nou
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Noun
nou (uncountable)
- Alternative form of noh (“classical Japanese music drama”)
Anagrams
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch nou, variant of nu.
Adverb
nou
- now (at this time)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Dutch nauw, from Middle Dutch nauwe, from Proto-Germanic *hnawwaz.
Adjective
nou (attributive nou or noue, comparative nouer, superlative nouste)
Inflection
| predicative | attributive | independent | partitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||||
| positive | nou | nou, noue | noue | noues | nous |
| comparative | nouer | nouere | noueres | nouers | |
| superlative | nouste | noustes | — | ||
Inflection of nou
Derived terms
- noute
- vernou
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Etymology
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
nou
References
- Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 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.
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Etymology
Pronoun
nou
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin novem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.
Pronunciation
Numeral
nou
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
nou m (feminine noauã, masculine plural noi, feminine plural noauã or nali/nale)
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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
nou (feminine nova, masculine plural nous, feminine plural noves)
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
| 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
nou m or f
Noun
nou m (plural nous)
Related terms
Etymology 3
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, alteration of Latin nucem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-. Compare Occitan nòtz, Spanish nuez, Portuguese noz.
Noun
nou f (plural nous)
Derived terms
- nou moscada
Related terms
Etymology 4
Verb
nou
- inflection of noure:
References
- “nou” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nou”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “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.
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch nou, a variant of nu, from Old Dutch *nu, from Proto-Germanic *nu.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nou (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!
- modal particle expressing a certain contrast or disjuncture
- Dat is nou ook weer overdreven! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (informal) alternative form of nu: now, at the present time
- Wat is er nou weer dan? ― What is it now then?
Usage notes
- 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
Interjection
nou (Northern)
- so, well; when pressing someone
- Nou, vertel me de waarheid dan! ― So tell me the truth then!
- well; indicates a certain degree of doubt.
- Nou, ik weet het nog niet zo zeker. ― Well, I'm not so sure about that.
- wow; indicates amazement or surprise.
- Nou, het waait toch wel hard hoor! ― Wow, it's still pretty windy!
Derived terms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nou (contracted form n)
Pronoun
nou
Usage notes
- Applied to o-type possessions.
Related terms
Verb
nou
- (transitive) to throw, pitch
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
Pronoun
nou
- Alternative form of nouzòt (“we, us; our”)
Romanization
nou
- Nonstandard spelling of nóu.
- Nonstandard spelling of nǒu.
- Nonstandard spelling of nòu.
Usage notes
- 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.
Etymology
Pronoun
nou
See also
Mauritian Creole personal pronouns
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English nū, from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nou
Descendants
References
- “nǒu, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology
Inherited from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
Pronunciation
Adjective
nou m or n (feminine singular nouă, plural noi)
Usage notes
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
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- nou in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
nou
Adverb
nou (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of noo (“now”)
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /nou˨˦/
- Tone numbers: nou1
- Hyphenation: nou
Noun
nou (Sawndip forms 狃 or 𮮬 or 𧉭, 1957–1982 spelling nou)
Derived terms
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