EnglishEdit

NounEdit

nou (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of noh (classical Japanese music drama)

AnagramsEdit

AfrikaansEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Dutch nauw, from Middle Dutch nauwe, from Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz.

AdjectiveEdit

nou (attributive noue, comparative nouer, superlative nouste)

  1. narrow

Etymology 2Edit

From Dutch nou, from Middle Dutch nou, variant of nu.

AdverbEdit

nou

  1. now

AiwooEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

NounEdit

nou

  1. louse

ReferencesEdit

Antillean CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French nous.

PronounEdit

nou

  1. we
  2. us

AragoneseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

NumeralEdit

nou

  1. nine

AromanianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin novus. Compare Romanian nou.

AdjectiveEdit

nou m (feminine noauã, masculine plural noi, feminine plural noauã or nali/nale)

  1. new

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CatalanEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Inherited from Old Catalan nou, from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. Compare Occitan nòu, French neuf, Spanish nuevo.

AdjectiveEdit

nou (feminine nova, masculine plural nous, feminine plural noves)

  1. new
    Antonym: vell
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Etymology 2Edit

Catalan numbers (edit)
90
[a], [b] ←  8 9 10  → 
    Cardinal: nou
    Ordinal (Central): novè
    Ordinal (Valencian): nové
    Ordinal abbreviation (Central):
    Ordinal abbreviation (Valencian):
    Multiplier: nònuple
Catalan Wikipedia article on 9

Inherited from Latin novem (nine), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Compare Occitan nòu.

NumeralEdit

nou m or f

  1. (cardinal number) nine

NounEdit

nou m (plural nous)

  1. nine
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Etymology 3Edit

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, alteration of Latin nucem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-. Compare Occitan nòtz, Spanish nuez, Portuguese noz.

NounEdit

nou f (plural nous)

  1. nut (a hard-shelled seed)
  2. walnut
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Etymology 4Edit

VerbEdit

nou

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of noure
  2. second-person singular imperative form of noure

ReferencesEdit

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Dutch nou, a variant of nu, from Old Dutch *nu, from Proto-Germanic *nu.

PronunciationEdit

Usage notesEdit

Almost exclusively used in the Northern part of the Netherlands. In the Southern part of the Netherlands and in Belgium, nu is used; nou only to fake a Northern Dutch accent.

AdverbEdit

nou

  1. (Northern) now; alternative form of nu
    Wat is er nou weer dan?What is it now then?
  2. (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!

DescendantsEdit

  • Afrikaans: nou
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: nau
  • Negerhollands: noe, nou, nu
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: nou
  • Caribbean Javanese: na

InterjectionEdit

nou

  1. (Northern) so, well; when pressing someone
    Nou, vertel me de waarheid dan!So tell me the truth then!
  2. (Northern) well; indicates a certain degree of doubt.
    Nou, ik weet het nog niet zo zeker.Well, I'm not so sure about that.
  3. (Northern) wow; indicates amazement or surprise.
    Nou, het waait toch wel hard hoor!Wow, it's still pretty windy!

Derived termsEdit

Haitian CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French nous (we), from Latin nōs (we).

PronounEdit

nou (contracted form n)

  1. we
  2. us
  3. you pl

HawaiianEdit

PronounEdit

nou

  1. yours, for you (second person singular)

Usage notesEdit

  • Applied to o-type possessions.

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VerbEdit

nou

  1. (transitive) to throw, pitch

Louisiana CreoleEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

nou

  1. Alternative form of nouzòt

MandarinEdit

RomanizationEdit

nou

  1. Nonstandard spelling of nóu.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of nǒu.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of nòu.

Usage notesEdit

  • 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 CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French nous.

PronounEdit

nou

  1. we; us (first-person plural personal pronoun)

See alsoEdit

Middle EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old English , from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu.

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

nou

  1. now

DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin novus, from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

nou m or n (feminine singular nouă, plural noi)

  1. new

DeclensionEdit

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SardinianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin novus.

AdjectiveEdit

nou

  1. new

ZhuangEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Tai *ʰnuːᴬ (mouse; rat). Cognate with Thai หนู (nǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩪ, Lao ໜູ (), ᦐᦴ (ṅuu), Tai Dam ꪘꪴ, Shan ၼူ (nǔu), Saek หนู่.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nou (Sawndip forms or 𮮬 or 𧉭, 1957–1982 spelling nou)

  1. mouse; rat
    Synonym: duznou

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