Nu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nu"

English

The god Nu, at bottom, representing the primordial waters, raises the barque of the sun into the sky at the creation of the world.

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Egyptian nnw (“Nu, the primeval waters”).

Proper noun

Nu

1. (Egyptian mythology) The god who serves as the personification of the primeval waters that existed before the world.

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Nu

1. one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the People's Republic of China.

Translations

ethnic group

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 怒族 (Nùzú)

• Xibe: ᠨᡠᡯᡠ
  ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (nudzu uksura)

Etymology 3

Abbreviations.

Proper noun

Nu

1. Abbreviation of Numbers. (a book in the Old Testament of the Bible)
2. Alternative spelling of NU, Nunavut

Anagrams

• 'un, -un-, U.N., UN, Un, un, un-

German

Etymology

Substantivisation of nu (“now”), alternative form of nun (“now”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

Nu n or m (indeclinable)

1. Only used in im Nu (“immediately, in no time”)

Usage notes

The masculine gender is more recent. The noun has traditionally been used with the neuter gender.

Further reading

• “Nu” in Duden online
• “Nu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache