"nu" meaning in Portuguese

See nu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈnu/ [Brazil], /ˈnu/ [Portugal] Forms: nua [feminine], nus [masculine, plural], nuas [feminine, plural], [alternative], [alternative]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese nuu, from Latin nūdum. Compare Galician nu, Italian nudo, French nu. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|nuu|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese nuu, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|nuu}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese nuu, {{inh|pt|la|nudus|nūdum}} Latin nūdum, {{cog|gl|nu}} Galician nu, {{cog|it|nudo}} Italian nudo, {{cog|fr|nu}} French nu Head templates: {{pt-adj|f=nua}} nu (feminine nua, masculine plural nus, feminine plural nuas)
  1. naked, nude Derived forms: desnuar, nu-proprietário, nuamente, nuidade, pôr a nu
    Sense id: en-nu-pt-adj-eb9PitW~ Categories (other): Pages with 73 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Related terms: denudação, denudar, denudável, desnudar, nudação, nudez, nudeza, nudicaule, nudípede, nudismo, nudista

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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