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English
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Etymology 1
From Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#NU νῦ (nû), name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /njuː/Category:English 1-syllable words#NUCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#NU
- (General American) IPA(key): /nu/Category:English 1-syllable words#NUCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#NU
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#NUAudio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -uːCategory:Rhymes:English/uː#NUCategory:Rhymes:English/uː/1 syllable#NU
- Homophones: new (first pronunciation only), noo (second pronunciation only)Category:English terms with homophones#NU
Noun
nu (countable and uncountable, plural nus)Category:English lemmas#NUCategory:English nouns#NUCategory:English uncountable nouns#NUCategory:English countable nouns#NUCategory:English countable nouns#NUCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).
- A measure of constringence in lenses or prisms.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from YiddishCategory:English terms borrowed from Yiddish#NUCategory:English terms derived from Yiddish#NU נו (nu). Doublet of nowCategory:English doublets#NU.
Pronunciation
Interjection
nuCategory:English lemmas#NUCategory:English interjections#NUCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#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 (comparative more nu, superlative most nu)Category:English lemmas#NUCategory:English adjectives#NUCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- (slangCategory:English slang#NU spelling) new
Usage notes
Derived terms coined between the 1980s and 2000s are largely neutral in usage. Usages coined after the 2010s will often carry derogatory or sarcastic connotations, as seen with examples such as NuTrek, nu-Labour and nu-male. Contrast this with the neo- prefix, which lacks the same connotation.
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
Category:English 2-letter words#NU Category:en:Greek letter names#NUAinu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Ainu entries#NU
Pronunciation
Verb
nu (Kana spelling ヌ)Category:Ainu lemmas#NUCategory:Ainu verbs#NUCategory:Ainu terms with redundant script codes#NUCategory:Ainu entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- (transitiveCategory:Ainu transitive verbs#NU) to hear
- (transitiveCategory:Ainu transitive verbs#NU) to sense (a smell)
- (possibly obsolete, transitiveCategory:Ainu transitive verbs#NU, + otta) to ask, enquire
Conjugation
†1st-person plurals are exclusiveCategory:Pages linking to anchors not found in Appendix:Glossary#clusivity. InclusiveCategory:Pages linking to anchors not found in Appendix:Glossary#clusivity 1st-person plurals are denoted by 4th-person.
†4th-person: indefinite person, 1st-person inclusive pluralCategory:Pages linking to anchors not found in Appendix:Glossary#clusivity, logophorical person, 2nd-person honorificCategory:Pages linking to anchors not found in Appendix:Glossary#honorific, etc.
See Ainu grammar.
Derived terms
- inu (“to listen”)
Äiwoo
Verb
nuCategory:Äiwoo lemmas#NUCategory:Äiwoo verbs#NUCategory:Äiwoo entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#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
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Ajië terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NUCategory:Ajië terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NU *niuʀ, Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Ajië terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NUCategory:Ajië terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NU *niuʀ.
Noun
nuCategory:Ajië lemmas#NUCategory:Ajië nouns#NUCategory:Ajië entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Category:aji:Fruits#NUCategory:aji:Nuts#NUAlbanian
Etymology
From Proto-AlbanianCategory:Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Albanian#NUCategory:Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian#NU *nu, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NU *nu (“now”). Related to ni. Compare Ancient Greek νῦν (nûn), Old High German nu (“now”).[1]
Adverb
nuCategory:Albanian lemmas#NUCategory:Albanian adverbs#NUCategory:Albanian entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Related terms
References
- ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “nu”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 301
Alemannic German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High GermanCategory:Alemannic German terms inherited from Middle High German#NUCategory:Alemannic German terms derived from Middle High German#NU nūn, from Middle High GermanCategory:Alemannic German terms inherited from Middle High German#NUCategory:Alemannic German terms derived from Middle High German#NU niuwan, variant of niuwar, from Old High GermanCategory:Alemannic German terms inherited from Old High German#NUCategory:Alemannic German terms derived from Old High German#NU niwāri. Cognate with German nur.
Alternative forms
Adverb
nuCategory:Alemannic German lemmas#NUCategory:Alemannic German adverbs#NUCategory:Alemannic German entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Etymology 2
From Middle High GermanCategory:Alemannic German terms inherited from Middle High German#NUCategory:Alemannic German terms derived from Middle High German#NU nu, from Old High GermanCategory:Alemannic German terms inherited from Old High German#NUCategory:Alemannic German terms derived from Old High German#NU nu. Cognate with German nun.
Alternative forms
Adverb
nuCategory:Alemannic German lemmas#NUCategory:Alemannic German adverbs#NUCategory:Alemannic German entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Etymology 3
Historical or dialectal variants.
Adverb
nuCategory:Alemannic German lemmas#NUCategory:Alemannic German adverbs#NUCategory:Alemannic German entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- alternative form of no
Ama
Pronunciation
Noun
nuCategory:Ama lemmas#NUCategory:Ama nouns#NUCategory:Ama entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Arára (Pará)
Alternative forms
Noun
nuCategory:Arára (Pará) lemmas#NUCategory:Arára (Pará) nouns#NUCategory:Arára (Pará) entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
References
- 2010, Isaac Costa de Souza, A Phonological Description of “Pet Talk” in Arara (MA), SIL Brazil, page 42.
Aromanian
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Aromanian terms inherited from Latin#NUCategory:Aromanian terms derived from Latin#NU nōn. Compare Romanian nu.
