nou
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
nou (uncountable)
- 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)
Etymology 2Edit
From Dutch nou, from Middle Dutch nou, variant of nu.
AdverbEdit
nou
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
ReferencesEdit
- Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007), “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, issue 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 CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronounEdit
nou
AragoneseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
NumeralEdit
nou
AromanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin novus. Compare Romanian nou.
AdjectiveEdit
nou m (feminine noauã, masculine plural noi, feminine plural noauã or nali/nale)
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CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈnɔw/
Audio (Valencian) (file) - Hyphenation: nou
- Rhymes: -ɔw
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)
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Etymology 2Edit
90 | ||
[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.
NumeralEdit
nou m or f
NounEdit
nou m (plural nous)
Related termsEdit
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)
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Etymology 4Edit
VerbEdit
nou
- third-person singular present indicative form of noure
- second-person singular imperative form of noure
ReferencesEdit
- “nou” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nou”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “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.
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
- (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!
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: nou
- Berbice Creole Dutch: nau
- Negerhollands: noe, nou, nu
- Skepi Creole Dutch: nou
- → Caribbean Javanese: na
InterjectionEdit
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 termsEdit
Haitian CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French nous (“we”), from Latin nōs (“we”).
PronounEdit
nou (contracted form n)
HawaiianEdit
PronounEdit
nou
Usage notesEdit
- Applied to o-type possessions.
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VerbEdit
nou
- (transitive) to throw, pitch
Louisiana CreoleEdit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
nou
- Alternative form of nouzòt
MandarinEdit
RomanizationEdit
nou
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
PronounEdit
nou
See alsoEdit
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old English nū, from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
nou
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “nǒu, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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)
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SardinianEdit
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EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
nou
ZhuangEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /nou˨˦/
- Tone numbers: nou1
- Hyphenation: nou
NounEdit
nou (Sawndip forms 狃 or 𮮬 or 𧉭, 1957–1982 spelling nou)