Nu
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nu"
English[edit]

The god Nu, at bottom, representing the primordial waters, raises the barque of the sun into the sky at the creation of the world.
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Egyptian nnw (“Nu, the primeval waters”).
Proper noun[edit]
Nu
- (Egyptian mythology) The god who serves as the personification of the primeval waters that existed before the world.
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun[edit]
Nu
- one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the People's Republic of China.
Etymology 3[edit]
Abbreviations.
Proper noun[edit]
Nu
- Abbreviation of Numbers. (a book in the Old Testament of the Bible)
- Alternative spelling of NU, Nunavut
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Substantivisation of nu (“now”), alternative form of nun (“now”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
Nu n or m (indeclinable)
- used in im Nu (“immediately, in no time”, literally “in the now”)
Usage notes[edit]
The masculine gender is more recent. The noun has traditionally been used with the neuter gender.
Further reading[edit]
- “Nu” in Duden online