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Symbol

no

(international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Norwegian.

Alternative forms

nah, nope, nay

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /nəʊ/
- Audio (female voice): (file)
- Rhymes: -əʊ
(US) IPA^(key): /noʊ/
- Audio (female voice): (file)
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /nəʉ/, /nɐʉ/
(New Zealand) IPA^(key): /nɐʉ/
- Audio: (file)
(General South African) IPA^(key): /nœʊ/
(Canada) IPA^(key): [noʊ̯], [noː]

Etymology 1

From Middle English no, noo, na, a reduced form of none, noon, nan (“none, not any”) used before consonants (compare a to an), from Old English nān (“none, not any”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“not any”, literally “not one”), equivalent to ne (“not”) +‎ a.

Cognate with Scots nae (“no, not any, none”), Old Frisian nān, nēn ("no, not any, none"), Saterland Frisian naan, neen (“no, not any, none”), North Frisian nian (“no, not any, none”), Old Dutch nēn ("no, not any, none"; > Dutch neen (“no”)), Old Norse neinn (“no, not any, none”). Compare also Old Saxon nigēn ("not any"; > Low German nen), Old Dutch nehēn (Middle Dutch negheen/negeen, Dutch geen), West Frisian gjin, Old High German nihein (> German kein). More at no, one.

Determiner

no

Not any.
Synonyms: zero, not even one, not one

Antonyms: any, some; one; a few, a couple of, a handful of; multiple, various; many, numerous; countless, every single

no one

There is no water left.

No hot dogs were sold yesterday.

No geese were at the lake.

No two people are the same.

There was no score at the end of the first period. (The score was 0-0.)
Hardly any.
Antonyms: quite, some

We'll be finished in no time at all.

Fifty pounds for this is no money, really.
Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).
No smoking

There's no stopping her once she gets going.
Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.
My mother's no fool.

Working nine to five every day is no life.

No geese have blue beaks.

Derived terms

Translations

See no/translations § Determiner.

Etymology 2

From Middle English no, na, from Old English nā, nō (“no, not, not ever, never”), from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *ne (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *nē, *nēy (negative particle), equivalent to Old English ne (“not”) + ā, ever, always. Cognate with Scots na (“no”), Saterland Frisian noa (“no”), West Frisian né (“no”), nea (“never”), Dutch nee (“no”), Low German nee (“no”), German nie (“never”), dialectal German nö (“no”), Danish nej (“no”), Swedish nej (“no”), Icelandic nei (“no”). More at nay.

Adverb

no (not comparable)

(with following adjective) Not, not at all.
1. Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives.
  It is a less physical kind of torture, but no less gruesome.
  
  You’re no better than a common thief.
  
  Look no further than one's nose
  
  This is no different from what we've been doing all along.
2. (informal) Used idiomatically before certain other adjectives.
  This thing is no good.
  
  The teacher’s decision was no fair.
(without adjective, now Scotland, informal) Not.
I just want to find out whether she's coming or no.
- 1725, Daniel Defoe, An essay on the history and reality of apparitions:
  AS the Devil is not so Black as he is Painted, so neither does he appear in so many Shapes as we make for him; we Dress him up in more Suits of Cloaths, and more Masquerade Habits, than ever he wore; and I question much, if he was to see the Pictures and Figures which we call Devil, whether he would know himself by some of them or no.

Translations

Spanish: no (es)

Particle

no

Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition.
Synonyms: nay, nope

Antonyms: yes, yea, aye, maybe

No, you are mistaken.

No, you may not watch television now.

David, no!
Used to show agreement with a negative question.
Synonyms: nah, nay, nope

"Don’t you like milk?" "No" (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")
(colloquial) Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement.
No, totally.

No, yeah, that's exactly right.

"Wow!" "Yeah, no, it was really awful!"

Descendants

→ American Sign Language: H^o@Side-PalmForward Flatten

Preposition

no

Without.
Like.
(colloquial, usually humorous) Not, does not, do not, etc.
Ug no like veggie.

