notu

See also: nötu

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Pronunciation

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Verb

notu

1. imperative of noti

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *notu, from Proto-Germanic *nutō (“use, enjoyment”), from Proto-Indo-European *newd- (“to acquire, make use of”). Cognate with Old Frisian note (“income from agriculture and animal husbandry”), Middle Dutch not (“income from the land”), Old High German nuz (“use”, noun). Related to Old English nytt (“use”), Old English nēotan (“to use, enjoy, possess”), Old English nēat (“cattle, property”). More at neat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈno.tu/

Noun

notu f

1. use
2. enjoyment
3. profit, advantage, utility
4. an office; occupation, employment, function, work
5. the conducting of business, business affairs; the discharge of duty or office

Declension

Declension of notu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	notu	nota, note
accusative	note	nota, note
genitive	note	nota
dative	note	notum

Derived terms

• notful
• notwierþe

Related terms

• notian
• nytt

Descendants

• Middle English: note, noote
  • Scots: note, not
  • English: note