Nu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nu"
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from Egyptian nnw (“Nu, the primeval waters”).
Proper nounEdit
Nu
- (Egyptian mythology) The god who serves as the personification of the primeval waters that existed before the world.
Etymology 2Edit
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Proper nounEdit
Nu
- one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the People's Republic of China.
Etymology 3Edit
Abbreviations.
Proper nounEdit
Nu
- Abbreviation of Numbers. (a book in the Old Testament of the Bible)
- Alternative spelling of NU, Nunavut
AnagramsEdit
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Substantivisation of nu (“now”), alternative form of nun (“now”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Nu n or m (indeclinable)
- Only used in im Nu (“immediately, in no time”)
Usage notesEdit
The masculine gender is more recent. The noun has traditionally been used with the neuter gender.