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English

Noun

nu

  • Letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν, ν
  1. Name for the letter of the Greek alphabet "Ν" or "ν"
  2. A measure of constringence in lenses or prisms.

Translations

  • Portuguese: ni m (1)

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NU

  1. Nunavut, Canada.

Nu

  1. Numbers, a book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • SAMPA & IPA : /ny:/

Adverb

nu

  1. now

Esperanto

nu

Pronunciation

  • IPA : /nu/

Interjection

nu

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

French

Pronunciation

  • SAMPA : /ny/
  • IPA : /ny/

Adjective

nu m

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

Declension

masculinefeminine
singular nunue
pluralnusnues



Lojban

Particle?

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. lo'e nu klama to go.

Polish

Interjection

nu, nuże

  1. quick!, forward!

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA : /nu/ (m), /nya/ (f)

Adjective

nu m

Declension

masculinfeminin
singular nunua
  1. naked, nude

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA : /nu/

Adverb

nu

  1. no

Swedish

Adverb

nu

  1. now

Yiddish

Particle?

nu

Interrogative, as in "So, nu?"

Translations

  • English: not used usually, although isn't it comes close.




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