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no

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Norwegian.

Alternative forms

• nah, nope, nay

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /nəʊ/

  • Audio (female voice):

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  • Rhymes: -əʊ
• (US) IPA^(key): /noʊ/

  • Audio (female voice):

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /nəʉ/, /nɐʉ/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /nɐʉ/

  • Audio:

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• (General South African) IPA^(key): /nœʊ/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): [noʊ̯], [noː]

Etymology 1

From Middle English no, noo, na, a reduced form of none, noon, nan (“none, not any”) used before consonants (compare a to an), from Old English nān (“none, not any”), from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“not any”, literally “not one”), equivalent to ne (“not”) +‎ a.

Cognate with Scots nae (“no, not any, none”), Old Frisian nān, nēn ("no, not any, none"), Saterland Frisian naan, neen (“no, not any, none”), North Frisian nian (“no, not any, none”), Old Dutch nēn ("no, not any, none"; > Dutch neen (“no”)), Old Norse neinn (“no, not any, none”). Compare also Old Saxon nigēn ("not any"; > Low German nen), Old Dutch nehēn (Middle Dutch negheen/negeen, Dutch geen), West Frisian gjin, Old High German nihein (> German kein). More at no, one.

Determiner

no

1. Not any.

   Synonyms: zero, not even one, not one

   Antonyms: any, some; one; a few, a couple of, a handful of; multiple, various; many, numerous; countless, every single

   no one

   There is no water left.

   No hot dogs were sold yesterday.

   No geese were at the lake.

   No two people are the same.

   There was no score at the end of the first period. (The score was 0-0.)

2. Hardly any.

   Antonyms: quite, some

   We'll be finished in no time at all.

   Fifty pounds for this is no money, really.

3. Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).

   No smoking

   There's no stopping her once she gets going.

4. Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

   My mother's no fool.

   Working nine to five every day is no life.

   No geese have blue beaks.

Derived terms

• a closed mouth catches no flies
• a closed mouth gathers no feet
• a little bit of bread and no cheese
• be no match for
• no-account
• no-brainer
• no-fault
• no flies on
• no-fly
• no glove no love
• no-go
• no-good
• no guts, no glory
• no harm, no foul
• no-hit
• no-hitter
• no holds barred
• no-load
• no love lost
• No Man's Heath
• no match for
• no-name
• no names, no pack drill
• no news is good news
• no-no
• no-nonsense
• no one, no-one
• no pain, no gain
• No Place
• no place, noplace
• no problem
• no quarter
• no questions asked
• no relation
• no rest for the wicked
• no room at the inn
• no-score draw
• no-see-um
• no shit, Sherlock
• no-show
• no skin off one's back
• no soap
• no strings attached
• no through road
• no-trade
• no-trump
• no-trumper
• no trumps
• no way to treat a lady
• no-win
• no wonder
• no worries
• no 🧢
• say no more

 

Translations

See no/translations § Determiner.

See also

• Yes and no on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From Middle English no, na, from Old English nā, nō (“no, not, not ever, never”), from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *ne (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *ne, *nē, *nēy (negative particle), equivalent to Old English ne (“not”) + ā, ever, always. Cognate with Scots na (“no”), Saterland Frisian noa (“no”), West Frisian né (“no”), nea (“never”), Dutch nee (“no”), Low German nee (“no”), German nie (“never”), dialectal German nö (“no”), Danish nej (“no”), Swedish nej (“no”), Icelandic nei (“no”). More at nay.

Adverb

no (not comparable)

1. (with following adjective) Not, not at all.
   1. Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives.

      It is a less physical kind of torture, but no less gruesome.

      You’re no better than a common thief.

      Look no further than one's nose

      This is no different from what we've been doing all along.

   2. (informal) Used idiomatically before certain other adjectives.

      This thing is no good.

      The teacher’s decision was no fair.

2. (without adjective, now Scotland, informal) Not.

   I just want to find out whether she's coming or no.

   • 1725, Daniel Defoe, An essay on the history and reality of apparitions:

     AS the Devil is not so Black as he is Painted, so neither does he appear in so many Shapes as we make for him; we Dress him up in more Suits of Cloaths, and more Masquerade Habits, than ever he wore; and I question much, if he was to see the Pictures and Figures which we call Devil, whether he would know himself by some of them or no.

