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nou

See also: nóu, nòu, noû, nõu, nǒu, and Appendix:Variations of "nou"

English

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Noun

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nou (uncountable)

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

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch nou, variant of nu.

Adverb

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nou

  1. now (at this time)
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Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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nou (attributive nou or noue, comparative nouer, superlative nouste)

  1. narrow
Inflection
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Inflection of nou
  predicative attributive independent partitive
singular plural
positive nou nou, noue noue noues nous
comparative nouer nouere noueres nouers
superlative nouste noustes —
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Äiwoo

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Etymology

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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.

Noun

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nou

  1. louse

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Antillean Creole

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Etymology

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From French nous.

Pronoun

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nou

  1. we
  2. us

Aragonese

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Etymology

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

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Numeral

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nou

  1. nine

Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin novus. Compare Romanian nou.

Adjective

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

  1. new

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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

  1. new
    Antonym: vell
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Etymology 2

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Catalan numbers (edit)
90
[a], [b] ←  8 9 10  → 
    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.

Numeral

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nou m or f

  1. (cardinal number) nine

Noun

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nou m (plural nous)

  1. nine
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Etymology 3

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

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nou f (plural nous)

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

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Verb

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nou

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

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

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Adverb

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nou (Northern)

  1. 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!
  2. modal particle expressing a certain contrast or disjuncture
    Dat is nou ook weer overdreven! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (informal) alternative form of nu: now, at the present time
    Wat is er nou weer dan? ― What is it now then?

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  • Not used in Belgium. In the (northern) Netherlands there is to a large extent a functional split between the forms nou (modal particle and interjection) vs. nu (temporal adverb). Temporal nou is informal and not used by all speakers.

Descendants

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

Interjection

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nou (Northern)

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

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Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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

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Pronoun

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nou (contracted form n)

  1. we
  2. us
  3. you pl

Hawaiian

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Pronoun

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nou

  1. yours, for you (second person singular)

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  • Applied to o-type possessions.
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Verb

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nou

  1. (transitive) to throw, pitch

Louisiana Creole

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably from French "nous" or a clipping of Louisiana Creole "nouzòt" and/or French "nous autres".”)

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Pronoun

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nou

  1. Alternative form of nouzòt (“we, us; our”)

Mandarin

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Romanization

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nou

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

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  • 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 Creole

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Etymology

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From French nous.

Pronoun

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nou

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

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Mauritian Creole personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person mo
mwa (objective) 		nou
2nd person to (informal), ou (formal)
twa (objective) 		zot
3rd person li zot, bann-la

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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Adverb

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nou

  1. now

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Romanian

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Etymology

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

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Adjective

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

  1. new
    Antonym: vechi

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Nou is one of the adjectives which, following the French model, are often preposited to nouns instead of the usual Romanian postposition. This is typical of more literary language.

It is possible, but not necessary, for this to introduce subtle distinctions in meaning. For example, o nouă carte could mean “a newly published book”, while o carte nouă would be “a newly bought or newly printed book”.

Declension

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Declension of nou
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite nou nouă noi noi
definite noul noua noii noile
genitive-
dative 		indefinite nou noi noi noi
definite noului noii noilor noilor

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Sardinian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin novus.

Adjective

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nou

  1. new

Scots

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Adverb

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nou (not comparable)

  1. Alternative spelling of noo (“now”)

Zhuang

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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

  1. mouse; rat
    Synonym: duznou

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