited by Gerrit Jan Dimmendaal
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English no, French non, Italian no, Spanish no. Paronym to ne.
Pronunciation
Interjection
no
- no
- Antonym: yes
Interlingua
Adverb
no
- no
Noun
no (plural nos)
- no
Italian
Etymology
From Latin nōn.
Pronunciation
Adverb
no
- no
- Antonym: sì
- not
- (by ellipsis) Used to replace negated nouns or adjectives; non-, not
- Synonym: meno
- Used at the end of a sentence as a sort of tag question or to emphasize a statement; isn't it so, right
- Synonyms: nevvero, neh
Related terms
See also
Japanese
Romanization
no
- Rōmaji transcription of の
- Rōmaji transcription of ノ
Kalasha
Etymology
From Sanskrit नव (nava).
Numeral
no
- nine; 9
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
Particle
no
- (it is) only
- Gĩkũrũ kĩega no kĩratina. - The only good old thing is a sausage tree fruit (for fermenting muratina).
- Mũndũ ũtathiaga oigaga no nyina ũrugaga wega. - One who does not travel says only his/her mother's cooking is good.
Conjunction
no
- but
- Mĩano ndĩtukanagio no kanua. - The diviner's gourds do not get confused, but a mouth does.
References
Ladin
Etymology
From Latin non.
Adverb
no
- not
- no
Ladino
Adverb
no (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling נו)
- not
Interjection
no (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling נו)
- no
Lashi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nak (“black, evil”). Cognates include Burmese နက် (nak) and Tibetan སྣག (snag).
Pronunciation
Adjective
no
- black
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Adverb
no
- early
References
- Hkaw Luk, A grammatical sketch of Lacid[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), 2017
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *snāō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- (“to flow, to swim”). Cognate with Ancient Greek νάω (náō).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /noː/, [noː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /no/, [nɔ]
Verb
nō (present infinitive nāre, perfect active nāvī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to swim
- to float
- (poetic) to sail, flow, fly, etc.
- (of the eyes of drunken persons) to swim
- 1st century BC, Lucretius, De rerum natura iii. 479.
- Cum vini vis penetravit,
- Consequitur gravitas membrorum, præpediuntur
- Crura vacillanti, tardescit lingua, madet mens,
- Nant oculi, clamor, sigultis, jurgia gliscunt. --
- When once the force of wine hath inly pierst,
- Limbes-heavinesse is next, legs faine would goe,
- But reeling cannot, tongue drawles, mindes disperst,
- Eyes swime, ciries, hickups, brables grow.
Conjugation
Derived terms
- enō
- nāns, nantis (“swimming, floating”)
- nāns, nantis f (“a swimmer”)
- Greges nantium.
- Swimming fowl. (geese, ducks etc.; literally means groups of swimming ones)
- natō
- nāre sine cortice (“to do without a guardian”, literally “to swim without corks”)
- nāre per aestatem liquidam (“to fly”, literally “to swim through cloudless summer”)
References
- no in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- no in Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891
Latvian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Preposition
no
- from
- out of
- for
- of
- with
Lombard
Adverb
no
- Alternative spelling of nò.
Louisiana Creole French
Pronunciation
Pronoun
no
- Alternative form of nouzòt
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German nāh, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw.
Pronunciation
Preposition
no (+ dative)
- after (in time)
- after (in a sequence)
- according to
- to, towards (a direction)
Derived terms
Adjective
no (masculine noen, neuter not, comparative méi no, superlative am noosten or am nächsten)
- nearby, near, nigh
- close, closely related
Declension
Middle Dutch
Conjunction
nō
- Alternative form of noch
Further reading
- “no (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek[3], 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J., “no (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek[4], The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1885–1929, →ISBN, page II
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Middle High German nāch, from Old High German nāh. Cognate with Cimbrian nå and German nach; see there for more.
Preposition
no
- (+ dative) after
Derived terms
References
- “no” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Adverb
no
- (obsolete) now (this very moment)
Usage notes
Part of the "Nazi reform" of 1941, made during Norwegian occupation by Germany. Almost exclusively used in texts made under occupation, and not generally considered a part of the official Bokmål chronology.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse nú. Akin to English now.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nuː/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
no n (definite singular noet, indefinite plural no, definite plural noa)
- moment; point in time
Adverb
no
- now
Interjection
no
- used when finding something out; when being irritated
Derived terms
References
- “no” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Notsi
Particle
no
- plural marker
Further reading
- Language Complexity: Typology, Contact, Change, edited by Matti Miestamo, Kaius Sinnemäki, Fred Karlsson
Old English
Etymology
ne + ā
Pronunciation
Adverb
nō
- Alternative form of nā
Old Irish
Conjunction
no
- Alternative spelling of nó
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin non.
Adverb
no
- no
- Antonym: oc
Descendants
Pali
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit नः (naḥ, “us”).
Pronoun
no
- accusative/instrumental/genitive/dative plural of ahaṃ (“us”)
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit नो (no, “and not”)
Particle
no
- surely not
- indeed not
Usage notes
Sometimes reinforced by na (“not”)
Derived terms
- no ce (“unless”)
- noce (“unless”)
Etymology 3
Emphatic form of nu (“then, now”)
Particle
no
- indeed, then, now
References
“no”, in Pali Text Society, editor, Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, 1921-1925.
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese não and Spanish no and Kabuverdianu nau.