Usage notes

When used humorously to mean 'not' or 'does not', this word usually implies a caveman-like way of speaking.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:no

Coordinate terms

(Expression of negation): way

Derived terms

Translations

See no/translations § Particle.

Noun

no (plural noes or nos)

A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval.
- 1994, Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore, “All Good Things...”, in Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 7, episodes 25-26, John de Lancie (actor):
  Q: I'll answer any ten questions that call for a yes or a no.
A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.
The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and two "nos".

Synonyms

nope
nay

Antonyms

Derived terms

yeah no

Translations

See no/translations § Noun.

Etymology 3

Variant of No., from the scribal abbreviation for Latin numero (“in number, to the number of”).

Adverb

no (not comparable)

(archaic) Alternative form of No.

Noun

no (plural nos)

Alternative form of No.

References

“no”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

-on, ON, ON., on, on-

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [no̞]

Etymology 1

Particle

no (Kana spelling ノ)

Adverbialising particle; -ly, ing
asiri ― new

asiri no ― newly

pirika ― good

pirika no ― well

nukara ― to see

nukara no an ― seeing (literally, “being seeing”)

opitta ― all

opitta no okay ― all (literally, “being all”)

Etymology 2

Particle

no (Kana spelling ノ)

Alternative form of ro

Etymology

Related to German noch.

Pronunciation

(Zürich) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ/

Adverb

no

still, yet
Bisch no do? ― Are you still here?
eventually (at an unknown time in the future)
Er chunt scho no. ― He will come eventually.
(only) just; barely (by a small margin)
Sii hät grad no so gwunne. ― She just barely won.
(with comparative) even
Das isch sogar no schönner. ― This is even prettier.

Usage notes

(eventually): Often used together with an antecedent scho.
(just; barely): In this sense always used together with an antecedent grad.
(even): It can be used together with an antecedent sogar for amplification.

Particle

no

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**Ashkun cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : no

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *nuwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈno/

Numeral

no (Sanu)^[1]

nine

References

[1]
Strand, Richard F. (2016) “n′o”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition en (“in”) + neuter singular article lo (“the”). Compare Sicilian ntô~nnô.

Contraction

no n (masculine nel, feminine na, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nes)

in the

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /no/

Etymology 1

Verb

no- (Bengali script নো)

to say

Etymology 2

From Hindi नौ (nau).

Numeral

no (Bengali script নো)

nine

Synonyms

chykhyw
nain

References

van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary. For "nine", stated in Appendix 3.

Noun

no

water

References

The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN

Etymology

From Old High German noh, from Proto-West Germanic *noh, from Proto-Germanic *nuh, from Proto-Indo-European *nū-kʷe-. Cognates include German noch, Yiddish נאָך (nokh) and Dutch nog, Dutch noch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈno/

Adverb

no

still, yet (up to and including a given time)
Mia san no ned då. ― We're not there yet.

Des geht si no aus. ― There's still time for that.
yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future)
Mia wern scho no åkumma. ― We'll arrive eventually.
additionally, in addition, besides, else; more often expressed in English with another, more
No ana! ― Another one!

Foid da no wås ei? ― Can you think of anything else?
(only) just; barely (by a small margin)
Is se gråd no ausgånga. ― We made it just in time.
(with comparative) even
Des is jå no depperter. ― That's even more stupid.

Etymology

From Old Catalan no, from Latin nōn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈno]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -o

Interjection

no

no (negation; commonly used to respond negatively to a question)

Adverb

no

not, main negation marker
Antonyms: sí, hoc

No tinc diners. ― No, I do not have money.

No facis això. ― No, don't do that.

Derived terms

Noun

no m (plural nos)

no

Alternative forms

noh — slang

Etymology

From Spanish no.

Interjection

no

indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism
indicating that what was just said was obvious and unnecessary; contrived incredulity

Etymology

Short for ano (“yes”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈno]

Interjection

no

well, why
No ne! ― Well, I never!

