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Definitions and meaning of nu
nu
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greekνῦ(nû), name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν(N) and ν(n).
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /njuː/
(General American) IPA(key): /nu/
Rhymes: -uː
Noun
nu (countable and uncountable, pluralnus)
The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν(N) and ν(n).
A measure of constringence in lenses or prisms.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Yiddishנו(nu).
Pronunciation
(US) IPA(key): /nu/
Interjection
nu
(Jewish)An exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt, etc.
(Jewish) Well? (Used as a question to demand an answer from someone reluctant to answer.)
Translations
Etymology 3
Phonetic respelling of new.
Adjective
nu (comparativemore nu, superlativemost nu)
(slang spelling) new
Derived terms
nu-disco
nu gaze
nu-house
nu jazz
nu-male
nu metal
nu skool
NuTrek
NuWho
See also
Anagrams
'un, -un-, U.N., UN, Un, un, un-
Ainu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nu/
Verb
nu (Kana spellingヌ)
(transitive) to hear
(transitive) to sense (a smell)
(possibly obsolete, transitive, + otta) to ask, enquire
Derived terms
inu(“to listen”)
Aiwoo
Verb
nu
to drink
References
Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Ajië
Noun
nu
coconut
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian*nu, from Proto-Indo-European*nu(“now”). Related to ni. Compare Ancient Greekνῦν(nûn), Old High Germannu(“now”).
Adverb
nu
when
Related terms
ni
References
Alemannic German
Pronunciation
(Zurich) IPA(key): /nu/
Etymology 1
From Middle High Germannūn, from Middle High Germanniuwan, variant of niuwar, from Old High Germanniwāri. Cognate with Germannur.
Alternative forms
no, nun, nur
nume
Adverb
nu
only
Etymology 2
From Middle High Germannu, from Old High Germannu. Cognate with Germannun.
Alternative forms
nuu
Adverb
nu
now
Synonym:jetz
Etymology 3
Historical or dialectal variants.
Adverb
nu
Alternative form of no
Ama
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nu/
Noun
nu
house
Aromanian
Etymology
From Latinnōn. Compare Romaniannu.
Adverb
nu
no
not
Interjection
nu
no
Antonyms
ie / e
Au
Noun
nu
tree
References
Scorza, David. Au language word, phrase, clause. Ms. 82pp. (1976)
Blagar
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nu/
Numeral
nu
one
References
W. A. L. Stokhof, Preliminary notes on the Alor and Pantar languages (East Indonesia) (1975)
Internet Archive, The Rosetta Project, Blagar Swadesh List
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latinnūdus, from Proto-Indo-European*nogʷós.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian)[ˈnu]
Rhymes: -u
Adjective
nu (femininenua, masculine pluralnus, feminine pluralnues)
nude, naked
(of things, such as trees, mountains, houses, etc.) barren, bare
Derived terms
nuesa
nudista
Dalmatian
Etymology 1
From Latinnovem.
Numeral
nu
nine
Etymology 2
From Latinnōs.
Pronoun
nu
(second-person plural pronoun) we
Related terms
noi
See also
ju
te
jal, jala
vu
jali, jale
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norsenú(“now”), from Proto-Germanic*nu(“now”), from Proto-Indo-European*nu(“now”). Cognate with Englishnow.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nu/, [nu]
Noun
nun (singular definitenuet, not used in plural form)
now (present time), present (current time)
moment
instant
Adverb
nu
now
Synonyms
Conjunction
nu
now
Dutch
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ny/
Rhymes: -y
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutchnu, from Old Dutchnū, from Proto-Germanic*nu.
Adverb
nu
now, at the present moment
now, this time (indicating a certain amount of impatience)
Synonyms
nou
thans
heden
Descendants
Negerhollands: nue, nu, noe, nou
Skepi Creole Dutch: nou
Conjunction
nu
now (that)
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greekνῦ(nû). Doublet of noen.
Noun
num (pluralnu's, diminutivenuutjen)
n (letter of the Greek alphabet)
Further reading
nu on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
East Central German
Etymology
From Sorbian or Czech. Cf. no.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nɵ/
Adverb
nu
(Upper Saxon) yes
Elfdalian
Etymology
From Old Norsenú, from Proto-Germanic*nu. Cognate with Swedishnu.
Adverb
nu
now, at this time
Esperanto
Etymology
From Russianну(nu) and Germannu, of Slavic origin. Compare Polishno, Latviannu, Czechno.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [nu]
Audio:
Hyphenation: nu
Interjection
nu
well (filled pause, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question)
Ewe
Noun
nu
mouth
French
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ny/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Frenchnu, from Latinnūdus, from Proto-Indo-European*nogʷós.