Adverb
nuCategory:Aromanian lemmas#NUCategory:Aromanian adverbs#NUCategory:Aromanian entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Interjection
nuCategory:Aromanian lemmas#NUCategory:Aromanian interjections#NUCategory:Aromanian entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Antonyms
Au
Noun
nuCategory:Au lemmas#NUCategory:Au nouns#NUCategory:Au entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
References
- Scorza, David. Au language word, phrase, clause. Ms. 82pp. (1976)
Blagar
Pronunciation
Numeral
nuCategory:Blagar lemmas#NUCategory:Blagar numerals#NUCategory:Blagar entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
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 LatinCategory:Catalan terms inherited from Latin#NUCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#NU nūdus, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Catalan terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#NUCategory:Catalan terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NU *nogʷós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈnu]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#NU
Category:Catalan terms with audio pronunciation#NUAudio (Catalonia): (file) - Rhymes: -uCategory:Rhymes:Catalan/u#NU
Adjective
nu (feminine nua, masculine plural nus, feminine plural nues)Category:Catalan lemmas#NUCategory:Catalan adjectives#NUCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Derived terms
Czech
Pronunciation
Interjection
nuCategory:Czech lemmas#NUCategory:Czech interjections#NUCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- (datedCategory:Czech dated terms#NU) expresses prompting
- Nu pojď! ― Come on!Category:Czech terms with usage examples#NU
- (datedCategory:Czech dated terms#NU) expresses agreement and participation in a conversation
- (datedCategory:Czech dated terms#NU) expresses consolation (esp. to a child)
Further reading
- “nu”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “nu”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “nu”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
Dalmatian
| < 8 | 9 | 10 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : nu | ||
Etymology 1
From LatinCategory:Dalmatian terms inherited from Latin#NUCategory:Dalmatian terms derived from Latin#NU novem.
Numeral
nuCategory:Dalmatian lemmas#NUCategory:Dalmatian numerals#NUCategory:Dalmatian entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Etymology 2
From LatinCategory:Dalmatian terms inherited from Latin#NUCategory:Dalmatian terms derived from Latin#NU nōs.
Pronoun
nuCategory:Dalmatian lemmas#NUCategory:Dalmatian pronouns#NUCategory:Dalmatian entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- (second-person plural pronoun) we
Related terms
See also
Category:Dalmatian cardinal numbers#NUDanish
Etymology
From Old NorseCategory:Danish terms inherited from Old Norse#NUCategory:Danish terms derived from Old Norse#NU nú (“now”), from Proto-GermanicCategory:Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#NUCategory:Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#NU *nu (“now”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Danish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#NUCategory:Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NU *nu (“now”). Cognate with English now.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nu/, [nu]Category:Danish terms with IPA pronunciation#NU
Noun
nu n (singular definite nuet, not used in plural form)Category:Danish lemmas#NUCategory:Danish nouns#NUCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Danish neuter nouns#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Adverb
nuCategory:Danish lemmas#NUCategory:Danish adverbs#NUCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Synonyms
Conjunction
nuCategory:Danish lemmas#NUCategory:Danish conjunctions#NUCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#NUCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#NU nu, from Old DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch#NUCategory:Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch#NU nū, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#NUCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#NU *nu.
Adverb
nuCategory:Dutch lemmas#NUCategory:Dutch adverbs#NUCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- now, at the present moment
- now, this time (indicating a certain amount of impatience)
Synonyms
Descendants
Conjunction
nuCategory:Dutch lemmas#NUCategory:Dutch conjunctions#NUCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- now (that)
- Nu je het zegt, weet ik het weer.
- Now you're saying it, I do remember it.
Etymology 2
From Ancient GreekCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#NUCategory:Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek#NU νῦ (nû). Doublet of noenCategory:Dutch doublets#NU.
Noun
nu m (plural nu's, diminutive nuutje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#NUCategory:Dutch nouns#NUCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#NUCategory:Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines#NUCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- Category:nl:Greek letter names#NUn (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
Adverb
nuCategory:East Central German lemmas#NUCategory:East Central German adverbs#NUCategory:East Central German entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Elfdalian
Etymology
From Old NorseCategory:Elfdalian terms inherited from Old Norse#NUCategory:Elfdalian terms derived from Old Norse#NU nú, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Elfdalian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#NUCategory:Elfdalian terms derived from Proto-Germanic#NU *nu. Cognate with Swedish nu.
Adverb
nuCategory:Elfdalian lemmas#NUCategory:Elfdalian adverbs#NUCategory:Elfdalian demonstrative adverbs#NUCategory:Elfdalian entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- now, at this time
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from GermanCategory:Esperanto terms borrowed from German#NUCategory:Esperanto terms borrowed from Dutch#NUCategory:Esperanto terms derived from German#NU and DutchCategory:Esperanto terms borrowed from German#NUCategory:Esperanto terms borrowed from Dutch#NUCategory:Esperanto terms derived from German#NUCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Dutch#NU nu, CzechCategory:Esperanto terms borrowed from Czech#NUCategory:Esperanto terms borrowed from Polish#NUCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Czech#NU and PolishCategory:Esperanto terms borrowed from Czech#NUCategory:Esperanto terms borrowed from Polish#NUCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Czech#NUCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Polish#NU no, SwedishCategory:Esperanto terms borrowed from Swedish#NUCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Swedish#NU nå, RussianCategory:Esperanto terms borrowed from Russian#NUCategory:Esperanto terms borrowed from Ukrainian#NUCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Russian#NU and UkrainianCategory:Esperanto terms borrowed from Russian#NUCategory:Esperanto terms borrowed from Ukrainian#NUCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Russian#NUCategory:Esperanto terms derived from Ukrainian#NU ну (nu).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nu/Category:Esperanto 1-syllable words#NUCategory:Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation#NU
Category:Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation#NUAudio 1: (file)
Category:Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation#NUAudio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -uCategory:Rhymes:Esperanto/u#NUCategory:Rhymes:Esperanto/u/1 syllable#NU
- Syllabification: nu
Interjection
nuCategory:Esperanto lemmas#NUCategory:Esperanto interjections#NUCategory:Esperanto entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- well (filled pause, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question)
- Nu, li diris, ke li ne volas ĉeesti la feston.
