n.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "n"

Translingual

Alternative forms

• N.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nervus (“nerve”).

Noun

n. (plural nn.)

1. (anatomy) nerve

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English

Noun

n.

1. Abbreviation of note.
2. (law) Abbreviation of footnote.
3. (grammar) Abbreviation of noun.
4. Abbreviation of north.

Usage notes

This is the customary abbreviation of "note"/"footnote" as used in legal citation. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Subdivisions", Table T16, p. 472-73.

Adjective

n. (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Abbreviation of neuter.
2. Abbreviation of northern.

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Esperanto

Abbreviation

n.

1. Abbreviation of naskiĝinta (“born”).

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Finnish

Abbreviation

n.

1. Short form of noin (approx.).

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Spanish

Noun

n. m (uncountable)

1. Abbreviation of nombre.