nu
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Etymology 1 [edit]
Name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν and ν.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
nu (uncountable)
- Name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν and ν.
- A measure of constringence in lenses or prisms.
Translations [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Yiddish נו.
Pronunciation [edit]
Interjection [edit]
nu
- (Jewish) An exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt, etc.
Translations [edit]
Etymology 3 [edit]
Corruption of new.
Adjective [edit]
nu (comparative more nu, superlative most nu)
Anagrams [edit]
Ama [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /nu/
Noun [edit]
nu
Aromanian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin nōn. Compare Daco-Romanian nu.
Adverb [edit]
nu
Interjection [edit]
nu
Antonyms [edit]
Catalan [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin nūdus
Adjective [edit]
nu m (feminine nua, masculine plural nus, feminine plural nues)
Derived terms [edit]
Dalmatian [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Latin novem.
Numeral [edit]
nu
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Latin nōs.
Pronoun [edit]
nu
- (second-person plural pronoun) we
Related terms [edit]
See also [edit]
Danish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse nú (“now”), from Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /nu/, [nu]
Noun [edit]
nu n (singular definite nuet, not used in plural form)
Adverb [edit]
nu
Conjunction [edit]
nu
Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle Dutch nu, from Old Dutch nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adverb [edit]
nu
- now, at the present moment
- Kom je nu of morgen?
- Will you be coming now or tomorrow?
- Kom je nu of morgen?
- now, this time (indicating a certain amount of impatience)
- Wat is er nu weer dan?
- What is it now?
- Wat is er nu weer dan?
Synonyms [edit]
Elfdalian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse nú, from Proto-Germanic *nu.
Adverb [edit]
nu
- now, at this time
Esperanto [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /nu/
Interjection [edit]
nu
- well (as in “Well, I think...”)
Ewe [edit]
Noun [edit]
nu
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French nu, from Latin nūdus.
Adjective [edit]
nu m (feminine nue, masculine plural nus, feminine plural nues)
Noun [edit]
nu m (invariable)
- nu (Greek letter)
Anagrams [edit]
German [edit]
Interjection [edit]
nu
- well, well now
Synonyms [edit]
Gothic [edit]
Romanization [edit]
nu
- See 𐌽𐌿
Italian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -u
Noun [edit]
nu m and f (invariable)
- The name of the letter N
Anagrams [edit]
Japanese [edit]
Romanization [edit]
nu
Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French nu, from Latin nūdus.
Adjective [edit]
nu m (feminine nue, masculine plural nus, feminine plural nues)
Lojban [edit]
Cmavo [edit]
- Event abstractor, similar in meaning to an infinitive or gerund.
- 2005, Ben Goertzel, Potential Computational Linguistics Resources for Lojban
- mi djica le nu mi klama le zarci
- I want to go to the store.
- mi djica le nu mi klama le zarci
- klama — go, goes, went.
- lo klama — a goer.
- lo nu klama — a going.
- 2005, Ben Goertzel, Potential Computational Linguistics Resources for Lojban
Usage notes [edit]
- A sumti phrase begun with nu ends with the elidable terminator kei unless no ambiguity results (in which case the terminator is elided).
Derived terms [edit]
See also [edit]
Mandarin [edit]
Romanization [edit]
nu
- Nonstandard spelling of nú.
- Nonstandard spelling of nǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of nù.
- Nonstandard spelling of nǚ.
- Nonstandard spelling of nǜ.
Usage notes [edit]
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Mauritian Creole [edit]
Pronoun [edit]
nu
- Alternative spelling of nou.
See also [edit]
Neapolitan [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin unus.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /nu/
Article [edit]
nu m sg
Old Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *nu.
Adverb [edit]
nū
- now
- wat unbīdan we nū?
- what are we waiting for now?
- wat unbīdan we nū?
Descendants [edit]
Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *nu.
Adverb [edit]
nū
Old French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin nūdus.
Adjective [edit]
nu m (feminine nue)
Adverb [edit]
nu m (feminine nue)
Descendants [edit]
- French: nu
Old Saxon [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *nu.
Adverb [edit]
nū
Polish [edit]
Interjection [edit]
nu
See also [edit]
Portuguese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin nūdus.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /nu/, /ˈnu.a/
Adjective [edit]
nu m (feminine nua)
Romanian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin nōn.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /nu/
Adverb [edit]
nu
Antonyms [edit]
Saterland Frisian [edit]
Interjection [edit]
nu
Sicilian [edit]
Article [edit]
nu m (indefinite article, singular)
| The Sicilian Indefinite Article | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | |
| Singular | un, nu | na |
Usage notes [edit]
Nu is used only before words beginning with the letter z or s and a consonant, like the Italian uno
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Slavic *nǫ.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /nu/
Conjunction [edit]
nu (Cyrillic spelling [[{{{2}}}#Serbo-Croatian|{{{2}}}]])
Synonyms [edit]
Swedish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse nú, from Proto-Germanic *nu.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adverb [edit]
nu (not comparable)
- now, at this moment
Tok Pisin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English new.
Adjective [edit]
nu
Volapük [edit]
Adverb [edit]
nu
Derived terms [edit]
- English nouns
- English terms derived from Yiddish
- English interjections
- English adjectives
- English slang
- English two-letter words
- en:Greek letter names
- Ama nouns
- Aromanian terms derived from Latin
- Aromanian adverbs
- Aromanian interjections
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan adjectives
- Dalmatian terms derived from Latin
- Dalmatian numerals
- Dalmatian pronouns
- dlm:Cardinal numbers
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Danish nouns
- Danish adverbs
- Danish conjunctions
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch adverbs
- Dutch demonstrative adverbs
- Dutch modal particles
- Elfdalian terms derived from Old Norse
- Elfdalian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Elfdalian adverbs
- Elfdalian demonstrative adverbs
- Esperanto interjections
- Esperanto BRO1
- Ewe nouns
- ee:Anatomy
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms derived from Latin
- French adjectives
- French nouns
- French invariable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Greek letter names
- German interjections
- Gothic romanizations
- Italian nouns
- Japanese romaji
- Jèrriais terms derived from Old French
- Jèrriais terms derived from Latin
- Jèrriais adjectives
- Lojban cmavo
- Lojban cmavo of selma'o NU
- Lojban abstractors
- Mandarin nonstandard forms
- Mandarin pinyin
- Mauritian Creole pronouns
- Mauritian Creole alternative forms
- Neapolitan terms derived from Latin
- Neapolitan articles
- Old Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Dutch adverbs
- Old Dutch demonstrative adverbs
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English adverbs
- Old French terms derived from Latin
- Old French adjectives
- Old French adverbs
- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon adverbs
- Old Saxon demonstrative adverbs
- Polish interjections
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese adjectives
- Romanian terms derived from Latin
- Romanian adverbs
- Saterland Frisian interjections
- Sicilian articles
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian conjunctions
- Croatian Serbo-Croatian
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish adverbs
- Tok Pisin terms derived from English
- Tok Pisin adjectives
- Volapük adverbs
