"nu" meaning in French

See nu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ny/ Audio: Fr-nu.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-nu.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-nu.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-nu.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-nu.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-nu.wav Forms: nue [feminine], nus [masculine, plural], nues [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French nu, from Latin nūdus, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|nu|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French nu, {{inh+|fr|fro|nu}} Inherited from Old French nu, {{inh|fr|la|nūdus}} Latin nūdus, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*nogʷós}} Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós Head templates: {{fr-adj}} nu (feminine nue, masculine plural nus, feminine plural nues)
  1. (person): naked, nude Tags: person
    Sense id: en-nu-fr-adj-eb9PitW~ Categories (other): French nouns with multiple plurals Disambiguation of French nouns with multiple plurals: 11 19 39 32
  2. (body, tree): bare
    Sense id: en-nu-fr-adj-m4KNU0At Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French nouns with multiple plurals Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 13 44 38 Disambiguation of French nouns with multiple plurals: 11 19 39 32 Topics: anatomy, body, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: à l'œil nu, à main nue, à mains nues, à poings nus, cul nu, demi-nu, mettre à nu, nu comme un ver, pieds nus, torse nu, vérité toute nue

Noun

IPA: /ny/ Audio: Fr-nu.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-nu.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-nu.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-nu.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-nu.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-nu.wav Forms: nus [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French nu, from Latin nūdus, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|nu|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French nu, {{inh+|fr|fro|nu}} Inherited from Old French nu, {{inh|fr|la|nūdus}} Latin nūdus, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*nogʷós}} Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} nu m (plural nus)
  1. (art) nude Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-nu-fr-noun-2S9M8eLX Categories (other): Art, French entries with incorrect language header, French nouns with multiple plurals Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 13 44 38 Disambiguation of French nouns with multiple plurals: 11 19 39 32 Topics: art, arts
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ny/ Audio: Fr-nu.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-nu.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-nu.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-nu.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-nu.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-nu.wav Forms: nu [plural], nus [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek νῦ (nû). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|grc|νῦ}} Ancient Greek νῦ (nû) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|#,+}} nu m (plural nu or nus)
  1. nu (Greek letter) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-nu-fr-noun-7HhATSgv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French nouns with multiple plurals, Greek letter names Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 13 44 38 Disambiguation of French nouns with multiple plurals: 11 19 39 32 Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 2 4 6 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "à l'œil nu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "à main nue"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "à mains nues"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "à poings nus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cul nu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "demi-nu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mettre à nu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nu comme un ver"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pieds nus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "torse nu"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
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        "borrowed"
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