Adverb

no

certainly, indeed, of course
yeah, yep

Derived terms

no a co

Noun

no

home

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /noː/

Noun

no

mosquito

References

Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDuᵐbea" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Shintani, T.L.A. & Païta, Y. (1990) Dictionnaire de la langue de Païta, Nouméa: Sociéte d'etudes historiques de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Cited in: "Drubea" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

IPA^(key): [no]
Hyphenation: no

Noun

no (accusative singular no-on, plural no-oj, accusative plural no-ojn)

The name of the Latin-script letter N/n.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /no/

Noun

no

breast

Verb

no

to drink
to suck

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /no/
Rhymes: -o
Syllabification: no

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese non, from Latin nōn (“not”); probably influenced by Spanish no.

Adverb

no

Alternative form of non (“no, not”)

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese no, equivalent to en (“in”) +‎ o (masculine singular definite article).

Alternative forms

nu (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu)

Contraction

no m sg (plural nos, feminine na, feminine plural nas)

(Mañegu) in the

References

Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Etymology

Similar interjections can be found in other Finnic languages (compare Estonian no, noh, Ingrian no, Karelian no, Livonian no, noh, Ludian no, Votic no) and possibly also in other Uralic languages (compare Komi-Zyrian но (no), Udmurt но (no)). Compare also to those found in neighboring Indo-European languages (such as Swedish nå, Latvian nu, Russian ну (nu)), which may all trace back as far as Proto-Indo-European *nu. SSA concludes that the interjection is probably part original and part foreign.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈno/, [ˈno̞]
Rhymes: -o
Hyphenation^(key): no

Interjection

no

well! (to acknowledge a situation; encouragement to answer or react; expressing the overcoming of reluctance to say something; exclamation of indignance)
Alternative form: noh

No sepä mukavaa! ― Well, that’s nice.

No kai meidän sitten pitää käydä katsomassa. ― Well I guess we have to go look then.

No, mikset mennyt juhliin? ― Well, why didn't you go to the party?

Siellä oli, no, aika tylsää. ― It was, well, pretty boring there.

No, et sinä nyt noin voi käyttäytyä! ― Well! You can't behave like that!

References

[1]
Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Anagrams

-on, on

Alternative forms

nº, Nº

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /no/
Audio: (file)

Noun

no m

Abbreviation of numéro (“number”).

Anagrams

on

Etymology

From Latin nōn.

Adverb

no

no
Antonym: sì

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

no

how?

Etymology 1

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + masculine article o (“the”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nʊ/

Contraction

no m (feminine na, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nas)

in the

Etymology 2

From a mutation of o.

Pronoun

no m (accusative)

Alternative form of o (“him”)

Usage notes

The n- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -u or a diphthong, and are suffixed to the preceding word.

Related terms

Noun

no

younger sister

Synonyms

nogipa (formal)
nono

Etymology

From Portuguese nós. Cognate with Kabuverdianu nu.

Pronoun

no

we

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /no/

Preposition

no

for, belonging to, from

Usage notes

Used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars), while na is used for acquired possessions.

Noun

no

husband

Etymology

Borrowed from English no, French non, Italian no, Spanish no. Paronym to ne.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /no/

Interjection

no

no
Antonym: yes

Etymology 1

Cognate with Finnish no and Estonian no. It is uncertain whether this word is natively Finnic or a borrowing from an Indo-European language (compare Russian ну (nu) and Swedish nå).

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈno/, [ˈno̞]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈno/, [ˈno̞]

Rhymes: -o

Hyphenation: no

Interjection

no

well
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 12:
  No nii, peen - vastajaa Valja.
  Well yes, small - Valja replies.

Synonyms

nu

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian но (no).

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈno/, [ˈno̞]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈno/, [ˈno̞]

Rhymes: -o

Hyphenation: no

Conjunction

no

but
- 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
  No määmmä tunniin, toisen, a laageria ei oo.
  But we walk for an hour, another, and the camp isn't there.

Synonyms

mut, vaa

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 343

Adverb

no

no
No, ille non travalia hodie. ― No, he is not working today.

Noun

no (plural nos)

no
Illa time audir un no. ― She is afraid of hearing no.

Etymology 1

From Latin nōn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ/^*
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɔ
Hyphenation: nò

Particle

no

no
Antonym: sì

dire di no ― to say no

Adverb

no

not
Vieni o no? ― Are you coming or not?

