Nu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nu"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Egyptian nnw (“Nu, the primeval waters”).
Proper noun edit
Nu
- (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 edit
Nu
- one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the People's Republic of China.
Etymology 3 edit
Abbreviations.
Proper noun edit
Nu
- Abbreviation of Numbers. (a book in the Old Testament of the Bible)
- Alternative spelling of NU, Nunavut
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Substantivisation of nu (“now”), alternative form of nun (“now”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Nu n or m (indeclinable)
- Only used in im Nu (“immediately, in no time”)
Usage notes edit
The masculine gender is more recent. The noun has traditionally been used with the neuter gender.