no
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English no, noo, na, a reduced form of none, noon, nan (“none, not any”) used before consonants (compare a to an), from Old English nān (“none, not any”), from ne (“not”) + ān (“one”), equivalent to ne (“not”) + a. Compare Old Saxon nigēn (“not any”) (Saxon/Low German nen), Dutch geen, Old High German nihein (German kein). More at no, one.
Determiner
no
No (not any) bricks.
- Not any.
- no one
- There is no water left.
- No hot dogs were sold yesterday.
- No customer personal data will be retained unless it is rendered anonymous.
- Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).
- No smoking
- There's no stopping her once she gets going.
- Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.
- My mother's no fool.
- Working nine to five every day is no life.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from no (determiner)
See also
Yes and no on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Yes and no
Translations
not any
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used to show an activity is forbidden
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not; not properly
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Etymology 2
From Middle English no, na, from Old English nā, nō (“never”), from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *nē, *nēy (negative particle), equivalent to Old English ne (“not”) + ā, ō (“ever, always”). Cognate with West Frisian né (“no”), West Frisian nea (“never”), Dutch nee (“no”), Low German nee (“no”), German nie (“never”), Icelandic nei (“no”). More at nay.
Adverb
no (not comparable)
- (largely obsolete except in Scotland) Not.
- I just want to find out whether she's coming or no.
- (used with comparatives) Not any, not at all.
Particle
no
- Used to show disagreement or negation.
- No, you are mistaken.
- No, you may not watch television now.
- Used to show agreement with a negative question.
- "Don’t you like milk?" "No" (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")
Synonyms
- nay, nope
- See also Wikisaurus:no
Antonyms
Translations
used to show disagreement or negation
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used to show agreement with a negative question
Noun
no (plural noes)
- A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement or disapproval.
- A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.
- The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no".
Translations
a negating expression
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a vote not in favor
Synonyms
Antonyms
Statistics
Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology
From a contraction of the preposition en (“in”) + neuter singular article lo (“the”).
Contraction
no n (masculine nel, feminine na, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nes)
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin nōn.
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈno]
Interjection
no
- no (negation; commonly used to respond negatively to a question)
Adverb
no
- not, main negation marker
- No tinc diners.
- I do not have money.
- No facis això.
- Do not do this.
Antonyms
Related terms
Esperanto
Noun
no (plural no-oj, accusative singular no-on, accusative plural no-ojn)
- The name of the Latin script letter N/n.
See also
- (Latin script letter names) litero; a, bo/be, co/ce, ĉo/ĉa, do/de, e, fo/ef, go/ge, ĝo/ĝe, ho/ha, ĥo/ĥi, i, jo/je, ĵo/ĵi, ko/ka, lo/el, mo/om, no/en, o, po/pa, ro/ar, so/es, ŝo/eŝ, to/ta, u, ŭo/eŭ, vo/vi, zo/ze (Category: eo:Latin letter names)
Finnish
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Etymology 1
From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + masculine article o (“the”)
Contraction
no m (feminine na, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nas)
Etymology 2
From a mutation of o.
Pronoun
no m (accusative)
Usage notes
The n- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -u or a diphthong, and is suffixed to the preceding word
Related terms
Hawaiian
Preposition
no
Usage notes
- Used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars), while na is used for acquired possessions.
Interlingua
Adverb
no
- no
- No, ille non travalia hodie. — No, he is not working today
Noun
no (plural nos)
- no
- Illa time audir un no. — She is afraid of hearing no.
Italian
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Etymology
From the Proto-Indo-European *sneh- (“to flow, to swim”). Cf. Ancient Greek νάω (náō).
Verb
present active nō, present infinitive nāre, perfect active nāvi. (no passive)
- to swim
- Nat lupus inter oves.
- The wolf swims between the sheep.
- Nare contra aquam.
- To swim against the stream.
- Piger ad nandum.
- Slow at swimming.
- Ars nandi.
- The art of swimming.
- Nat lupus inter oves.
- to float
- Carinae nant freto.
- Ships float in the sea.
- Carinae nant freto.
- (poetic) to sail, flow, fly, etc.
- Per medium classi barbara navit Athon.
- The barbarian youth sailed its fleet through the middle of Athos.
- Undae nantes refulgent.
- The flowing waves glitter.
- Per medium classi barbara navit Athon.
- (of the eyes of drunken persons) to swim
- Nant oculi.
- The eyes swim.