Translations

Translations

Spanish: no (es)

Particle

no

1. Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition.

   Synonyms: nay, nope

   Antonyms: yes, yea, aye, maybe

   No, you are mistaken.

   No, you may not watch television now.

   David, no!

2. Used to show agreement with a negative question.

   Synonyms: nah, nay, nope

   "Don’t you like milk?" "No" (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")

3. (colloquial) Used together with an affirmative word or phrase to show agreement.

   No, totally.

   No, yeah, that's exactly right.

   "Wow!" "Yeah, no, it was really awful!"

Descendants

• → American Sign Language: H^o@Side-PalmForward Flatten

Preposition

no

1. Without.
2. Like.
3. (colloquial, usually humorous) Not, does not, do not, etc.

   Ug no like veggie.

Usage notes

When used humorously to mean 'not' or 'does not', this word usually implies a caveman-like way of speaking.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:no

Coordinate terms

• (Expression of negation): way

Derived terms

• nossuh
• yes and no

 

Translations

See no/translations § Particle.

Noun

no (plural noes or nos)

1. A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval.
   • 1994, Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore, “All Good Things...”, in Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 7, episodes 25-26, John de Lancie (actor):

     Q: I'll answer any ten questions that call for a yes or a no.

2. A vote not in favor, or opposing a proposition.

   The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and two "nos".

Synonyms

• nope
• nay

Antonyms

• yes
• yea
• aye

Derived terms

• yeah no

Translations

See no/translations § Noun.

Etymology 3

Variant of No., from the scribal abbreviation for Latin numero (“in number, to the number of”).

Adverb

no (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Alternative form of No.

Noun

no (plural nos)

1. Alternative form of No.

See also

• Thesaurus:quantifier

References

• “no”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• -on, ON, ON., on, on-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [no̞]

Etymology 1

Particle

no (Kana spelling ノ)

1. Adverbialising particle; -ly, ing

   asiri ― new

   asiri no ― newly

   pirika ― good

   pirika no ― well

   nukara ― to see

   nukara no an ― seeing (literally, “being seeing”)

   opitta ― all

   opitta no okay ― all (literally, “being all”)

Etymology 2

Particle

no (Kana spelling ノ)

1. Alternative form of ro

Etymology

Related to German noch.

Pronunciation

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ/

Adverb

no

1. still, yet

   Bisch no do? ― Are you still here?

2. eventually (at an unknown time in the future)

   Er chunt scho no. ― He will come eventually.

3. (only) just; barely (by a small margin)

   Sii hät grad no so gwunne. ― She just barely won.

4. (with comparative) even

   Das isch sogar no schönner. ― This is even prettier.

Usage notes

• (eventually): Often used together with an antecedent scho.
• (just; barely): In this sense always used together with an antecedent grad.
• (even): It can be used together with an antecedent sogar for amplification.

Particle

no

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Ashkun cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : no

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *nuwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈno/

Numeral

no (Sanu)^[1]

1. nine

References

1. Strand, Richard F. (2016) “n′o”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition en (“in”) + neuter singular article lo (“the”). Compare Sicilian ntô~nnô.

Contraction

no n (masculine nel, feminine na, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nes)

1. in the

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no/

Etymology 1

Verb

no- (Bengali script নো)

1. to say

Etymology 2

From Hindi नौ (nau).

Numeral

no (Bengali script নো)

1. nine

Synonyms

• chykhyw
• nain

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary. For "nine", stated in Appendix 3.

Noun

no

1. water

References

• The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN

Etymology

From Old High German noh, from Proto-West Germanic *noh, from Proto-Germanic *nuh, from Proto-Indo-European *nū-kʷe-. Cognates include German noch, Yiddish נאָך (nokh) and Dutch nog, Dutch noch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈno/

Adverb

no

1. still, yet (up to and including a given time)

   Mia san no ned då. ― We're not there yet.

   Des geht si no aus. ― There's still time for that.

2. yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future)

   Mia wern scho no åkumma. ― We'll arrive eventually.

3. additionally, in addition, besides, else; more often expressed in English with another, more

   No ana! ― Another one!

   Foid da no wås ei? ― Can you think of anything else?

