"nou" meaning in Dutch

See nou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /nɑu̯/ Audio: Nl-nou.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑu̯ Etymology: From Middle Dutch nou, a variant of nu, from Old Dutch *nu, from Proto-Germanic *nu. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|nou}} Middle Dutch nou, {{m|dum|nu}} nu, {{inh|nl|odt|*nu}} Old Dutch *nu, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*nu}} Proto-Germanic *nu Head templates: {{nl-adv}} nou
  1. (Northern) now; alternative form of nu Tags: Northern, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: nu
    Sense id: en-nou-nl-adv-yX3lrFvf Categories (other): Northern Dutch
  2. (Northern) come on; modal particle indicating a certain degree of urgency or impatience on behalf of the speaker. Tags: Northern
    Sense id: en-nou-nl-adv-FuS8elaJ Categories (other): Northern Dutch, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch entries with language name categories using raw markup, Dutch modal particles Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 3 54 2 20 21 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 63 2 16 15 Disambiguation of Dutch modal particles: 3 77 2 9 10

Interjection

IPA: /nɑu̯/ Audio: Nl-nou.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑu̯ Etymology: From Middle Dutch nou, a variant of nu, from Old Dutch *nu, from Proto-Germanic *nu. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|nou}} Middle Dutch nou, {{m|dum|nu}} nu, {{inh|nl|odt|*nu}} Old Dutch *nu, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*nu}} Proto-Germanic *nu Head templates: {{head|nl|interjection}} nou
  1. (Northern) so, well; when pressing someone Tags: Northern
    Sense id: en-nou-nl-intj-13XbcH5i Categories (other): Northern Dutch
  2. (Northern) well; indicates a certain degree of doubt. Tags: Northern
    Sense id: en-nou-nl-intj-k4V~ZnJY Categories (other): Northern Dutch
  3. (Northern) wow; indicates amazement or surprise. Tags: Northern
    Sense id: en-nou-nl-intj-pn~Agtfy Categories (other): Northern Dutch
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nou ja

Download JSON data for nou meaning in Dutch (5.5kB)

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        "(Northern) wow; indicates amazement or surprise."
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