Perché no? ― Why not?
(by ellipsis) Used to replace negated nouns or adjectives; non-, not
Synonym: meno

cattolici e no ― Catholics and non-Catholics

prodotti nuovi e no ― new and not new products
Used at the end of a sentence as a sort of tag question or to emphasize a statement; isn't it so, right
Synonyms: nevvero, neh

Te l'ho già detto, no? ― I already told you, right?

Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 能 (nō, literally “[performing] skill, talent”).

Alternative forms

nō

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ/^**
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɔ
Hyphenation: nò
Unlike the above word, this word may or may not trigger syntactic gemination in the following word.

Noun

no m (invariable)

Noh (a type of Japanese drama)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English no.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /no/^°
Rhymes: -o
Hyphenation: no
Unlike the above words, this word is unstressed and never triggers syntactic gemination in the following word.

Determiner

no (invariable)

no, anti-; found in numerous expressions borrowed from English, such as no comment, and in pseudo-anglicisms such as no logo (“anti-globalization”) and no-vax (“anti-vax”) (also written no vax)

Etymology

Derived from English no.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /no/

Adverb

no

no
Im av no sta.
He has no sister.
not
No fi waant a tong mek kau no taak.
Not for want of a tongue that a cow does not talk.

Verb

no

don't, doesn't
Mi no nuo.
I don't know.

Bot dat no pruuv se wa mi a du rait.
But that doesn't prove that what I am doing is right.

Romanization

no

The hiragana syllable の (no) or the katakana syllable ノ (no) in Hepburn romanization.

Etymology

From Sanskrit नव (nava).

Numeral

no

nine; 9

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɔ/

Particle

no

(it is) only^[1]
Gĩkũrũ kĩega no kĩratina.^[2] - The only good old thing is a sausage tree fruit (for fermenting muratina).

Mũndũ ũtathiaga oigaga no nyina ũrugaga wega. - One who does not travel says only his/her mother's cooking is good.

Conjunction

no

but^[3]
Mĩano ndĩtukanagio no kanua. - The diviner's gourds do not get confused, but a mouth does.^[4]

References

[1]
“no” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
[2]
Wanjohi, G. J. (2001). Under One Roof: Gĩkũyũ Proverbs Consolidated, p. 21. Paulines Publications Africa.
[3]
Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, pp. 32, 235.
[4]
Barra, G. (1960). 1,000 Kikuyu proverbs: with translations and English equivalents, p. 51. London: Macmillan.

Etymology

From Latin non.

Adverb

no

not
no

Adverb

no (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling נו)

not

Interjection

no (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling נו)

no

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nak (“black, evil”). Cognates include Burmese နက် (nak) and Tibetan སྣག (snag).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /no/, [nɔ̃ʔ]

Adjective

no

black

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /no/, /nɔ/

Adverb

no

early

References

Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *snāō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- (“to flow, to swim”). Cognate with Ancient Greek νάω (náō).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /noː/, [noː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /no/, [nɔː]

Verb

nō (present infinitive nāre, perfect active nāvī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

(intransitive) to swim
Nat lupus inter oves. ― The wolf swims between the sheep.

Nare contra aquam ― To swim against the stream

Piger ad nandum ― Slow at swimming

Ars nandi ― The art of swimming
- 1st century BC, Lucretius, De rerum natura iii. 479.
  Cum vini vis penetravit,
  Consequitur gravitas membrorum, præpediuntur
  Crura vacillanti, tardescit lingua, madet mens,
  Nant oculi, clamor, sigultis, jurgia gliscunt. --
  When once the force of wine hath inly pierst,
  Limbes-heavinesse is next, legs faine would goe,
  But reeling cannot, tongue drawles, mindes disperst,
  Eyes swime, ciries, hickups, brables grow.
(intransitive) to float
Synonym: fluitō

Carinae nant freto. ― Ships float in the sea.
(poetic, intransitive) to sail, flow, fly, etc.
Per medium classi barbara navit Athon. ― The barbarian youth sailed its fleet through the middle of Athos.