4. (only) just; barely (by a small margin)

   Is se gråd no ausgånga. ― We made it just in time.

5. (with comparative) even

   Des is jå no depperter. ― That's even more stupid.

Etymology

From Old Catalan no, from Latin nōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈno]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -o

Interjection

no

1. no (negation; commonly used to respond negatively to a question)

Adverb

no

1. not, main negation marker

   Antonyms: sí, hoc

   No tinc diners. ― No, I do not have money.

   No facis això. ― No, don't do that.

Derived terms

• no-res
• si més no

See also

• pas

Noun

no m (plural nos)

1. no

Further reading

• “no” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “no”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “no” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “no” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Alternative forms

• noh — slang

Etymology

From Spanish no.

Interjection

no

1. indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism
2. indicating that what was just said was obvious and unnecessary; contrived incredulity

Etymology

Short for ano (“yes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈno]

Interjection

no

1. well, why

   No ne! ― Well, I never!

Adverb

no

1. certainly, indeed, of course
2. yeah, yep

Derived terms

• no a co

 

Further reading

• “no”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “no”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “no”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Noun

no

1. home

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noː/

Noun

no

1. mosquito

References

• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDuᵐbea" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Shintani, T.L.A. & Païta, Y. (1990) Dictionnaire de la langue de Païta, Nouméa: Sociéte d'etudes historiques de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Cited in: "Drubea" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [no]
• Hyphenation: no

Noun

no (accusative singular no-on, plural no-oj, accusative plural no-ojn)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter N/n.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no/

Noun

no

1. breast

Verb

no

1. to drink
2. to suck

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no/
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: no

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese non, from Latin nōn (“not”); probably influenced by Spanish no.

Adverb

no

1. Alternative form of non (“no, not”)

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese no, equivalent to en (“in”) +‎ o (masculine singular definite article).

Alternative forms

• nu (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu)

Contraction

no m sg (plural nos, feminine na, feminine plural nas)

1. (Mañegu) in the

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Etymology

Similar interjections can be found in other Finnic languages (compare Estonian no, noh, Ingrian no, Karelian no, Livonian no, noh, Ludian no, Votic no) and possibly also in other Uralic languages (compare Komi-Zyrian но (no), Udmurt но (no)). Compare also to those found in neighboring Indo-European languages (such as Swedish nå, Latvian nu, Russian ну (nu)), which may all trace back as far as Proto-Indo-European *nu. SSA concludes that the interjection is probably part original and part foreign.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈno/, [ˈno̞]
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation^(key): no

Interjection

no

1. well! (to acknowledge a situation; encouragement to answer or react; expressing the overcoming of reluctance to say something; exclamation of indignance)

   Alternative form: noh

   No sepä mukavaa! ― Well, that’s nice.

   No kai meidän sitten pitää käydä katsomassa. ― Well I guess we have to go look then.

   No, mikset mennyt juhliin? ― Well, why didn't you go to the party?

   Siellä oli, no, aika tylsää. ― It was, well, pretty boring there.

   No, et sinä nyt noin voi käyttäytyä! ― Well! You can't behave like that!

References

1. Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

• “no”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• -on, on

Alternative forms

• nº, Nº

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no/

• Audio:

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Noun

no m

1. Abbreviation of numéro (“number”).

Anagrams

• on

Etymology

From Latin nōn.

Adverb

no

1. no

   Antonym: sì

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

no

1. how?

Etymology 1

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + masculine article o (“the”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʊ/

Contraction

no m (feminine na, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nas)

1. in the

Etymology 2

From a mutation of o.

Pronoun

no m (accusative)

1. Alternative form of o (“him”)

Usage notes

The n- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -u or a diphthong, and are suffixed to the preceding word.

Related terms

• lo
• na
• o

 

Further reading

• “no”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Noun

no

1. younger sister

Synonyms

• nogipa (formal)
• nono

Etymology

From Portuguese nós. Cognate with Kabuverdianu nu.

Pronoun

no

1. we

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no/

Preposition

no

1. for, belonging to, from

Usage notes

• Used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars), while na is used for acquired possessions.