Adjective
nu (femininenue, masculine pluralnus, feminine pluralnues)
(person): naked, nude
(body, tree): bare
Derived terms
à main nue / à mains nues
à l’œil nu
à poings nus
cul nu
demi-nu
mettre à nu
nu comme un ver
pieds nus
torse nu
vérité toute nue
Noun
num (pluralnus)
(art) nude
Descendants
→ Russian: ню(nju)
→ Ukrainian: ню(nju)
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greekνῦ(nû).
Noun
num (pluralnuornus)
nu(Greek letter)
Further reading
“nu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
un
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguesenuu, from Latinnūdus, from Proto-Indo-European*nogʷós. Cognate with Portuguesenu.
Adjective
nu (femininenúa, masculine pluralnus, feminine pluralnúas)
naked, nude
bare, barren
Related terms
nudez
Gaulish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic*nu, from Proto-Indo-European*nu.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [nu]
Adverb
nu
now
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High Germannu, nuo. The form without a final -n remained common in some dialects and was reinforced by German Low Germannu, from Middle Low Germannû.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nuː/
Adverb
nu
(colloquial)Alternative form of nun
Derived terms
im Nu
Interjection
nu
(colloquial)Alternative form of nun
Etymology 2
From a Slavic dialect, probably Sorbian. Compare Czechano(“yes”), Polishno(“yeah; well”), Russianну(nu, “yeah; well”). In the sense of a filled pause touching on etymology 1 above.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [nɵ]
Interjection
nu
(colloquial, regional, Saxony) yes; yeah; expresses agreement or understanding
(colloquial, regional, Saxony) well; fills pause
Gothic
Romanization
nu
Romanization of 𐌽𐌿
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈnu/
Rhymes: -u
Hyphenation: nù
Noun
num or f (invariable)
the name of the letter N
Anagrams
-un-, un, un'
Japanese
Romanization
nu
Rōmaji transcription of ぬ
Rōmaji transcription of ヌ
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguesenós.
Pronoun
nu
we
References
Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
Kosraean
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ñiuʀ. Compare Pohnpeiannih, Fijianniu, Tonganniu, Hawaiianniu.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nu/
Noun
nu
coconut
Kunigami
Romanization
nu
Rōmaji transcription of ぬ
Lashi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Lolo-Burmese [Term?], from Proto-Sino-Tibetan*ŋwa. Cognates include Burmeseနွား(nwa:) and Chinese牛(niú).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nuː˧/, [nũː˧]
Noun
nu
cow
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nu˧/
Adjective
nu
talkative
References
Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Latvian
Particle
nu
well
Nu labi! ― Very well!
now
Ko nu? ― What now?
Interjection
nu
well
Nu, kas notika? ― Well, what happened?
Mandarin
Romanization
nu
Nonstandard spelling of nú.
Nonstandard spelling of nǔ.
Nonstandard spelling of nù.
Nonstandard spelling of nǘ.
Nonstandard spelling of nǚ.
Nonstandard spelling of nǜ.
Usage notes
Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Mauritian Creole
Pronoun
nu
Alternative spelling of nou
See also
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutchnu, from Proto-Germanic*nu.
Adverb
nu
now, currently
today
here
just now
Descendants
Dutch: nu
Limburgish: noe
Conjunction
nu
now that
since, because
Descendants
Dutch: nu
Limburgish: noe
Further reading
“nu”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “nu (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Adverb
nu
Alternative spelling of nou
Muong
Etymology
Cognate with Vietnamesenâu.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nu¹/
Adjective
nu
(Mường Bi) brown
Neapolitan
Alternative forms
'nu
n'
Etymology
From Latinūnus.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nu/
Article
num sg
a, an
Norman
Etymology
From Old Frenchnu, from Latinnūdus.
Adjective
num
(Jersey) bare
Northern Sami
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
(Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnuː/
Adverb
nū
so, thus, like that
so, to that extent
Further reading
Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
num (definite singularnuen, indefinite pluralnuer, definite pluralnuene)
a trough
Etymology 2
From Old Norsenú.
Adverb
nu
(archaic or dialectal)now; Alternative form of nå
Interjection
nu
Alternative form of nå
Noun
nun (definite singularnuet, uncountable)
Alternative form of nå
References
“nu” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Noun
num (definite singularnuen, indefinite pluralnuar, definite pluralnuane)
a trough
Etymology 2
From Old Norsenú.
