"nú" meaning in Icelandic

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Adverb

IPA: /nuː/
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Old Norse nú, from Proto-Germanic *nu (“now”), from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”). Etymology templates: {{der|is|non|nú}} Old Norse nú, {{der|is|gem-pro|*nu||now}} Proto-Germanic *nu (“now”), {{der|is|ine-pro|*nū||now}} Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”) Head templates: {{head|is|adverb}} nú
  1. now Synonyms (now): núna Derived forms: nútíð, eins og nú standa sakir
    Sense id: en-nú-is-adv-7V65o34t Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header

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      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse nú",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*nu",
        "4": "",
        "5": "now"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *nu (“now”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "is",
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        "3": "*nū",
        "4": "",
        "5": "now"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse nú, from Proto-Germanic *nu (“now”), from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "nú",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "nútíð"
        },
        {
          "word": "eins og nú standa sakir"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Now we drink to his/her arrival!",
          "ref": "Gunnar Gunnarsson, Fjallkirkjan p. 174",
          "text": "Nú drekkum við velkomandaminni!"
        },
        {
          "english": "“Krummi croaks outside,\ncalling his namesake:\n‘I found the head of a ram,\nbackbone and sheepskin.’\nCome now and peck with me,\nKrummi, my namesake.”",
          "ref": "1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson Krummi krunkar úti, kallar á nafna sinn",
          "roman": "krummi nafni minn.",
          "text": "„Ég fann höfud af hrúti\nhrygg og gæruskinn.“\nKomdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "sense": "now",
          "word": "núna"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/nuː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nú"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "nútíð"
    },
    {
      "word": "eins og nú standa sakir"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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        "4": "",
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    {
      "args": {
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "is",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "Icelandic adverbs",
        "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Icelandic terms with quotations",
        "Rhymes:Icelandic/uː",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Now we drink to his/her arrival!",
          "ref": "Gunnar Gunnarsson, Fjallkirkjan p. 174",
          "text": "Nú drekkum við velkomandaminni!"
        },
        {
          "english": "“Krummi croaks outside,\ncalling his namesake:\n‘I found the head of a ram,\nbackbone and sheepskin.’\nCome now and peck with me,\nKrummi, my namesake.”",
          "ref": "1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson Krummi krunkar úti, kallar á nafna sinn",
          "roman": "krummi nafni minn.",
          "text": "„Ég fann höfud af hrúti\nhrygg og gæruskinn.“\nKomdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,",
          "type": "quotation"
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    {
      "ipa": "/nuː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "now",
      "word": "núna"
    }
  ],
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}

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