- Well, he said he doesn't want to go to the party.
- 2025 September 29, Jorge Nogueras, “La plej mallonga tago”, in uea.facila, archived from the original on 12 December 2025:
- Nu, plej verŝajne sciencistoj ĉikanus vin, kaj klarigus al vi, ke fakte tagoj daŭras foje iomete pli, foje iomete malpli.Category:Esperanto terms with quotations#NU
- Well, most likely scientists would argue with you frivolously, and explain to you, that days in fact last sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less.
References
- ↑ André Cherpillod, “nu”, in Konciza Etimologia Vortaro [Concise Etymological Dictionary], →ISBN
- ↑ Ebbe Vilborg, “nu”, in Etimologia Vortaro de Esperanto [Etymological Dictionary of Esperanto], volume 4, →ISBN, page 25
Further reading
- “nu”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
- “nu”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
- Wells, John C. (1992), “nu, now, well, why”, in Concise Esperanto and English Dictionary, →ISBN, pages 120, 317, 413, 582
- Benson, Peter J. (1995), “gee, well, wow”, in Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary, →ISBN, pages 226, 579, 588
- Butler, Montagu C. (1967), “nu”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary, →OL, page 287
- Motteau, Achille (1907), “nu”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary, →OCLC, page 100
Ewe
Etymology
Likely from Proto-GbeCategory:Ewe terms inherited from Proto-Gbe#NUCategory:Ewe terms derived from Proto-Gbe#NU *-ɖũ.[1] Cognates include Fon nu, Saxwe Gbe onu, Aja (West Africa) enù, Ayizo nuu and Gun ònù. Possibly related to Yoruba ẹnu, Igbo ọnụ and Igala álu.
Noun
nuCategory:Ewe lemmas#NUCategory:Ewe nouns#NUCategory:Ewe entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
References
- ↑ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991), A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York; Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 219
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ny/Category:French 1-syllable words#NUCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#NU
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#NUAudio: (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#NUAudio (Switzerland (Valais)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#NUAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#NUAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#NUAudio (France (Lyon)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#NUAudio (France (Somain)): (file)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old FrenchCategory:French terms inherited from Old French#NUCategory:French terms derived from Old French#NU nu, from LatinCategory:French terms inherited from Latin#NUCategory:French terms derived from Latin#NU nūdus, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:French terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#NUCategory:French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NU *nogʷós.
Adjective
nu (feminine nue, masculine plural nus, feminine plural nues)Category:French lemmas#NUCategory:French adjectives#NUCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- naked; nude; bare
- à mains nues ― barehandedCategory:French terms with collocations#NU
- à poings nus ― barefistedCategory:French terms with collocations#NU
- à l'œil nu ― with the naked eyeCategory:French terms with collocations#NU
- mettre à nu ― to lay bareCategory:French terms with collocations#NU
- nu comme un ver ― stark nakedCategory:French terms with collocations#NU
- pieds nus ― barefootCategory:French terms with collocations#NU
- cul nu ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)Category:Requests for translations of French usage examples#NUCategory:French terms with collocations#NU
- torse nu ― barechestedCategory:French terms with collocations#NU
Related terms
Noun
nu m (plural nus)Category:French lemmas#NUCategory:French nouns#NUCategory:French countable nouns#NUCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:French masculine nouns#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Ancient GreekCategory:French terms derived from Ancient Greek#NU νῦ (nû).
Noun
nu m (plural nu or nus)Category:French lemmas#NUCategory:French nouns#NUCategory:French countable nouns#NUCategory:French nouns with multiple plurals#NUCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:French masculine nouns#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- nu (Greek letter)
Further reading
- “nu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Anagrams
Category:fr:Greek letter names#NUGalician
Etymology
From Old Galician-PortugueseCategory:Galician terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese#NUCategory:Galician terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese#NU nuu, from LatinCategory:Galician terms inherited from Latin#NUCategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#NU nūdus, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Galician terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#NUCategory:Galician terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NU *nogʷós. Cognate with Portuguese nu.
