Nu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nu"
English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Egyptian nnw (“Nu, the primeval waters”).
Proper noun
editNu
- (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
editNu
- one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the People's Republic of China.
Etymology 3
editAbbreviations.
Proper noun
editNu
- Abbreviation of Numbers. (a book in the Old Testament of the Bible)
- Alternative spelling of NU, Nunavut
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editSubstantivisation of nu (“now”), alternative form of nun (“now”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editNu n or m (indeclinable)
- Only used in im Nu (“immediately, in no time”)
Usage notes
editThe masculine gender is more recent. The noun has traditionally been used with the neuter gender.
Further reading
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- English terms borrowed from Egyptian
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- en:Egyptian deities
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- Rhymes:German/uː
- Rhymes:German/uː/1 syllable
- German lemmas
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- German neuter nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German nouns with multiple genders