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Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognates include German genug, Yiddish גענוג (genug), Dutch genoeg, Low German noog, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐍃 (ganōhs).
Pronunciation
Determiner
gnua
- (invariable) enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of
- Mia håbn ned gnua Göd. ― We don't have enough money.
Usage notes
- Gnua can never follow an article or another determiner. Moreover, it is commonly used after the referent for emphasis: De håbn Gejd gnua! (“They have money enough!”)
Pronoun
gnua
- (invariable) enough, an adequate number or amount
- Des is gnua. ― That's enough.
Adverb
gnua
- enough, sufficiently, in an adequate way
- De Kinder håbn gnua gspuit. ― The children have played enough.
- Des Zimmer is groß gnua. ― The room is big enough.
Derived terms