Adjective
nu (feminine núa, masculine plural nus, feminine plural núas)Category:Galician lemmas#NUCategory:Galician adjectives#NUCategory:Galician adjectives with red links in their headword lines#NUCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Related terms
Gaulish
Etymology
From Proto-CelticCategory:Gaulish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic#NUCategory:Gaulish terms derived from Proto-Celtic#NU *nu, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Gaulish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NU *nu.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nuCategory:Gaulish lemmas#NUCategory:Gaulish adverbs#NUCategory:Gaulish entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High GermanCategory:German terms derived from Middle High German#NU nu, nuo. The form without a final -n remained common in some dialects and was reinforced by German Low GermanCategory:German terms derived from German Low German#NU nu, from Middle Low GermanCategory:German terms derived from Middle Low German#NU nû.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nuCategory:German lemmas#NUCategory:German adverbs#NUCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- (colloquialCategory:German colloquialisms#NU or archaicCategory:German terms with archaic senses#NU) alternative form of nun
Derived terms
Interjection
nuCategory:German lemmas#NUCategory:German interjections#NUCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- (colloquialCategory:German colloquialisms#NU or archaicCategory:German terms with archaic senses#NU) alternative form of nun
Etymology 2
From a Slavic dialect, probably SorbianCategory:German terms derived from Sorbian languages#NU. Compare Czech ano (“yes”), Polish no (“yeah; well”), Russian ну (nu, “yeah; well”). In the sense of a filled pause touching on etymology 1 above.
Pronunciation
Interjection
nuCategory:German lemmas#NUCategory:German interjections#NUCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- (colloquialCategory:German colloquialisms#NU, regionalCategory:Regional German#NU, Saxony) yes; yeah; expresses agreement or understanding
- (colloquialCategory:German colloquialisms#NU, regionalCategory:Regional German#NU, Saxony) well; fills pause
Gothic
Romanization
nuCategory:Gothic non-lemma forms#NUCategory:Gothic romanizations#NUCategory:Gothic entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- romanization of 𐌽𐌿
Iaai
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Iaai terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NUCategory:Iaai terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NU *niuʀ, Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Iaai terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NUCategory:Iaai terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NU *niuʀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nu/, [n̪u]Category:Iaai terms with IPA pronunciation#NU
Noun
nuCategory:Iaai lemmas#NUCategory:Iaai nouns#NUCategory:Iaai entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Category:iai:Polynesian canoe plants#NUCategory:iai:Palm trees#NUIngrian
Etymology
Borrowed from RussianCategory:Ingrian terms borrowed from Russian#NUCategory:Ingrian terms derived from Russian#NU ну (nu).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnu/, [ˈnu]Category:Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation#NU
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnu/, [ˈnu]Category:Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation#NU
- Rhymes: -uCategory:Rhymes:Ingrian/u#NUCategory:Rhymes:Ingrian/u/1 syllable#NU
- Hyphenation: nu
Interjection
nuCategory:Ingrian lemmas#NUCategory:Ingrian interjections#NUCategory:Ingrian entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- synonym of no (“well”)
References
- Elena Markus (2024), “Syntax and functions of the Ingrian discourse particles no and nu”, in Eesti ja soome-ugri keeleteaduse ajakiri, volume 15, number 1, pages 155-186
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
nu m or f (invariable)Category:Italian lemmas#NUCategory:Italian nouns#NUCategory:Italian countable nouns#NUCategory:Italian indeclinable nouns#NUCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Italian masculine nouns#NUCategory:Italian feminine nouns#NUCategory:Italian nouns with multiple genders#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- the name of the letter N
Anagrams
Category:it:Latin letter names#NUJapanese
Romanization
nuCategory:Japanese non-lemma forms#NUCategory:Japanese romanizations#NUCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes#NUCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From PortugueseCategory:Kabuverdianu terms derived from Portuguese#NU nós.
Pronoun
nuCategory:Kabuverdianu lemmas#NUCategory:Kabuverdianu pronouns#NUCategory:Kabuverdianu entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
References
- Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
Kamkata-viri
| < 8 | 9 | 10 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : nu | ||
| < 8 | 9 | 10 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : nu | ||
Etymology 1
From Proto-NuristaniCategory:Kamkata-viri terms inherited from Proto-Nuristani#NUCategory:Kamkata-viri terms derived from Proto-Nuristani#NU (or less likely borrowed from a descendant of SanskritCategory:Kamkata-viri terms derived from Sanskrit#NU नव (náva)Category:Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#NU), from Proto-Indo-IranianCategory:Kamkata-viri terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian#NUCategory:Kamkata-viri terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#NU *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Kamkata-viri terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#NUCategory:Kamkata-viri terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NU *h₁néwn̥.
Numeral
nuCategory:Kamkata-viri lemmas#NUCategory:Kamkata-viri numerals#NUCategory:Kamkata-viri entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU (Western, Northeastern, Southeastern)[1]
References
- ↑ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “n′u”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon
Etymology 2
From Proto-NuristaniCategory:Kamkata-viri terms inherited from Proto-Nuristani#NUCategory:Kamkata-viri terms derived from Proto-Nuristani#NU, from Proto-Indo-IranianCategory:Kamkata-viri terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian#NUCategory:Kamkata-viri terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#NU *náHuš (“boat”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Kamkata-viri terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#NUCategory:Kamkata-viri terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NU *néh₂us.[1]
Noun
nu fCategory:Kamkata-viri lemmas#NUCategory:Kamkata-viri nouns#NUCategory:Kamkata-viri entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Kamkata-viri feminine nouns#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU (Western, Southeastern)[2]
Alternative forms
- nū (Northeastern)
References
Kosraean
Etymology
From Proto-MicronesianCategory:Kosraean terms inherited from Proto-Micronesian#NUCategory:Kosraean terms derived from Proto-Micronesian#NU *niu, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Kosraean terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#NUCategory:Kosraean terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#NU *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Kosraean terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NUCategory:Kosraean terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NU *niuʀ. Compare Pohnpeian nih, Fijian niu, Tongan niu, Hawaiian niu.