Adverb
no
- no
- not
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From ano, from Old Polish a ono. Compare Slovak no, Czech no.
Interjection
no
- (colloquial) yeah, yep
- (colloquial) Filled pause.
Etymology 2
Particle
no
- (colloquial) Emphatic particle used with imperatives.
- 1841, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Szkice obyczajowe i historyczne, page 171
- ... wróciwszy z kluczem na posłanie. — Niech mnie licho porwie, jeśli cię puszczę — musisz zostać z nami. — O! figle! no! no! daj no klucza, rzekł śmiejąc się Alexy, daj no, serce, klucza! daj! Daj pokój zartom, dobranoc wam — No! daj klucza !
Further reading
- no in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- no in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /nu/
- Homophone: nu
- Hyphenation: no
- Rhymes: -u
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese no, clipping of eno, from en (“in”) + o (“the”).
Contraction
no m (plural nos, feminine na, feminine plural nas)
- Contraction of em o (“in the”).
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 546:
- Está na hora de testarmos os nossos talentos no mundo real, você não acha?
- It's time to test our talents in the real world, don't you think?
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:no.
Etymology 2
Pronoun
no
- Alternative form of o (third-person masculine singular objective pronoun) used as an enclitic following a verb form ending in a nasal vowel or diphthong
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:no.
Rohingya
Alternative forms
- 𐴕𐴡 (no) - Hanifi Rohingya script
Etymology
From Sanskrit नवन् (navan, “nine”).
Numeral
no (Hanifi spelling 𐴕𐴡)
- nine
Romanian
Pronunciation
Interjection
no
- (Transylvania) well, so
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish nó, nú, from Proto-Celtic *now- (compare Welsh neu and Old Breton nou).
Conjunction
no
- or
- nor
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *nъ, (Russian но (no), ну (nu)), from Proto-Balto-Slavic (Lithuanian nu), from Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”), (Latin nun-c, Ancient Greek νῦν (nûn)).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
no (Cyrillic spelling но)
- (after a comparative, regional, dated, expressively) than (=nȅgo, ȍd)
-
- → (= modern)
- (denoting exclusion) but, however
Etymology 2
From Japanese 能 (nō).
Pronunciation
Noun
nȏ m (Cyrillic spelling но̑)
- (theater) noh
Etymology 3
From the conjunction no.
Pronunciation
Particle
no (Cyrillic spelling но)
- (in a dialog, when responding to the interlocutor) damn right!, you bet! very much so!
References
- “no” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- “no” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- “no” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Shabo
Verb
no
- go
Siane
Noun
no
- water
References
- The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN
Spanish
Etymology 1
From Old Spanish non, from Latin nōn (compare Catalan no, Galician non, French non, Italian no, Portuguese não, Romanian nu).
Pronunciation
Adverb
no
- no
- not
Derived terms
Alternative forms
Interjection
¿no?
- eh? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said)
Derived terms
Noun
no m (plural noes)
- no
Etymology 2
Contracted form of Latin numero, ablative singular of numerus (“number”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnumeɾo/, [ˈnu.me.ɾo]
Noun
no m (plural nos)
- Abbreviation of número.; no.
Alternative forms
References
- “no” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English no.
Adverb
no
- not
Derived terms
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ɗɔː (“satiated”); cognate with Arem /dɑː/.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɔ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nɔ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nɔ˧˧]
Adjective
no • (奴, 𩛂) (phonemic reduplicative no no)
- full (of the stomach)
- Antonym: đói
- (archaic) full; complete
- (chemistry, of a solution) saturated
- (chemistry, of an organic compound) saturated
Usage notes
- In modern usages, no only refers to the stomach being full, or by extension, a person having had enough to eat.
Derived terms
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French nom, from Latin nōmen (“name”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.
Noun
no m (plural nos)
- name
West Frisian
Adverb
no
- now
Derived terms
Further reading
- “no”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal[5] (in Dutch), 2011
Interjection
no
- eh, isn't it, true (at end of declarative sentence, forms question to prompt listener's agreement)
Further reading
- “no”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal[6] (in Dutch), 2011
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /nuː/, /nouː/, /nɔuː/, /nɒuː/
- Rhymes: -úː
- (ð-dropping) Rhymes: -úː, -úːð
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German nouwen.
Verb
no (preterite noä or nodd, supine nodt)
- (intransitive) to be of harm; to be damaging
- (intransitive) to suffer, to lack something
- Han no int
- “He suffers not”: There is no emergency for him.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse nóg, nógr, gnógr, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz.
Adverb
no
- enough, sufficient
- probably
- (interverbal) yet, indeed
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 3
From Old Norse nói m (“small vessel”); compare Norwegian no m (“vessel made of a hollowed log”), Armenian նո (no, “small vessel”). The pronunciation of the verb with duosyllabic accent might be taken from the verb phrase, as verb phrases often use duosyllabic accent, and most similar verbs otherwise have monsyllabic accent; compare bo (“dwell”) and li (“scythe”).
Noun
no m
- trough
- trench
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /²nuː/ (example of pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -ùː
- (ð-dropping) Rhymes: -ùː, -ùːð
Verb
no (preterite noä)
- (transitive, particle båhtti) to make hollow, hollow out
References
- Rietz, Johan Ernst, “NO”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 470
Yola
Adverb
no
- not
References
- Jacob Poole, William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, 1867, →ISBN
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