Noun

no

1. husband

Further reading

• Anne Storch, Hone, in Coding Participant Marking: Construction Types in Twelve African Languages, edited by Gerrit Jan Dimmendaal

Etymology

Borrowed from English no, French non, Italian no, Spanish no. Paronym to ne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no/

Interjection

no

1. no

   Antonym: yes

Etymology 1

Cognate with Finnish no and Estonian no. It is uncertain whether this word is natively Finnic or a borrowing from an Indo-European language (compare Russian ну (nu) and Swedish nå).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈno/, [ˈno̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈno/, [ˈno̞]
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: no

Interjection

no

1. well
   • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 12:

     No nii, peen - vastajaa Valja.

     Well yes, small - Valja replies.

Synonyms

• nu

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian но (no).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈno/, [ˈno̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈno/, [ˈno̞]
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: no

Conjunction

no

1. but
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     No määmmä tunniin, toisen, a laageria ei oo.

     But we walk for an hour, another, and the camp isn't there.

Synonyms

• mut, vaa

See also

• odnako (“however”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 343

Adverb

no

1. no

   No, ille non travalia hodie. ― No, he is not working today.

Noun

no (plural nos)

1. no

   Illa time audir un no. ― She is afraid of hearing no.

Etymology 1

From Latin nōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ/^*

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: nò

Particle

no

1. no

   Antonym: sì

   dire di no ― to say no

Adverb

no

1. not

   Vieni o no? ― Are you coming or not?

   Perché no? ― Why not?

2. (by ellipsis) Used to replace negated nouns or adjectives; non-, not

   Synonym: meno

   cattolici e no ― Catholics and non-Catholics

   prodotti nuovi e no ― new and not new products

3. Used at the end of a sentence as a sort of tag question or to emphasize a statement; isn't it so, right

   Synonyms: nevvero, neh

   Te l'ho già detto, no? ― I already told you, right?

Related terms

• nossignore
• sì e no
• uno sì e uno no

 

See also

• non

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 能 (nō, literally “[performing] skill, talent”).

Alternative forms

• nō

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ/^**

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: nò
• Unlike the above word, this word may or may not trigger syntactic gemination in the following word.

Noun

no m (invariable)

1. Noh (a type of Japanese drama)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English no.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no/^°
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: no
• Unlike the above words, this word is unstressed and never triggers syntactic gemination in the following word.

Determiner

no (invariable)

1. no, anti-; found in numerous expressions borrowed from English, such as no comment, and in pseudo-anglicisms such as no logo (“anti-globalization”) and no-vax (“anti-vax”) (also written no vax)

Etymology

Derived from English no.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no/

Adverb

no

1. no

   Im av no sta.

   He has no sister.

2. not

   No fi waant a tong mek kau no taak.

   Not for want of a tongue that a cow does not talk.

Verb

no

1. don't, doesn't

   Mi no nuo.

   I don't know.

   Bot dat no pruuv se wa mi a du rait.

   But that doesn't prove that what I am doing is right.

Further reading

• no at majstro.com

Romanization

no

1. The hiragana syllable の (no) or the katakana syllable ノ (no) in Hepburn romanization.

Etymology

From Sanskrit नव (nava).

Numeral

no

1. nine; 9

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ/

Particle

no

1. (it is) only^[1]

   Gĩkũrũ kĩega no kĩratina.^[2] - The only good old thing is a sausage tree fruit (for fermenting muratina).

   Mũndũ ũtathiaga oigaga no nyina ũrugaga wega. - One who does not travel says only his/her mother's cooking is good.

Conjunction

no

1. but^[3]

   Mĩano ndĩtukanagio no kanua. - The diviner's gourds do not get confused, but a mouth does.^[4]

References

1. “no” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
2. Wanjohi, G. J. (2001). Under One Roof: Gĩkũyũ Proverbs Consolidated, p. 21. Paulines Publications Africa.
3. Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, pp. 32, 235.
4. Barra, G. (1960). 1,000 Kikuyu proverbs: with translations and English equivalents, p. 51. London: Macmillan.

Etymology

From Latin non.

Adverb

no

1. not
2. no

Adverb

no (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling נו)

1. not

Interjection

no (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling נו)

1. no

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nak (“black, evil”). Cognates include Burmese နက် (nak) and Tibetan སྣག (snag).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no/, [nɔ̃ʔ]

Adjective

no

1. black

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no/, /nɔ/

Adverb

no

1. early

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *snāō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- (“to flow, to swim”). Cognate with Ancient Greek νάω (náō).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /noː/, [noː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /no/, [nɔː]

Verb

nō (present infinitive nāre, perfect active nāvī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

1. (intransitive) to swim

   Nat lupus inter oves. ― The wolf swims between the sheep.