Undae nantes refulgent. ― The flowing waves glitter.

Conjugation

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indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nō	nās	nat	nāmus	nātis	nant
	imperfect	nābam	nābās	nābat	nābāmus	nābātis	nābant
	future	nābō	nābis	nābit	nābimus	nābitis	nābunt
	perfect	nāvī	nāvistī	nāvit	nāvimus	nāvistis	nāvērunt, nāvēre
	pluperfect	nāveram	nāverās	nāverat	nāverāmus	nāverātis	nāverant
	future perfect	nāverō	nāveris	nāverit	nāverimus	nāveritis	nāverint
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nem	nēs	net	nēmus	nētis	nent
imperfect	nārem	nārēs	nāret	nārēmus	nārētis	nārent
perfect	nāverim	nāverīs	nāverit	nāverīmus	nāverītis	nāverint
pluperfect	nāvissem	nāvissēs	nāvisset	nāvissēmus	nāvissētis	nāvissent
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	nā	—	—	nāte	—
active	future	—	nātō	nātō	—	nātōte	nantō
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		nāre	nāvisse	—	—	—	—
participles		nāns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		nandī	nandō	nandum	nandō	—	—

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Conjugation of nō (first conjugation, no supine stem, active only)

Derived terms

enō
innābilis
nāns, nantis (“swimming, floating”)
nāns, nantis m (“a swimmer”)
natō
trānō
nāre sine cortice (“to do without a guardian”, literally “to swim without corks”)
nāre per aestatem liquidam (“to fly”, literally “to swim through cloudless summer”)

References

no in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
no in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Preposition

no

from
skaitīt no viens līdz desmit ― to count from one to ten

viņš ir no Latvijas ― he is from Latvia
out of
iziet no istabas ― to go out of the room
for
of
viens no viņa draugiem ― one of his friends

izgatavots no koka ― made of wood
with
no sirds ― with all one's heart

Adverb

no

Alternative spelling of nò.

Etymology

(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

IPA^(key): /no/
Rhymes: -o
Homophone: nô

Pronoun

no

Alternative form of nouzòt (“we, us”)

Etymology

From Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /noː/
- Rhymes: -oː

Preposition

no (+ dative)

after (in time)
after (in a sequence)
according to
to, towards (a direction)

Derived terms

no an no

Adjective

no (masculine noen, neuter not, comparative méi no, superlative am nächsten)

nearby, near, nigh
close, closely related

Declension

More information number and gender, singular ...

number and gender		singular			plural
number and gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass no	si ass no	et ass no	si si(nn) no
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	noen	no	not	no
nominative / accusative	independent without determiner	noen	no	noes	noer
dative	after any declined word	noen	noer	noen	noen
dative	as first declined word	noem	noer	noem	noen

Close

declension of no

Conjunction

nō

Alternative form of noch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɔː/
(early) IPA^(key): /nɑː/

Etymology 1

From Old English nā, nō (“adj”).

Alternative forms

na

Adjective

no

no

Descendants

English: no
Yola: na, no, nae

Adverb

no

not

Descendants

English: no
Scots: nae
Yola: no, na

References

“nō, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology

From Middle High German nāch, from Old High German nāh. Cognate with Cimbrian nå and German nach; see there for more.

Preposition

no

(+ dative) after

Derived terms

nomitto

References

“no” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈno/, [ˈnõ]

Noun

no

wave

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ (“you”).

Pronoun

no

You (singular)

Declension

More information NOM, ACC ...

NOM	no
ACC	nom
DAT	nokégébé
ABL	nokélo
GEN	noké
COM	nolékobé

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Alternative forms

nå, nu

Adverb

no

(obsolete) now (this very moment)

Usage notes

Part of the "Nazi reform" of 1941, made during Norwegian occupation by Germany. Almost exclusively used in texts made under occupation, and not generally considered a part of the official Bokmål chronology.

Alternative forms

nu, nå (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse núna, derived from nú.

