nou

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nœu/

Etymology 1

From Dutch nauw.

Etymology 2

From Dutch nou

Noun

nou

1. louse

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Alternative forms

• nueu

Etymology

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

Numeral

nou

1. (cardinal) nine

Alternative forms

• nãu, não

Etymology

From Latin novus. Compare Daco-Romanian nou.

Adjective

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

1. new

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔw/
• Hyphenation: nou
• Rhymes: -ɔw

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan (compare Occitan nòu), from Latin novus (compare French nouveau, Spanish nuevo), from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Etymology 2

From Old Occitan nou, from Latin novem (“nine”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Etymology 3

From a variant of Old Occitan (compare Occitan notz), from Latin nux, nucem (compare French noix, Spanish nuez), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.

Etymology 4

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑu̯/

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• Rhymes: -ɑu̯

Adverb

nou

1. now; alternative form of nu

   Wat is er nou weer dan?

   What is it now?

2. 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 and get going! Or you'll be late!

Interjection

nou

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!

Etymology

From French nous (“we”), from Latin nos (“we”)

Pronoun

nou

1. we
2. us
3. you pl

Pronoun

nou

1. yours, for you (second person singular)

Verb

nou

1. (transitive) to throw, pitch

Romanization

nou

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

Etymology

From French nous.

Pronoun

nou

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

See also

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /now/

Adjective

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

1. new

Alternative forms

• nobu, novu

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin novus. Compare Catalan nou, Italian nuovo.

Adjective

nou

1. (Campidanese) new

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰnuːᴬ (“mouse; rat”). Cognate with Thai หนู (nǔu), Lao ໜູ (nū), Saek หนู่.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /nou˨˦/
• Tone numbers: nou¹
• Hyphenation: nou

Noun

nou (old orthography nou)

1. mouse, rat