Pronunciation
Noun
nuCategory:Kosraean lemmas#NUCategory:Kosraean nouns#NUCategory:Kosraean entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Kusunda
Pronoun
nuCategory:Kusunda lemmas#NUCategory:Kusunda pronouns#NUCategory:Kusunda entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- you (second-person singular pronoun)
References
David E. Watters (2006), “Notes on Kusunda Grammar: A Language Isolate of Nepal”, in Himalayan Linguistics, page 44
Lashi
Etymology
From Proto-Lolo-BurmeseCategory:Lashi terms inherited from Proto-Lolo-Burmese#NUCategory:Lashi terms derived from Proto-Lolo-Burmese#NU [Term?]Category:Proto-Lolo-Burmese term requests#NU, from Proto-Sino-TibetanCategory:Lashi terms inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan#NUCategory:Lashi terms derived from Proto-Sino-Tibetan#NU *ŋwə. Cognates include Burmese နွား (nwa:).
Pronunciation
- (Waingmaw) IPA(key): [nu˧˧]Category:Lashi terms with IPA pronunciation#NU
- (Mongko) IPA(key): [no˧˧]Category:Lashi terms with IPA pronunciation#NU
- Hyphenation: nu
Noun
nu (classifier du꞉)Category:Lashi lemmas#NUCategory:Lashi nouns#NUCategory:Lashi entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- cow, cattle
- 2005, “Apoem ayang꞉ 21:27 [Genesis 21:27]”, in Jhoem꞉ mougsougˮ [The Book of the Bible], page 30:
- Hau꞉ thang꞉ Abraham gi Abimeleg ri yang yoʼ nu dayhamˮ byid꞉ lho꞉ nya꞉ tang꞉ gi myid veingˮ khyoo꞉ koid bye꞉.Category:Lashi terms with quotations#NU
- After that Abraham gave Abimeleg some sheep and cattle and then the two of them made a truce.
References
- Qingxia Dai; Jie Li (2007), 勒期语研究 [The study of the Leqi language], Beijing: Central Institute for Nationalities Publishing House, →ISBN, page 282
- Mark Wannemacher (2011), A phonological overview of the Lacid language, Chiang Mai: Payap University., page 34
- Hkaw Luk (2017), A grammatical sketch of Lacid, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 34
Latvian
Particle
nuCategory:Latvian lemmas#NUCategory:Latvian particles#NUCategory:Latvian entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- well
- Nu labi! ― Very well!Category:Latvian terms with usage examples#NU
- now
- Ko nu? ― What now?Category:Latvian terms with usage examples#NU
Interjection
nuCategory:Latvian lemmas#NUCategory:Latvian interjections#NUCategory:Latvian entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- well
- Nu, kas notika? ― Well, what happened?Category:Latvian terms with usage examples#NU
Lower Tanana
Etymology
From Proto-AthabaskanCategory:Lower Tanana terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan#NUCategory:Lower Tanana terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan#NU *nuˑ.
Pronunciation
Noun
nuCategory:Lower Tanana lemmas#NUCategory:Lower Tanana nouns#NUCategory:Lower Tanana entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
References
- Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 336
Mandarin
Romanization
nuCategory:Hanyu Pinyin#NU0Category:Mandarin non-lemma forms#NU0Category:Mandarin terms with redundant script codes#NU0Category:Mandarin entries with incorrect language header#NU0Category:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- nonstandard spelling of núCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#NU0
- nonstandard spelling of nǔCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#NU0
- nonstandard spelling of nùCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#NU0
- nonstandard spelling of nǘCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#NU0
- nonstandard spelling of nǚCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#NU0
- nonstandard spelling of nǜCategory:Mandarin nonstandard forms#NU0
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
nuCategory:Mauritian Creole lemmas#NUCategory:Mauritian Creole pronouns#NUCategory:Mauritian Creole entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- alternative spelling of nou
See also
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old DutchCategory:Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch#NUCategory:Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch#NU nu, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#NUCategory:Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#NU *nu.
Adverb
nuCategory:Middle Dutch lemmas#NUCategory:Middle Dutch adverbs#NUCategory:Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- now, currently
- 1249, Schepenbrief van Bochoute, Velzeke, eastern Flanders:
- Si maken bekent die nu sien ende wesen selenCategory:Middle Dutch terms with quotations#NU
- They make known to those who are now and will be
- today
- here
- just now
Descendants
Conjunction
nuCategory:Middle Dutch lemmas#NUCategory:Middle Dutch conjunctions#NUCategory:Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Descendants
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
nuCategory:Middle English alternative forms#NUCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- alternative form of nou
Mizo
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-ChinCategory:Mizo terms inherited from Proto-Kuki-Chin#NUCategory:Mizo terms derived from Proto-Kuki-Chin#NU *nuu.
Noun
nuCategory:Mizo lemmas#NUCategory:Mizo nouns#NUCategory:Mizo entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Derived terms
Further reading
- Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “nu”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society
Muong
Etymology
Cognate with Vietnamese nâu.
