nou
English edit
Noun edit
nou (uncountable)
- Alternative form of noh (“classical Japanese music drama”)
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Afrikaans edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Dutch nauw, from Middle Dutch nauwe, from Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz.
Adjective edit
nou (attributive noue, comparative nouer, superlative nouste)
Etymology 2 edit
From Dutch nou, from Middle Dutch nou, variant of nu.
Adverb edit
nou
Aiwoo edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Reefs-Santa Cruz *na u, from earlier *na kulu, from Proto-Oceanic *na kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.
Noun edit
nou
References edit
- Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
- Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021) “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.
Antillean Creole edit
Etymology edit
Pronoun edit
nou
Aragonese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
nou
Aromanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin novus. Compare Romanian nou.
Adjective edit
nou m (feminine noauã, masculine plural noi, feminine plural noauã or nali/nale)
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Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈnɔw]
Audio (Valencian) (file) - Hyphenation: nou
- Rhymes: -ɔw
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Catalan nou, from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. Compare Occitan nòu, French neuf, Spanish nuevo.
Adjective edit
nou (feminine nova, masculine plural nous, feminine plural noves)
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Etymology 2 edit
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[a], [b] ← 8 | 9 | 10 → |
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Cardinal: nou Ordinal (Central): novè Ordinal (Valencian): nové Ordinal abbreviation (Central): 9è Ordinal abbreviation (Valencian): 9é Multiplier: nònuple | ||
Catalan Wikipedia article on 9 |
Inherited from Latin novem (“nine”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Occitan nòu.
Numeral edit
nou m or f
Noun edit
nou m (plural nous)
Related terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, alteration of Latin nucem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-. Compare Occitan nòtz, Spanish nuez, Portuguese noz.
Noun edit
nou f (plural nous)
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Etymology 4 edit
Verb edit
nou
- inflection of noure:
References edit
- “nou” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nou”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “nou” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “nou” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch nou, a variant of nu, from Old Dutch *nu, from Proto-Germanic *nu.
Pronunciation edit
Usage notes edit
Much more commonly used in the northern part of the Netherlands. In the Southern Netherlands and in Belgium, nu is used; nou may be used to affect a Northern Dutch accent.
Adverb edit
nou
- (Northern) now; alternative form of nu
- Wat is er nou weer dan? ― What is it now then?
- (Northern) come on; modal particle indicating a certain degree of urgency or impatience on behalf of the speaker.
- Ga nou! Straks kom je nog te laat! ― Come on now! Or you'll be late!
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: nou
- Berbice Creole Dutch: nau
- Negerhollands: noe, nou, nu
- Skepi Creole Dutch: nou
- → Caribbean Javanese: na
Interjection edit
nou
- (Northern) so, well; when pressing someone
- Nou, vertel me de waarheid dan! ― So tell me the truth then!
- (Northern) well; indicates a certain degree of doubt.
- Nou, ik weet het nog niet zo zeker. ― Well, I'm not so sure about that.
- (Northern) wow; indicates amazement or surprise.
- Nou, het waait toch wel hard hoor! ― Wow, it's still pretty windy!
Derived terms edit
Haitian Creole edit
Etymology edit
From French nous (“we”), from Latin nōs (“we”).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
nou (contracted form n)
Hawaiian edit
Pronoun edit
nou
Usage notes edit
- Applied to o-type possessions.
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Verb edit
nou
- (transitive) to throw, pitch
Louisiana Creole edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably from French "nous" or a clipping of Louisiana Creole "nouzòt" and/or French "nous autres".”)
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
nou
- Alternative form of nouzòt (“we, us; our”)
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
nou
- Nonstandard spelling of nóu.
- Nonstandard spelling of nǒu.
- Nonstandard spelling of nòu.
Usage notes edit
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Mauritian Creole edit
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Pronoun edit
nou
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Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English nū, from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu.
Pronunciation edit
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nou
Descendants edit
References edit
- “nǒu, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
nou m or n (feminine singular nouă, plural noi)
Usage notes edit
Nou is one of the adjectives which, following the French model, are often preposited to nouns instead of the usual Romanian postposition. This is typical of more literary language.
It is possible, but not necessary, for this to introduce subtle distinctions in meaning. For example, o nouă carte could mean “a newly published book”, while o carte nouă would be “a newly bought or newly printed book”.
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- nou in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Sardinian edit
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nou
Scots edit
Adverb edit
nou (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of noo (“now”)
Zhuang edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *ʰnuːᴬ (“mouse; rat”). Cognate with Thai หนู (nǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩪ, Lao ໜູ (nū), Lü ᦐᦴ (ṅuu), Tai Dam ꪘꪴ, Shan ၼူ (nǔu), Saek หนู่.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /nou˨˦/
- Tone numbers: nou1
- Hyphenation: nou
Noun edit
nou (Sawndip forms 狃 or 𮮬 or 𧉭, 1957–1982 spelling nou)