nauts
Icelandic edit
Etymology 1 edit
Alteration of nei (“no”), with added rounding and the expressive suffix -ts.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
nauts
- (colloquial, childish) pfft, of course not!; no, not at all!; nuh-uh
- Ertu kannski hræddur? – Nauts! ― Maybe you're just afraid. – Am not!
- (colloquial, teenagerish) an expression showing that one is very impressed or in awe; wow!
- Ég fékk vinnuna sem ég sótti um. – Nauts! ― I got the job that I applied for. – Wow, no way!
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
See naut.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nauts
Occitan edit
Adjective edit
nauts