nu

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[edit] English

Ancient Greek Alphabet
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Ν ν
Ancient Greek: νῦ
Wikipedia article on nu


[edit] Etymology 1

Name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν and ν.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

nu (uncountable)

  1. Name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν and ν.
  2. A measure of constringence in lenses or prisms.
[edit] Translations
name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν

[edit] Etymology 2

From Yiddish נו.

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[edit] Interjection

nu

  1. (Jewish) An exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt, etc.
[edit] Translations
exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt etc.
  • Yiddish: נו interj

[edit] Etymology 3

Corruption of new.

[edit] Adjective

nu (comparative more nu, superlative most nu)

  1. (slang spelling) new

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[edit] Ama

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[edit] Noun

nu

  1. house

[edit] Aromanian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin nōn.

[edit] Adverb

nu

  1. no
  2. not

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

From Latin nūdus

[edit] Adjective

nu m. (feminine nua, masculine plural nus, feminine plural nues)

  1. nude, naked
  2. (of things, such as trees, mountains, houses, etc.) barren, bare

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse nú (“now”), from Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /nu/, [nu]

[edit] Noun

nu n. (singular definite nuet, not used in plural form)

  1. now (present time), present (current time)
  2. moment
  3. instant

[edit] Adverb

nu

  1. now

[edit] Conjunction

nu

  1. now

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From Middle Dutch nu, from Old Dutch nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu.

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[edit] Adverb

nu

  1. now, at the present moment
    Kom je nu of morgen?
    Will you be coming now or tomorrow?
  2. now, this time (indicating a certain amount of impatience)
    Wat is er nu weer dan?
    What is it now?

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Interjection

nu

  1. well (as in “Well, I think...”)

[edit] Ewe

[edit] Noun

nu

  1. mouth

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology

Latin nudus.

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nu m. (f. nue, m. plural nus, f. plural nues)

  1. (person): naked, nude
  2. (body, tree): bare

[edit] Noun

nu m. inv.

  1. nu (Greek letter)

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[edit] German

[edit] Interjection

nu

  1. well, well now

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[edit] Gothic

[edit] Romanization

nu

  1. Romanization of 𐌽𐌿

[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

nu m. and f. inv.

  1. The name of the letter N

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Syllable

nu

  1. The hiragana syllable ぬ (nu) or the katakana syllable ヌ (nu) in Hepburn romanization.

[edit] Romaji

nu

  1. ぬ: hiragana letter nu

[edit] Lojban

[edit] Cmavo

nu (rafsi nun)

  1. Event abstractor, similar in meaning to an infinitive or gerund.
    klama — go, goes, went.
    lo klama — a goer.
    lo nu klama — a going.

[edit] Usage notes

  • A sumti phrase begun with nu ends with the elidable terminator kei unless no ambiguity results (in which case the terminator is elided).

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[edit] See also

[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Romanization

nu

  1. Nonstandard spelling of nú.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of nǔ.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of nù.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of nǚ.
  5. Nonstandard spelling of nǜ.

[edit] Usage notes

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.

[edit] Old Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nu.

[edit] Adverb

nū

  1. now
    wat unbīdan we nū?
    what are we waiting for now?

[edit] Descendants

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nu.

[edit] Adverb

nū

  1. now

[edit] Old French

[edit] Adjective

nu m. (feminine nue)

  1. naked

[edit] Adverb

nu m. (feminine nue)

  1. naked

[edit] Descendants

  • French: nu

[edit] Old Saxon

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nu.

[edit] Adverb

nū

  1. now

[edit] Polish

[edit] Interjection

nu

  1. quick!, forward!

[edit] See also

[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /nu/, /ˈnu.a/

[edit] Adjective

nu m. (feminine nua)

  1. naked, nude

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin nōn.

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[edit] Adverb

nu

  1. no
  2. not

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[edit] Saterland Frisian

[edit] Interjection

nu

  1. well

[edit] Sicilian

[edit] Article

nu m. (indefinite article, singular)

  1. a, an
The Sicilian Indefinite Article
Masculine Feminine
Singular un, nu na

[edit] Usage notes

Nu is used only before words beginning with the letter z or s and a consonant, like the Italian uno

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse nú, from Proto-Germanic *nu.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adverb

nu (not comparable)

  1. now, at this moment

[edit] Volapük

[edit] Adverb

nu

  1. now

[edit] Derived terms

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