Adverb
nu
(dialectal)now; Alternative form of no
Interjection
nu
Alternative form of no
Noun
nun (definite singularnuet, uncountable)
Alternative form of no
References
“nu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic*nu.
Adverb
nū
now
Descendants
Middle Dutch: nu
Dutch: nu
Limburgish: noe
Further reading
“nū (I)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Alternative forms
nuu — Northumbrian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic*nū, from Proto-Germanic*nu.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nuː/
Adverb
nū
now
late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul"
just (in the sense "recently")
since
late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
2010, Isaac Costa de Souza, A Phonological Description of “Pet Talk” in Arara (MA), SIL Brazil, page 42.
Phalura
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nu/
Pronoun
nu (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spellingنوۡ)
it
he
this one (prox masc nom)
References
Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[3], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nu/
Determiner
nu (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spellingنوۡ)
this (agr: prox nom masc)
References
Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[4], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Plautdietsch
Adverb
nu
now
Polish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nu/
Rhymes: -u
Syllabification: nu
Interjection
nu
quick!, forward!
(dialectal)Alternative form of no
See also
nuże
Further reading
nu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
M. Arcta Słownik ilustrowany języka polskiego/Nu! on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource pl
Portuguese
Alternative forms
nú(obsolete, now a common misspelling)
nù(obsolete)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguesenuu, from Latinnūdum. Compare Galiciannu, Italiannudo, Frenchnu.
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -u
Hyphenation: nu
Adjective
nu (femininenua, masculine pluralnus, feminine pluralnuas)
naked, nude
Derived terms
Related terms
Romanian
Alternative forms
ну(nu) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology
Inherited from Latinnōn. Compare Aromaniannu.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nu/
Rhymes: -u
Adverb
nu
no
not
Usage notes
Romanian features the double negative. Nu is stressed within a normal sentence, but in a double negative construction is left unstressed in favour of the other negative component.
In speech—even in moderately formal contexts—nu is elided before verbs beginning with a, most notably the past perfect auxiliary avea.
Likewise, nu triggers prodelision before words (of any part of speech) beginning with î. Elision and prodelision are orthographically marked with a hyphen where no line break may occur.
In these cases, the syllable following the n of nu takes the sentence stress, which is stronger than the primary stress of the negated word.
Antonyms
da
References
nu in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Nu is used only before words beginning with the letter z or s and a consonant, like the Italian uno
See also
South Slavey
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [nù(ʔ)]
Hyphenation: nu
Noun
nu (stem-nu-)
Ford Liard form of ndu
Inflection
References
Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 11
Sumerian
Romanization
nu
Romanization of 𒉡(nu)
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norsenú, from Proto-Germanic*nu.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nʉː/
Rhymes: -ʉː
Adverb
nu (not comparable)
now, at this moment
References
nu in Svensk ordbok (SO)
nu in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
nu in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Tày
Etymology
From Proto-Tai*ʰnuːᴬ. Cognate with Thaiหนู(nǔu), Northern Thaiᩉ᩠ᨶᩪ, Laoໜູ(nū), Tai Damꪘꪴ, Lüᦐᦴ(ṅuu), Shanၼူ(nǔu), Zhuangnou, Saekหนู่.
Pronunciation
(Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [nu˧˧]
(Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [nu˦˥]
Noun
nu (𪺹, 𮮬)
(zoology) mouse
References
Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày][5] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary][6][7] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
Tetum
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*niuʀ.
Noun
nu
coconut
Further reading
Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From Englishnew.
Adjective
nu
new
fresh
Tooro
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nu/
Determiner
-nu
this, these (proximal demonstrative determiner)
Declension
Derived terms
leero nu(“now, today”)
See also
-li(“that (distal demonstrative determiner)”)
References
Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[8], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 405
Volapük
Adverb
nu
now
Derived terms
nuik
Wauja
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nu/
Pronoun
nu
me (first-person singular indirect object pronoun)
Pinyanka nu! Katsa umawiu? Nama!
Tell me! What did [he] say? Come on!
Puputatain nu kuapi.
Give me a little [bit of] cotton thread.
Related terms
natu (I,me, my, mine)
References
E. Ireland field notes. Needs to be checked by a native speaker.
Wolof
Pronoun
nu
we (first-person plural object pronoun)
See also
Zia
Pronoun
nu
he
she
Zou
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nu˧/
Noun
nu
mother
References
Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 45