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nu en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /nu/ (General-American)
  • /njuː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νῦ (nû), name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n).
  2. (countable, uncountable) A measure of constringence in lenses or prisms.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
nus Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

movable nu · nu movable · ephelcystic nu

Translations (30)

ko(name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · th นิว (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · pl ny (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · ja ニュー (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · da ny (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · cs(name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · sh ni (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · hu(name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · az(name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · ar نُو (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · nl nu (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · grc νῦ (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · ca ni (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · pt ni (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · es ni (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · pl ni (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · fi nyy (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · fr nu (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · sh ни (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · fa نو (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · ast ni (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · gl ni (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · ru ню (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · ja(name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · el νι (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · cmn 紐 /纽 (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · eo nuo (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · ru ни (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · ms nu (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν) · de Ny (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν)

Source: en.wiktionary, “nu” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

nu en · INTJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /nu/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish נו (nu). Doublet of now.

Meanings

  1. (Jewish) An exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt, etc.
  2. (Jewish) Well? (Used as a question to demand an answer from someone reluctant to answer.)

Translations (2)

ru ну (exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt etc.) · yi נו (exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt etc.)

Source: en.wiktionary, “nu” (intj), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

nu en · ADJ · etymology 3

Etymology

Phonetic respelling of new.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:slang spelling) new

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most nu Degree=Sup lexicographic
more nu Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

nu skool · nu-disco · nu-house · nu-male · NuWho · nu jazz · nu metal · nu gaze · NuTrek

Relateds

chu-ko-nu (etymologically unrelated terms containing the word "nu") · sheng nu (etymologically unrelated terms containing the word "nu") · nu body (etymologically unrelated terms containing the word "nu")