Pronunciation
Adjective
nuCategory:Muong lemmas#NUCategory:Muong adjectives#NUCategory:Muong terms with redundant script codes#NUCategory:Muong entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- (Mường Bi) brown
Neapolitan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Neapolitan terms inherited from Latin#NUCategory:Neapolitan terms derived from Latin#NU ūnus.
Pronunciation
Article
nu m sgCategory:Neapolitan lemmas#NUCategory:Neapolitan articles#NUCategory:Neapolitan entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Norman
Etymology
From Old FrenchCategory:Norman terms inherited from Old French#NUCategory:Norman terms derived from Old French#NU nu, from LatinCategory:Norman terms inherited from Latin#NUCategory:Norman terms derived from Latin#NU nūdus.
Adjective
nu mCategory:Norman lemmas#NUCategory:Norman adjectives#NUCategory:Norman entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Norn
Adverb
nuCategory:Norn lemmas#NUCategory:Norn adverbs#NUCategory:Norn entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- now
- c. 1675 (collected in 1774, published in 1805), Hildina
- Nu swara Hiluge […] Gipt mir nu fruan Hildina […]
- Now Hiluge answers […] Give me now [the] lady Hildina […]
- c. 1675 (collected in 1774, published in 1805), Hildina
Northern Sami
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Northern Sami entries#NU
Pronunciation
Adverb
nūCategory:Northern Sami lemmas#NUCategory:Northern Sami adverbs#NUCategory:Northern Sami entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Further reading
- Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of FinlandCategory:R:Álgu lacking id
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
nu m (definite singular nuen, indefinite plural nuer, definite plural nuene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#NUCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#NUCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- a trough
Etymology 2
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse#NUCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse#NU nú.
Adverb
nuCategory:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#NUCategory:Norwegian Bokmål adverbs#NUCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Interjection
nuCategory:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#NUCategory:Norwegian Bokmål interjections#NUCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- alternative form of nå
Noun
nu n (definite singular nuet, uncountable)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#NUCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#NUCategory:Norwegian Bokmål uncountable nouns#NUCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Norwegian Bokmål neuter nouns#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- alternative form of nå
References
- “nu” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Noun
nu m (definite singular nuen, indefinite plural nuar, definite plural nuane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#NUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#NUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- a trough
Etymology 2
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse#NUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#NU nú.
Adverb
nuCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#NUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk adverbs#NUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- (dialectalCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk dialectal terms#NU) now; alternative form of no
Interjection
nuCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#NUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk interjections#NUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- alternative form of no
Noun
nu n (definite singular nuet, uncountable)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#NUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#NUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk uncountable nouns#NUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- alternative form of no
References
- “nu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-GermanicCategory:Old Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#NUCategory:Old Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#NU *nu.
Adverb
nūCategory:Old Dutch lemmas#NUCategory:Old Dutch adverbs#NUCategory:Old Dutch demonstrative adverbs#NUCategory:Old Dutch entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “nū (I)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Category:Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#NUCategory:Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#NUCategory:Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NUFrom Proto-West GermanicCategory:Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#NUCategory:Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#NU *nū, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#NUCategory:Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#NU *nu.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nūCategory:Old English lemmas#NUCategory:Old English adverbs#NUCategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- now
- Iċ eom nū on þǣre cyċenan.
- I'm in the kitchen right now.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul"
- Nerō cwæþ, "Hwæt is nū, Simōn? Iċ wēne wit sind oferswīðde."
- Nero said, "What is it now, Simon? I think we've been defeated."
- just (in the sense "recently")
- Iċ wæs nū on þǣre cyċenan.
- I was just in the kitchen.
- since
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- Nū ðū þæt swā openlīce onġiten hæfst, ne þearfe ic nū nauht swīþe ymbe þ swincan þæt ic þē mā be gode recce.
- Since thou hast so clearly understood this, I need not now greatly labour in order that I may instruct thee further concerning good;...
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- Þȳ iċ wundriġe hwȳ þū ne mæġe onġietan þæt þū eart nū ġīet swīðe ġesǣliġ, nū þū ġīet leofast and eart hāl.
- So I wonder why you can't understand that you're still very lucky, since you're still alive and healthy.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
- Nu ge þam mærum godum offrian nellað, ne beo ge me næfre heonon-forð swa wurðe ne swa leofe swa ge ær wæron...
- Since ye will not offer to the great gods, ye shall never henceforth be to me so worthy nor so dear as ye were before;...
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Conjunction
nūCategory:Old English lemmas#NUCategory:Old English conjunctions#NUCategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Old French
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Old French terms derived from Latin#NU nūdus.
Adjective
nu m (oblique and nominative feminine singular nue)Category:Old French lemmas#NUCategory:Old French adjectives#NUCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Adverb
nu m (feminine nue)Category:Old French lemmas#NUCategory:Old French adverbs#NUCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Descendants
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-GermanicCategory:Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#NUCategory:Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic#NU *nu.
Adverb
nūCategory:Old Saxon lemmas#NUCategory:Old Saxon adverbs#NUCategory:Old Saxon demonstrative adverbs#NUCategory:Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
References
Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Altsächsisches Wörterbuch (in German), 5th edition
Pali
Alternative forms
Etymology
From SanskritCategory:Pali terms derived from Sanskrit#NU नु (nu), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Pali terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#NUCategory:Pali terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NU *nu.
