"nu" meaning in Polish

See nu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈnu/, [ˈnu] (note: Far Masovian), [ˈnu] [Łowicz]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: From no.
  1. quick!, forward!
    Sense id: en-nu-pl-intj-4UqHa8zC
  2. (dialectal, Far Masovian, Łowicz) alternative form of no (“yes”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, dialectal, Łowicz Alternative form of: no (extra: yes)
    Sense id: en-nu-pl-intj-GPO4cmZP Categories (other): Far Masovian Polish, Łowicz Polish, Far Masovian Polish, Łowicz Polish Disambiguation of Far Masovian Polish: 0 100 Disambiguation of Łowicz Polish: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈnu/
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Coined by science fiction and fantasy writer Jacek Dukaj in 2004, in his book titled Perfect Imperfection. Etymology templates: {{coin|pl|Jacek Dukaj|in=2004|occ=science fiction and fantasy writer}} Coined by science fiction and fantasy writer Jacek Dukaj in 2004 Head templates: {{head|pl|pronoun form}} nu
  1. accusative singular of onu Tags: accusative, form-of, singular Form of: onu
    Sense id: en-nu-pl-pron-pWwB8jlf Categories (other): Polish entries with incorrect language header, LGBTQ Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_text": "From no.",
  "hyphenation": [
    "nu"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "nu"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "quick!, forward!"
      ],
      "id": "en-nu-pl-intj-4UqHa8zC",
      "links": [
        [
          "quick",
          "quick"
        ],
        [
          "forward",
          "forward"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "yes",
          "word": "no"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Far Masovian Polish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Łowicz Polish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Far Masovian Polish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Łowicz Polish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              15,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Can you write? Yes I can.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Far Masovian"
          ],
          "text": "Umniés pisać? Nu ale umniem.",
          "translation": "Can you write? Yes I can.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of no (“yes”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-nu-pl-intj-GPO4cmZP",
      "links": [
        [
          "no",
          "no#Polish"
        ]
      ],
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        "(dialectal, Far Masovian, Łowicz) alternative form of no (“yes”)"
      ],
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        "alternative",
        "dialectal",
        "Łowicz"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈnu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈnu]",
      "note": "Far Masovian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈnu]",
      "tags": [
        "Łowicz"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nu"
}

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          "name": "LGBTQ",
          "orig": "pl:LGBTQ",
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        }
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        {
          "word": "onu"
        }
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        "accusative singular of onu"
      ],
      "id": "en-nu-pl-pron-pWwB8jlf",
      "links": [
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          "onu#Polish"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈnu/"
    },
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    }
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    "Polish interjections",
    "Polish lemmas",
    "Polish non-lemma forms",
    "Polish pronoun forms",
    "Polish terms coined by Jacek Dukaj",
    "Polish terms derived from fiction",
    "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Polish terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Polish/u",
    "Rhymes:Polish/u/1 syllable",
    "pl:LGBTQ",
    "Łowicz Polish"
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  "etymology_text": "From no.",
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        "nu"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "intj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "quick!, forward!"
      ],
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        [
          "quick",
          "quick"
        ],
        [
          "forward",
          "forward"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "yes",
          "word": "no"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Far Masovian Polish",
        "Polish dialectal terms",
        "Polish terms with usage examples",
        "Łowicz Polish"
      ],
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        {
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            [
              14,
              16
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          ],
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              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Can you write? Yes I can.",
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            "Far Masovian"
          ],
          "text": "Umniés pisać? Nu ale umniem.",
          "translation": "Can you write? Yes I can.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "alternative form of no (“yes”)"
      ],
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          "no",
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        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "Łowicz"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈnu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈnu]",
      "note": "Far Masovian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈnu]",
      "tags": [
        "Łowicz"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nu"
}

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    "Polish pronoun forms",
    "Polish terms coined by Jacek Dukaj",
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    "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Rhymes:Polish/u/1 syllable",
    "pl:LGBTQ"
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      "name": "coin"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "pron",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "onu"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "accusative singular of onu"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "onu",
          "onu#Polish"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnu/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nu"
}

Download raw JSONL data for nu meaning in Polish (2.7kB)

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