noog
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
noog (uncountable)
- Synonym of niger (“Guizotia abyssinica”)
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German Low German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German genōch, from Old Saxon ginōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz.
Akin to Dutch genoeg, Low German genug, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog.
The Proto-Germanic word is a compound of the prefix *ga- + unattested *nōgaz. The latter may be derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach, achieve, carry out”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Determiner[edit]
noog
- (invariable) enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of
- Wi hebbt nich noog Geld.
- We don't have enough money.
Usage notes[edit]
- nooɡ can never follow an article or another determiner.
Pronoun[edit]
noog
- (invariable) enough, an adequate number or amount
- Dat is nooɡ.
- That's enough.
Adverb[edit]
noog
- enough, sufficiently, in an adequate way
- De Kinner hebbt nooɡ spöölt.
- The children have played enough.
White Hmong[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *m-nɔk (“bird”). Compare Proto-Austronesian *manuk (“bird, chicken”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
noog (classifier: tus)
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