Particle
nuCategory:Pali lemmas#NUCategory:Pali particles#NUCategory:Pali particles in Latin script#NUCategory:Pali entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Palula
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Palula entries#NU
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nu (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling نوۡ)Category:Palula lemmas#NUCategory:Palula pronouns#NUCategory:Palula entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- it
- he
- this one (prox masc nom)
References
- Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “nu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), 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.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Palula entries#NU
Pronunciation
Determiner
nu (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling نوۡ)Category:Palula lemmas#NUCategory:Palula determiners#NUCategory:Palula entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- this (agr: prox nom masc)
References
- Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “nu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Plautdietsch
Adverb
nuCategory:Plautdietsch lemmas#NUCategory:Plautdietsch adverbs#NUCategory:Plautdietsch entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Polish
Pronunciation
Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation#NUAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -uCategory:Rhymes:Polish/u#NUCategory:Rhymes:Polish/u/1 syllable#NU
- Syllabification: nu
Interjection
nuCategory:Polish lemmas#NUCategory:Polish interjections#NUCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- quick!, forward!
- (dialectalCategory:Polish dialectal terms#NU, Far MasovianCategory:Far Masovian Polish#NU) alternative form of no (“yes”)
- Umniés pisać? Nu ale umniem. (Far Masovian) ― Can you write? Yes I can.Category:Polish terms with usage examples#NU
Further reading
- nu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
M. Arcta Słownik ilustrowany języka polskiego/Nu! on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource pl- Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894), “nu”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 116
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- nú (misspelling)
- nù (obsolete)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-PortugueseCategory:Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese#NUCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese#NU nuu, from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms inherited from Latin#NUCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#NU nūdum. Compare Galician nu, Italian nudo, French nu.
Pronunciation
Category:Portuguese terms with audio pronunciation#NUAudio (Portugal (Porto)): (file) - Rhymes: -uCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/u#NUCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/u/1 syllable#NU
- Hyphenation: nu
Adjective
nu (feminine nua, masculine plural nus, feminine plural nuas)Category:Portuguese lemmas#NUCategory:Portuguese adjectives#NUCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “nu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “nu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Prasuni
Etymology
From Proto-NuristaniCategory:Prasuni terms inherited from Proto-Nuristani#NUCategory:Prasuni terms derived from Proto-Nuristani#NU, from Proto-Indo-IranianCategory:Prasuni terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian#NUCategory:Prasuni terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#NU *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Prasuni terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#NUCategory:Prasuni terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NU *h₁néwn̥.
Numeral
| < 8 | 9 | 10 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : nuCategory:Prasuni terms in nonstandard scripts#NU | ||
nuCategory:Prasuni lemmas#NUCategory:Prasuni numerals#NUCategory:Prasuni terms in nonstandard scripts#NUCategory:Prasuni entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU (Pronz)[1]
References
- ↑ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “nu”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon
Romanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from LatinCategory:Romanian terms inherited from Latin#NUCategory:Romanian terms derived from Latin#NU nōn. Compare Aromanian nu.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nuCategory:Romanian lemmas#NUCategory:Romanian adverbs#NUCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
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
Further reading
- “nu”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
Saterland Frisian
Interjection
nuCategory:Saterland Frisian lemmas#NUCategory:Saterland Frisian interjections#NUCategory:Saterland Frisian entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-SlavicCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#NUCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic#NU *nǫ.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
nȕ (Cyrillic spelling ну̏)Category:Serbo-Croatian lemmas#NUCategory:Serbo-Croatian conjunctions#NUCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Further reading
- “nu”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
Shuar
Determiner
nuCategory:Shuar lemmas#NUCategory:Shuar determiners#NUCategory:Shuar entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
References
- Chicham: Dictionario Enciclopédico Shuar-Castellano
Sicilian
Article
nu m sgCategory:Sicilian lemmas#NUCategory:Sicilian articles#NUCategory:Sicilian entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- (indefinite) a, an
Usage notes
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)]Category:South Slavey terms with IPA pronunciation#NU
- Hyphenation: nu
Noun
nu (stem -nu-)Category:South Slavey lemmas#NUCategory:South Slavey nouns#NUCategory:South Slavey entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- Ford Liard form of ndu
Inflection
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | senué | naxenué | |
| 2nd person | nenué | ||
| 3rd person | 1) | — | ginué |
| 2) | menué | gonué | |
| 4th person | yenué | ||
| reflexive | sp. | ɂedenué | kedenué |
| unsp. | denué | ||
| reciprocal | — | ɂełenué | |
| indefinite | ɂenué | ||
| areal | gonué | ||
1) Used when the subject is a group of human beings
and the object is singular.
2) Used when the previous condition does not apply.
References
- Keren Rice (1989), A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 11
Sumerian
Romanization
nuCategory:Sumerian non-lemma forms#NUCategory:Sumerian romanizations#NUCategory:Sumerian entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- romanization of 𒉡 (nu)
Sundanese
Etymology
Shortening of anu.
Article
nu (Sundanese script ᮔᮥ)Category:Sundanese lemmas#NUCategory:Sundanese articles#NUCategory:Sundanese entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- An article that denotes a noun.
- nu nyaho ― those who knowCategory:Sundanese terms with usage examples#NU
- An article that denotes ownership.