(interjection): May be related to Finno-Ugric, like Finnish and Estonian no, Ingrian no, Komi-Zyrian но (no), Udmurt но (no). Compare also Swedish nå, Latvian nu and Russian ну (nu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nuː/

Noun

no n (definite singular noet, indefinite plural no, definite plural noa)

moment; point in time

Adverb

no

now

Derived terms

noverande

Interjection

no

used when finding something out; when being irritated
- 1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860:
  Der maa no vera nokot smaatt fint Gras imillom, som Femulen finner, for ellers kunde der ikki bu annat Liv enn Reinsdyret.
  There must be some small fine grass in between for the cattle to find, otherwise no other life than the reindeer could live there.
- 1851, Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, Liti Kjersti og bergekongen (transcription of an oral song):
  Gakk no deg i Stova inn
  Go (you) inside the house
- Det kan no faen ikkje stemme at traktor'n var så billeg
  It can't be damn right that the tractor was so cheap
- Er det no sånn at dåkk vil ikkje bli med på fjellturen?
  Is it so, that ya'll don't want to join on the mountain trip?
- Eg skulle no vore på elgjakta no, men i staden for det må eg vera her og rydde.
  I was supposed to be on the moose hunt now, but I must be here and clean up instead.
- Kom igjen no då!
  C'mon!
Synonyms: altso, då

References

“no” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Particle

no

plural marker

Etymology

ne +‎ ā

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /noː/

Adverb

nō

Alternative form of nā

Conjunction

no

Alternative spelling of nó

Alternative forms

non

Etymology

From Latin non.

Adverb

no

no
Antonym: oc

Descendants

Occitan: non

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

𑀦𑁄 (Brahmi script)
नो (Devanagari script)
নো (Bengali script)
නො (Sinhalese script)
နော or ၼေႃ (Burmese script)
โน (Thai script)
ᨶᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
ໂນ (Lao script)
នោ (Khmer script)
𑄚𑄮 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit नः (naḥ, “us”).

Pronoun

no

accusative/instrumental/genitive/dative plural of ahaṃ (“us”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit नो (no, “and not”).

Particle

no

surely not
indeed not

Usage notes

Sometimes reinforced by na (“not”)

Derived terms

no ce (“unless”)
noce (“unless”)

Etymology 3

Emphatic form of nu (“then, now”)

Particle

no

indeed, then, now

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “no”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Etymology

From Portuguese não and Spanish no and Kabuverdianu nau.

Adverb

no

no
not

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ/

(Lesser Poland):
- (Goral):
  - (Żywiec) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ/

Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɔ
Syllabification: no
Homophone: -no

Etymology 1

Clipping of ano.^[1] Compare Czech no, Silesian no, Slovak no. First attested in the 19th century.^[2]

Interjection

no

(colloquial) yeah, yep
Synonyms: ano, tak

Alternative forms

nu (Far Masovian)

Particle

no

used to state the speaker thinks something is obvious and that one should not ponder further; well, well yeah
used to state that the speaker thinks everything that can be said has been said and would like to finish the topic
(colloquial, hedge) expresses uncertainty; well
(usually as a question) used to encourage the conversation partner to give a response; well?
(often extended) used to express surprise, awe, or caution
(colloquial) Filled pause, usually connecting a previous sentence; well
introduces a question, often lightly emotionally charged
used to draw attention to the current situation

Etymology 2

Clipping of ino, jeno, jedno.^[3] First attested in 1749.^[4] Compare Silesian no.

Particle

no

emphatic particle used with imperatives to speed up a performed action; c'mon, now
Synonym: ano

No, rusz się! Swiatło jest zielone!
C'mon, move! The light is green!
- 1841, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Szkice obyczajowe i historyczne, page 171:
  […] wróciwszy z kluczem na posłanie. — Niech mnie licho porwie, jeśli cię puszczę — musisz zostać z nami. — O! figle! no! no! daj no klucza, rzekł śmiejąc się Alexy, daj no, serce, klucza! daj!
  […] having returned with the key. "Goddamn it, if I let you go, you'll have to stay with us." "Oh! Jokes! Cmon! Cmon! Cmon, give the key!" Alex said laughing. "Cmon, heart, give the key!"

