gnua

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognates include German genug, Yiddish גענוג (genug), Dutch genoeg, Low German noog, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐍃 (ganōhs).

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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gnua

  1. (invariable) enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of
    Mia håbn ned gnua Göd.We don't have enough money.

Usage notes

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  • Gnua can never follow an article or another determiner. Moreover, it is commonly used after the referent for emphasis: De håbn Gejd gnua! (“They have money enough!”)

Pronoun

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gnua

  1. (invariable) enough, an adequate number or amount
    Des is gnua.That's enough.

Adverb

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gnua

  1. enough, sufficiently, in an adequate way
    De Kinder håbn gnua gspuit.The children have played enough.
    Des Zimmer is groß gnua.The room is big enough.

Derived terms

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