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===Adverb===

 

===Adverb===

{{head|nl|adverb|cat2=demonstrative adverbs}}

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# [[now]], at the present moment

 

# [[now]], at the present moment

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====Synonyms====

 

====Synonyms====

* [[nou]]

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* {{l|nl|nou}}

* [[thans]]

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* {{l|nl|thans}}

* [[heden]]

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* {{l|nl|heden}}

   
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[[Category:Dutch demonstrative adverbs]]

 

[[Category:Dutch modal particles]]

 

[[Category:Dutch modal particles]]

   

Latest revision as of 21:36, 7 March 2013

[edit] English

Ancient Greek Alphabet

mu
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xi
Ν ν
Ancient Greek: νῦ
Wikipedia article on nu

[edit] Etymology 1

Name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν and ν.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

nu (uncountable)

  1. Name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν and ν.
  2. A measure of constringence in lenses or prisms.
[edit] Translations

name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν

[edit] Etymology 2

From Yiddish נו.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Interjection

nu

  1. (Jewish) An exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt, etc.
[edit] Translations

exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt etc.

[edit] Etymology 3

Corruption of new.

[edit] Adjective

nu (comparative more nu, superlative most nu)

  1. (slang spelling) new

[edit] Anagrams


[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

nu

  1. house

[edit] Aromanian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin nōn. Compare Daco-Romanian nu.

[edit] Adverb

nu

  1. no
  2. not

[edit] Interjection

nu

  1. no

[edit] Antonyms


[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

From Latin nūdus

[edit] Adjective

nu m (feminine nua, masculine plural nus, feminine plural nues)

  1. nude, naked
  2. (of things, such as trees, mountains, houses, etc.) barren, bare

[edit] Derived terms


[edit] Dalmatian

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin novem.

[edit] Numeral

nu

  1. nine

[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin nōs.

[edit] Pronoun

nu

  1. (second-person plural pronoun) we
[edit] Related terms
[edit] See also

[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse  ("now"), from Proto-Indo-European *nu ("now").

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

nu n (singular definite nuet, not used in plural form)

  1. now (present time), present (current time)
  2. moment
  3. instant

[edit] Adverb

nu

  1. now

[edit] Conjunction

nu

  1. now

[edit] Etymology

From Middle Dutch nu, from Old Dutch , from Proto-Germanic *nu.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adverb

nu

  1. now, at the present moment
    Kom je nu of morgen?
    Will you be coming now or tomorrow?
  2. now, this time (indicating a certain amount of impatience)
    Wat is er nu weer dan?
    What is it now?

[edit] Synonyms


[edit] Elfdalian

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse , from Proto-Germanic *nu.

[edit] Adverb

nu

  1. now, at this time

[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Interjection

nu

  1. well (as in "Well, I think...")

[edit] Noun

nu

  1. mouth

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology

From Old French nu, from Latin nūdus.

[edit] Adjective

nu m (f nue, m plural nus, f plural nues)

  1. (person): naked, nude
  2. (body, tree): bare

[edit] Noun

nu m inv

  1. nu (Greek letter)

[edit] Anagrams


[edit] German

[edit] Interjection

nu

  1. well, well now

[edit] Synonyms


[edit] Gothic

[edit] Romanization

nu

  1. Romanization of 𐌽𐌿

[edit] Italian

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

nu m and f inv

  1. The name of the letter N

[edit] Anagrams


[edit] Japanese

[edit] Syllable

nu

  1. The hiragana syllable  (nu) or the katakana syllable  (nu) in Hepburn romanization.

[edit] Romaji

nu

  1. : hiragana letter nu

[edit] Jèrriais

[edit] Etymology

From Old French nu, from Latin nūdus.

[edit] Adjective

nu m (f nue, m plural nus, f plural nues)

  1. bare

[edit] Lojban

[edit] Cmavo

nu (rafsi nun, selma'o NU)

  1. Event abstractor, similar in meaning to an infinitive or gerund.
    klama — go, goes, went.
    lo klama — a goer.
    lo nu klama — a going.

[edit] Usage notes

  • A sumti phrase begun with nu ends with the elidable terminator kei unless no ambiguity results (in which case the terminator is elided).

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] See also


[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Romanization

nu

  1. Nonstandard spelling of .
  2. Nonstandard spelling of .
  3. Nonstandard spelling of .
  4. Nonstandard spelling of .
  5. Nonstandard spelling of .

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.


[edit] Mauritian Creole

[edit] Pronoun

nu

  1. Alternative spelling of nou.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] Neapolitan

[edit] Alternative forms

[edit] Etymology

From Latin unus.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Article

nu m sg

  1. a, an

[edit] Old Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nu.

[edit] Adverb

  1. now
    wat unbīdan we ?
    what are we waiting for now?

[edit] Descendants


[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nu.

[edit] Adverb

  1. now

[edit] Old French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin nūdus.

[edit] Adjective

nu m (feminine nue)

  1. naked

[edit] Adverb

nu m (feminine nue)

  1. naked

[edit] Descendants


[edit] Old Saxon

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nu.

[edit] Adverb

  1. now

[edit] Polish

[edit] Interjection

nu

  1. quick!, forward!

[edit] See also


[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Etymology

From Latin nūdus.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adjective

nu m (feminine nua)

  1. naked, nude

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin nōn.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adverb

nu

  1. no
  2. not

[edit] Antonyms


[edit] Saterland Frisian

[edit] Interjection

nu

  1. well

[edit] Sicilian

[edit] Article

nu m (indefinite article, singular)

  1. a, an
The Sicilian Indefinite Article
Masculine Feminine
Singular un, nu na

[edit] Usage notes

Nu is used only before words beginning with the letter z or s and a consonant, like the Italian uno


[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse , from Proto-Germanic *nu.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adverb

nu (not comparable)

  1. now, at this moment

[edit] Tok Pisin

[edit] Etymology

From English new.

[edit] Adjective

nu

  1. new
  2. fresh

[edit] Volapük

[edit] Adverb

nu

  1. now

[edit] Derived terms

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