Derived terms

particle

no ba

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), no is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 3 times in scientific texts, 0 times in news, 7 times in essays, 106 times in fiction, and 484 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 600 times, making it the 76th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.^[5]

References

[1]
Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “no II”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
[2]
J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “no”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 398
[3]
Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “no I”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
[4]
Aleksandra Wieczorek (07.12.2021) “NO”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
[5]
Ida Kurcz (1990) “no”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 293

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nu/

Hyphenation: no

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese no, clipping of eno, from en (“in”) + o (“the”).

Contraction

no (feminine na, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nas)

Contraction of em o (“in the, on the”).
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 546:
  Está na hora de testarmos os nossos talentos no mundo real, você não acha?
  It's time to test our talents in the real world, don't you think?

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:no.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

no

Alternative form of o (third-person masculine singular objective pronoun) used as an enclitic following a verb form ending in a nasal vowel or diphthong
Eles removeram-no do grupo devido a mau comportamento da sua parte. (Portugal)
They removed him from the group due to bad behavior on his behalf.

Costumava estar aqui um copo, mas eles partiram-no quando cá estiveram. (Portugal)
There used to be a glass here, but they broke it when they were here.

Usage notes

This form is not found in Brazilian speech.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:no.

**Rohingya cardinal numbers**
< 8	9	10 >
Cardinal : no

Alternative forms

𐴕𐴡 (no) - Hanifi Rohingya script

Etymology

From Sanskrit नवन् (navan, “nine”).

Numeral

no (Hanifi spelling 𐴕𐴡)

nine

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɔ(ː)/, /no/

Interjection

no

(Transylvania) well, so

Alternative forms

neo, na, nà

Etymology

From Old Irish nó, nú, from Proto-Celtic *nowe (compare Welsh neu and Old Breton nou).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na/, /nɔ/^[1]^[2]^[3]
Hyphenation: no

Conjunction

no

Related terms

air neo, air dheadh, deadh

References

[1]
Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
[2]
Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
[3]
Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nъ, (Russian но (no), ну (nu)), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nu (Lithuanian nu), from Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”), (Latin nun-c, Ancient Greek νῦν (nûn)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /no/

Conjunction

no (Cyrillic spelling но)

(after a comparative, regional, dated, expressively) than (=nȅgo, ȍd)
bolji no on ― better than him

→ (= modern)
bolji nego on/bolji od njega
better than him

Izgledaš bolje no ikad. ― You' re looking better than ever.

Proračunski manjak Grčke u bio je značajno veći no što je vlada proc(ij)enila. ― Greece's budget deficit was significantly bigger than the government had estimated.
(denoting exclusion) but, however
Pogrešno, no bio si dosta blizu. ― Wrong, but you were pretty close.

No os(j)ećam samo sreću. ― But I can' t feel anything but happy.

Tekst nije savršen, no nije li mogao biti bolji? ― The text is not perfect, but could it have been better?

Etymology 2

From Japanese 能 (nō).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nôː/

Noun

nȏ m (Cyrillic spelling но̑)

(theater) noh

Etymology 3

From the conjunction no.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /no/

Particle

no (Cyrillic spelling но)

(in a dialog, when responding to the interlocutor) damn right!, you bet! very much so!

References

“no”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
“no”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
“no”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Verb

no

go

Noun

no

water

References

The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ/
Rhymes: -ɔ
Syllabification: no

Etymology 1

Clipping of ano. Compare Polish no.

Particle

no

used to state the speaker thinks something is obvious and that one should not ponder further; well, well yeah
(usually as a question) used to encourage the conversation partner to give a response; well?

Etymology 2

Clipping of ino. Compare Polish no.

Particle

no

emphatic particle used with imperatives to speed up a performed action; c'mon, now

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish non, from Latin nōn (compare Catalan no, Galician non, French non, Italian no, Portuguese não, Romanian nu, Sicilian no/nun).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈno/ [ˈno]
Rhymes: -o
Syllabification: no

Adverb

no

no
not

Alternative forms

non (archaic)

Derived terms

Interjection

¿no?

eh?, right?, isn't it? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what precedes, or to request that the listener express an opinion)

Derived terms

nonada

Noun

no m (plural noes)

no

Etymology 2

Contracted form of Latin numero, ablative singular of numerus (“number”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnumeɾo/ [ˈnu.me.ɾo]
Rhymes: -umeɾo

Noun

no m (plural nos)

Abbreviation of número.; no.