- Lucr. iii. 479.
- Cum vini vis penetravit,
- Consequitur gravitas membrorum, præpediuntur
- Crura vacillanti, tardescit lingua, madet mens,
- Nant oculi, clamor, sigultis, jurgia gliscunt. --
- When once the force of wine hath inly pierst,
- Limbes-heavinesse is next, legs faine would goe,
- But reeling cannot, tongue drawles, mindes disperst,
- Eyes swime, ciries, hickups, brables grow.
- Nant oculi.
Conjugation
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | nō | nās | nat | nāmus | nātis | nant |
| future | nābō | nābis | nābit | nābimus | nābitis | nābunt | |
| imperfect | nābam | nābās | nābat | nābāmus | nābātis | nābant | |
| perfect | nāvī | nāvistī | nāvit | nāvimus | nāvistis | nāvērunt | |
| future perfect | nāverō | nāveris | nāverit | nāverimus | nāveritis | nāverint | |
| pluperfect | nāveram | nāverās | nāverat | nāverāmus | nāverātis | nāverant | |
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | nem | nēs | net | nēmus | nētis | nent |
| imperfect | nārem | nārēs | nāret | nārēmus | nārētis | nārent | |
| perfect | nāverim | nāverīs | nāverit | nāverīmus | nāverītis | nāverint | |
| pluperfect | nāvissem | nāvissēs | nāvisset | nāvissēmus | nāvissētis | nāvissent | |
| imperatives | active | passive | |||||
| present (you) | future (you) | future (he/she) | present (you) | future (you) | future (he/she) | ||
| singular | nā | nātō | nātō | — | — | — | |
| plural | nāte | nātōte | nantō | — | — | — | |
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | nāre | nāvisse | — | — | — | — | |
| participles | nāns (nantis) | — | — | — | — | — | |
Derived terms
- nans, nantis (swimming, floating)
- Nantes scaphae.
- Floating skiffs.
- Nantes scaphae.
- nans f, nantis (a swimmer)
- nare sine cortice (literally; to swim without corks, meaning "to do without a guardian")
- nare per aestatem liquidam (literally; To swim through cloudless summer meaning "to fly")
Lojban
| no | pa > | |
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| Cardinal : no | ||
Cmavo
- zero
- (as determiner) no; none
- no lo gerku pu batci le nanmu
- No dog bit the man.
- no le gerku pu batci le ta nanmu
- None of the dogs bit that man.
- no lo gerku pu batci le nanmu
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse nú.
Pronunciation
Noun
no n (definite singular noet; indefinite plural no; definite plural noa)
Adverb
no
Interjection
no
- used when finding something out; when being irritated
References
- “no” in The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
Old English
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Pronunciation
Interjection
no
- (colloquial) yeah, yep
Particle
no
- (colloquial) Emphasis particle used with imperatives.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA: /no/, /nu/
- Hyphenation: no
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese no, clipping of eno, from en (“in”) + o (“the”).
Contraction
no m (plural nos, feminine na, feminine plural nas)
- Contraction of em o (“in the”).
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 546:
- Está na hora de testarmos os nossos talentos no mundo real, você não acha?
- It's time to test our talents in the real world, don't you think?
- Está na hora de testarmos os nossos talentos no mundo real, você não acha?
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 546:
Etymology 2
Pronoun
no
- (objective, after verbs which end in a nasal vowel) him
- Se derem-no um brinquedo, ele ficará feliz.
- If a toy is given to him, he will be happy
- Se derem-no um brinquedo, ele ficará feliz.
Synonyms
Spanish
Etymology 1
From Old Spanish non, from Latin nōn (cf. Catalan no, French non, Italian no, Portuguese não, Romanian nu).
Pronunciation
Adverb
no
Derived terms
- nonada f
Etymology 2
Contracted form of Latin numero, ablative singular of numerus (“number”).
Pronunciation
Abbreviation
№, No., no. (número)
Tok Pisin
Etymology
English no
Adverb
no
- not
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:5 (translation here):
- ...i no gat diwai na gras samting i kamap long graun yet, long wanem, em i no salim ren i kam daun yet. Na i no gat man bilong wokim gaden.
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:5 (translation here):
Derived terms
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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- IPA: /nɔ/
Adverb
no
- full (of the stomach)
- Đang no. — I'm full.
- No bụng. — My stomach's full.
Usage notes
- no only refers to the stomach being full, or by extension, a person having had enough to eat
Walloon
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