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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

noo en · ADV · etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/nuː/

Etymology

From Old English nū, Middle English nou, in dialects without the shift /uː/ → /aʊ/.

Meanings

(Geordie, Scotland, dialectal, not-comparable) Now.

noo en · INTJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/nəʊ(ː)/

Meanings

Elongated form of no.
- “What, is that Bill?” says she. “Noo, that ain’t,” says he, and he twirled his tail. 1890, Joseph Jacobs, “Tom Tit Tot”, in English Fairy Tales, page 5:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
nooo		alternative	lexicographic

noo en · ADJ · etymology 3

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/nuː/

Meanings

(alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of new, representing dialects with yod-dropping.
alt of new
alt of representing dialects with yod-dropping

Relateds

nicky nacky noo (probably unrelated terms containing "noo") · och aye the noo (probably unrelated terms containing "noo")