"nu" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: /nuː/
Etymology: From Middle High German nu, nuo. The form without a final -n remained common in some dialects and was reinforced by German Low German nu, from Middle Low German nû. Etymology templates: {{der|de|gmh|nu}} Middle High German nu, {{m|gmh|nuo}} nuo, {{der|de|nds-de|nu}} German Low German nu, {{der|de|gml|nû}} Middle Low German nû Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} nu, {{de-adv}} nu
  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of nun Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial Alternative form of: nun Derived forms: im Nu
    Sense id: en-nu-de-adv-ul3xFmF3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /nuː/
Etymology: From Middle High German nu, nuo. The form without a final -n remained common in some dialects and was reinforced by German Low German nu, from Middle Low German nû. Etymology templates: {{der|de|gmh|nu}} Middle High German nu, {{m|gmh|nuo}} nuo, {{der|de|nds-de|nu}} German Low German nu, {{der|de|gml|nû}} Middle Low German nû Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} nu
  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of nun Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial Alternative form of: nun
    Sense id: en-nu-de-intj-ul3xFmF3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: [nɵ]
Etymology: From a Slavic dialect, probably Sorbian. Compare Czech ano (“yes”), Polish no (“yeah; well”), Russian ну (nu, “yeah; well”). In the sense of a filled pause touching on etymology 1 above. Etymology templates: {{cog|cs|ano||yes}} Czech ano (“yes”), {{cog|pl|no||yeah; well}} Polish no (“yeah; well”), {{cog|ru|ну||yeah; well}} Russian ну (nu, “yeah; well”) Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} nu
  1. (colloquial, regional, Saxony) yes; yeah; expresses agreement or understanding Tags: colloquial, regional
    Sense id: en-nu-de-intj-K6Pk1XBT Categories (other): Regional German
  2. (colloquial, regional, Saxony) well; fills pause Tags: colloquial, regional
    Sense id: en-nu-de-intj-6rxL8OTd Categories (other): Regional German, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 18 18 21 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for nu meaning in German (4.0kB)

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        "(colloquial) Alternative form of nun"
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        "(colloquial) Alternative form of nun"
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    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
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