- Ieu nu urang, lain? ― This one's mine, right?Category:Sundanese terms with usage examples#NU
Pronoun
nu (Sundanese script ᮔᮥ)Category:Sundanese lemmas#NUCategory:Sundanese pronouns#NUCategory:Sundanese entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- which
- Nu mana? ― Which one?Category:Sundanese terms with usage examples#NU
Swedish
Etymology
From Old NorseCategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Norse#NU nú, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#NU *nu.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nuCategory:Swedish lemmas#NUCategory:Swedish adverbs#NUCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU (not comparable)
- now (at this moment)
- Hör du mig nu?
- Can you hear me now?
- (literally, “Hear you me now?”)
- Jag har inte tid just nu
- I don't have the time right now
- Used to emphasize a point in time close to the present; this
- Det är fest på fredag
- There is a party on Friday
- Det är fest nu på fredag
- There is a party this Friday
- – Är festen nästa fredag? – Nej, den är nu på fredag.
- – Is the party next Friday? [Implies next week, like in English] – No, it is this Friday.
- Jag var där i måndags
- I was there on Monday
- Jag var där nu i måndags
- I was there this Monday
Derived terms
See also
Noun
nu nCategory:Swedish lemmas#NUCategory:Swedish nouns#NUCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Swedish neuter nouns#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- (usually in the definite) present, now
- att leva i nuet
- to live in the present
- moment (when more idiomatic in English)
- att vara närvarande i nuet
- to be present in the moment [the present]
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | nu | nus |
| definite | nuet | nuets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
References
- “nu”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “nu”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “nu”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
Tày
Etymology
From Proto-TaiCategory:Tày terms inherited from Proto-Tai#NUCategory:Tày terms derived from Proto-Tai#NU *ʰnuːᴬ. Cognate with Thai หนู (nǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩪ, Lao ໜູ (nū), Tai Dam ꪘꪴ, Lü ᦐᦴ (ṅuu), Shan ၼူ (nǔu), Zhuang nou, Saek หนู่.
Pronunciation
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [nu˧˧]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [nu˦˥]Category:Tày terms with IPA pronunciation#NU
Noun
nu (Nôm form 𪺹, 𮮬)Category:Tày lemmas#NUCategory:Tày nouns#NUCategory:Tày entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
References
- Dương Nhật Thanh; Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003), Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày] (in Tày and Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học xã hội [Social Sciences Publishing House]
- Lương Bèn (2011), Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
Tetum
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Tetum terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NUCategory:Tetum terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#NU *niuʀ.
Noun
nuCategory:Tetum lemmas#NUCategory:Tetum nouns#NUCategory:Tetum entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
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 EnglishCategory:Tok Pisin terms derived from English#NU new.
Adjective
nuCategory:Tok Pisin lemmas#NUCategory:Tok Pisin adjectives#NUCategory:Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Tooro
Pronunciation
Determiner
-nuCategory:Tooro lemmas#NUCategory:Tooro determiners#NUCategory:Tooro demonstratives#NUCategory:Tooro entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Declension
| Noun class | non-copulative | copulative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1/2 | onu | banu | ngunu | mbanu |
| 3/4 | gunu | enu | ngunu | nginu |
| 5/6 | linu | ganu | ndinu | nganu |
| 7/8 | kinu | binu | nkinu | mbinu |
| 9/10 | enu | zinu | nginu | nzinu |
| 11/10 | runu | ndunu | ||
| 12/14 | kanu | bunu | nkanu | mbunu |
| 13 | — | tunu | — | ntunu |
| 14/6 | bunu | ganu | mbunu | nganu |
| 15/6 | kunu | nkunu | ||
| 16 | hanu | — | mpanu | — |
| 17 | kunu | |||
| 18 | munu | |||
Derived terms
- leero nu (“now, today”)
See also
- -li (“that (distal demonstrative determiner)”)
References
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 405
Volapük
Adverb
nuCategory:Volapük lemmas#NUCategory:Volapük adverbs#NUCategory:Volapük entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Derived terms
Waigali
| < 8 | 9 | 10 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : nu | ||
Etymology
From Proto-NuristaniCategory:Waigali terms inherited from Proto-Nuristani#NUCategory:Waigali terms derived from Proto-Nuristani#NU *nuwa, from Proto-Indo-IranianCategory:Waigali terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian#NUCategory:Waigali terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian#NU *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Waigali terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#NUCategory:Waigali terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NU *h₁néwn̥.
Pronunciation
Numeral
nuCategory:Waigali lemmas#NUCategory:Waigali numerals#NUCategory:Waigali entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU (Nisheigram)[1]
References
- ↑ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “nu”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon
Wauja
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nuCategory:Wauja lemmas#NUCategory:Wauja pronouns#NUCategory:Wauja entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#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.
- Pinyanka nu! Katsa umawiu? Nama!
Related terms
- natu (I,me, my, mine)
References
- E. Ireland field notes. Needs to be checked by a native speaker.
Wolof
Pronoun
nuCategory:Wolof lemmas#NUCategory:Wolof pronouns#NUCategory:Wolof entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
- we (first-person plural object pronoun)
See also
Zia
Pronoun
nuCategory:Zia lemmas#NUCategory:Zia pronouns#NUCategory:Zia personal pronouns#NUCategory:Zia entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
Zou
Pronunciation
Noun
nuCategory:Zou lemmas#NUCategory:Zou nouns#NUCategory:Zou entries with incorrect language header#NUCategory:Pages with entries#NUCategory:Pages with 77 entries#NU
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou (PhD thesis), Canchipur: Manipur University, page 45