   Nare contra aquam ― To swim against the stream

   Piger ad nandum ― Slow at swimming

   Ars nandi ― The art of swimming

   • 1st century BC, Lucretius, De rerum natura iii. 479.

     Cum vini vis penetravit,
     Consequitur gravitas membrorum, præpediuntur
     Crura vacillanti, tardescit lingua, madet mens,
     Nant oculi, clamor, sigultis, jurgia gliscunt. --

     When once the force of wine hath inly pierst,
     Limbes-heavinesse is next, legs faine would goe,
     But reeling cannot, tongue drawles, mindes disperst,
     Eyes swime, ciries, hickups, brables grow.

2. (intransitive) to float

   Synonym: fluitō

   Carinae nant freto. ― Ships float in the sea.

3. (poetic, intransitive) to sail, flow, fly, etc.

   Per medium classi barbara navit Athon. ― The barbarian youth sailed its fleet through the middle of Athos.

   Undae nantes refulgent. ― The flowing waves glitter.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nō (first conjugation, no supine stem, active only)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nō	nās	nat	nāmus	nātis	nant
	imperfect	nābam	nābās	nābat	nābāmus	nābātis	nābant
	future	nābō	nābis	nābit	nābimus	nābitis	nābunt
	perfect	nāvī	nāvistī	nāvit	nāvimus	nāvistis	nāvērunt, nāvēre
	pluperfect	nāveram	nāverās	nāverat	nāverāmus	nāverātis	nāverant
	future perfect	nāverō	nāveris	nāverit	nāverimus	nāveritis	nāverint
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nem	nēs	net	nēmus	nētis	nent
	imperfect	nārem	nārēs	nāret	nārēmus	nārētis	nārent
	perfect	nāverim	nāverīs	nāverit	nāverīmus	nāverītis	nāverint
	pluperfect	nāvissem	nāvissēs	nāvisset	nāvissēmus	nāvissētis	nāvissent
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	nā	—	—	nāte	—
	future	—	nātō	nātō	—	nātōte	nantō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		nāre	nāvisse	—	—	—	—
participles		nāns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		nandī	nandō	nandum	nandō	—	—

Derived terms

• enō
• innābilis
• nāns, nantis (“swimming, floating”)
• nāns, nantis m (“a swimmer”)
• natō
• trānō
• nāre sine cortice (“to do without a guardian”, literally “to swim without corks”)
• nāre per aestatem liquidam (“to fly”, literally “to swim through cloudless summer”)

References

• no in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• no in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Preposition

no

1. from

   skaitīt no viens līdz desmit ― to count from one to ten

   viņš ir no Latvijas ― he is from Latvia

2. out of

   iziet no istabas ― to go out of the room

3. for
4. of

   viens no viņa draugiem ― one of his friends

   izgatavots no koka ― made of wood

5. with

   no sirds ― with all one's heart

Adverb

no

1. Alternative spelling of nò.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Probably from French "nous" or a clipping of Louisiana Creole "nouzòt" and/or French "nous autres".”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no/
• Rhymes: -o
• Homophone: nô

Pronoun

no

1. Alternative form of nouzòt (“we, us”)

Etymology

From Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noː/
  • Rhymes: -oː

Preposition

no (+ dative)

1. after (in time)
2. after (in a sequence)
3. according to
4. to, towards (a direction)

Derived terms

• no an no

Adjective

no (masculine noen, neuter not, comparative méi no, superlative am nächsten)

1. nearby, near, nigh
2. close, closely related

Declension

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass no	si ass no	et ass no	si si(nn) no
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	noen	no	not	no
	independent without determiner			noes	noer
dative	after any declined word	noen	noer	noen	noen
	as first declined word	noem		noem

declension of no

Conjunction

nō

1. Alternative form of noch

Further reading

• “no (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “no (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔː/
• (early) IPA^(key): /nɑː/

Etymology 1

From Old English nā, nō (“adj”).