nou

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English

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Noun

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nou (uncountable)

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

Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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nou (attributive noue, comparative nouer, superlative nouste)

  1. narrow

Etymology 2

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

Adverb

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nou

  1. now

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

References

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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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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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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):
    Ordinal abbreviation (Valencian):
    Multiplier: nònuple

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.

Noun

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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

References

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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.

Pronunciation

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Usage notes

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Much more commonly used in the northern part of the Netherlands. In the Southern Netherlands and in Belgium, nu is used; nou may be used to affect a Northern Dutch accent.

Adverb

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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!

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

  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 terms

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Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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)

Usage notes

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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".”)

Pronunciation

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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.

Usage notes

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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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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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nou

  1. now

Descendants

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References

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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.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. new
    Antonym: vechi

Usage notes

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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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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 (), ᦐᦴ (ṅuu), Tai Dam ꪘꪴ, Shan ၼူ (nǔu), Saek หนู่.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. mouse; rat
    Synonym: duznou

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