Alternative forms

№, No., no.

Etymology 1

From English no.

Adverb

no

no
not

Etymology 2

Particle

no

Precedes intensifiers, untranslatable
A nyan switi no todo.
The food is delicious.

A waran no hel.
It's awfully hot.

Particle

no (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓ)

Alternative spelling of 'no

Anagrams

on

Etymology

From English no.

Adverb

no

not
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:5:
  ...i no gat diwai na gras samting i kamap long graun yet, long wanem, em i no salim ren i kam daun yet. Na i no gat man bilong wokim gaden.
  ...and no tree or kind of herb had appeared on the earth yet, because he had not sent rain to come down yet. And there was no one to work the garden.

Derived terms

nogat

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɗɔː (“satiated”). Cognate with Arem dɑː.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nɔ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nɔ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [nɔ˧˧]

Adjective

no • (奴, 𩛂)

full (of the stomach)
Antonym: đói

Đang no.
I'm full.

No bụng rồi.
My stomach's full.
(archaic) full; complete
(chemistry, of a solution) saturated
(chemistry, of an organic compound) saturated

Usage notes

In modern usages, no only refers to the stomach being full, or by extension, a person having had enough to eat.

Pronunciation

(Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈno/, [ˈno]
Rhymes: -o
Hyphenation: no

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Finnish no and Ingrian no.

Interjection

no

well

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian но (no).

Conjunction

no

but (when serving to contrast)

References

Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Etymology

From Old French nom, from Latin nōmen (“name”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɔ/

Noun

no m (plural nos)

name

Adverb

no

now

Derived terms

notiid

Interjection

no

eh, isn't it, true (at end of declarative sentence, forms question to prompt listener's agreement)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɒ˧/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔnu̯ɔmH (“cold”).^[1]

Adjective

no

(of weather) cold
No no li. ― It's cold.

Derived terms

tsho tiv no (“sweater, warm jacket”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔneinX (“this”).^[1]

Determiner

no

an indicator of current or present location: this (place, time, person, thing)
lub tsev no ― this house

Derived terms

hnub no (“today”)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 141.

[1]
Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 277.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɔː/

Etymology 1

From Middle English no, na, from Old English nā.

Alternative forms

na

Adverb

no

not
- 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY ^[1]:
  Aamezil cou no stoane.
  Themselves could not stand.
- 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 14, page 90:
  Outh o'mee hoane ch'ull no part wi' Wathere.
  Out of my hand I'll not part with Walter.
- 1867, “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 108:
  Hea had no much wut,
  He had not much wit,

Derived terms

canna
dinna

Etymology 2

Determiner

no

Alternative form of na
- 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 3 ^[2]:
  Vo no own caars.
  Whom no one cares.

References

[1]
Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 32
[2]
Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129

[NEL-1] [1]
Strand, Richard F. (2016) “n′o”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎

[2] [1]
Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

[3] [1]
“no” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[gjw2001-4] [2]
Wanjohi, G. J. (2001). Under One Roof: Gĩkũyũ Proverbs Consolidated, p. 21. Paulines Publications Africa.

[arb1960-5] [3]
Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, pp. 32, 235.

[gb1960-6] [4]
Barra, G. (1960). 1,000 Kikuyu proverbs: with translations and English equivalents, p. 51. London: Macmillan.

[7] [1]
Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “no II”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

[8] [2]
J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “no”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 398

[9] [3]
Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “no I”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

[10] [4]
Aleksandra Wieczorek (07.12.2021) “NO”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

[11] [5]
Ida Kurcz (1990) “no”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 293

[12] [1]
Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

[13] [2]
Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

[14] [3]
Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

[Ratliff-15] [1]
Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 277.

[Poole_1867-16] [1]
Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 32

[Browne_1927-17] [2]
Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129

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