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Translingual
Symbol
no
( international standards ) ISO 639-1 language code for Norwegian .
English
Pronunciation
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
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
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.)
Hardly any.
Antonyms: quite , some
We'll be finished in no time at all.
Fifty pounds for this is no money, really.
Not any possibility or allowance of (doing something).
No smoking
There's no stopping her once she gets going.
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
Translations
See also
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 )
( with following adjective ) Not , not at all.
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.
( informal ) Used idiomatically before certain other adjectives.
This thing is no good.
The teacher’s decision was no fair.
( 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 .
Particle
no
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!
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.")
( 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
Preposition
no
Without .
Like .
( colloquial , usually humorous ) Not, does not, do not, etc.
Usage notes
When used humorously to mean 'not' or 'does not', this word usually implies a caveman -like way of speaking.
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
( Expression of negation ) : way
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
no (plural noes or nos )
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 .
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
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
Variant of No. , from the scribal abbreviation for Latin numero ( “ in number , to the number of” ) .
Adverb
no (not comparable )
( archaic ) Alternative form of No.
Noun
no (plural nos )
Alternative form of No.
See also
References
“no ”, in OneLook Dictionary Search .
Anagrams
Ainu
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Particle
no (Kana spelling ノ )
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 )
Alternative form of ro
Alemannic German
Etymology
Related to German noch .
Pronunciation
Adverb
no
still , yet
Bisch no do? ― Are you still here?
eventually ( at an unknown time in the future )
Er chunt scho no . ― He will come eventually .
(only) just; barely ( by a small margin )
Sii hät grad no so gwunne. ― She just barely won.
( 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
Etymology
From Proto-Nuristani *nuwa , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa , from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ .
Pronunciation
Numeral
no ( Sanu ) [ 1]
nine
References
^ Strand, Richard F. (2016 ) “n′o”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon
Asturian
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 )
in the
Atong (India)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
no- (Bengali script নো )
to say
Etymology 2
From Hindi नौ ( nau ) .
Numeral
no (Bengali script নো )
nine
Synonyms
References
Awa (New Guinea)
Noun
no
water
References
The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN
Bavarian
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
Adverb
no
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.
yet , eventually ( at an unknown time in the future )
Mia wern scho no åkumma. ― We'll arrive eventually .
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 ?
(only) just ; barely ( by a small margin )
Is se gråd no ausgånga. ― We made it just in time.
( with comparative ) even
Des is jå no depperter. ― That's even more stupid.
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan no , from Latin nōn .
Pronunciation
Interjection
no
no ( negation; commonly used to respond negatively to a question )
Adverb
no
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
See also
Noun
no m (plural nos )
no
Further reading
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish no .
Interjection
no
indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism
indicating that what was just said was obvious and unnecessary; contrived incredulity
Czech
Etymology
Short for ano ( “ yes ” ) .
Pronunciation
Interjection
no
well , why
No ne! ― Well , I never!
Adverb
no
certainly , indeed , of course
yeah , yep
Derived terms
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)
Dimasa
Noun
no
home
Dumbea
Pronunciation
Noun
no
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.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Noun
no (accusative singular no-on , plural no-oj , accusative plural no-ojn )
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
Ewe
Pronunciation
Noun
no
breast
Verb
no
to drink
to suck
Fala
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
Alternative form of non ( “ no, not ” )
Etymology 2
From Old Galician-Portuguese no , equivalent to en ( “ in ” ) + o ( masculine singular definite article ) .
nu ( Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu )
Contraction
no m sg (plural nos , feminine na , feminine plural nas )
( Mañegu ) in the
References
Valeš, Miroslav (2021 ) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web) , 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022 , →ISBN
Finnish
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
Interjection
no
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
^ 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
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Noun
no m
Abbreviation of numéro ( “ number ” ) .
Anagrams
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin nōn .
Adverb
no
no
Antonym: sì
Fula
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Adverb
no
how ?
Galician
Etymology 1
From contraction of preposition en ( “ in ” ) + masculine article o ( “ the ” ) .
Pronunciation
Contraction
no m (feminine na , masculine plural nos , feminine plural nas )
in the
Etymology 2
From a mutation of o .
Pronoun
no m (accusative )
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.
Further reading
Garo
Noun
no
younger sister
Synonyms
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese nós . Cognate with Kabuverdianu nu .
Pronoun
no
we
Hawaiian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Preposition
no
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.
Hone
Noun
no
husband
Further reading
Anne Storch, Hone , in Coding Participant Marking: Construction Types in Twelve African Languages , edited by Gerrit Jan Dimmendaal
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English no , French non , Italian no , Spanish no . Paronym to ne .
Pronunciation
Interjection
no
no
Antonym: yes
Ingrian
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
Interjection
no
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
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian но ( no ) .
Pronunciation
Conjunction
no
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
See also
References
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971 ) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja , Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 343
Interlingua
Adverb
no
no
No , ille non travalia hodie. ― No , he is not working today.
Noun
no (plural nos )
no
Illa time audir un no . ― She is afraid of hearing no .
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin nōn .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈnɔ/ *
Rhymes: -ɔ
Hyphenation: nò
Particle
no
no
Antonym: sì
dire di no ― to say no
Adverb
no
not
Vieni o no ? ― Are you coming or not ?
Perché no ? ― Why not ?
( 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
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 ?
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese 能 ( nō , literally “ skill , talent ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈnɔ/ **
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 )
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 )
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 )
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Derived from English no .
Pronunciation
Adverb
no
no
Im av no sta. He has no sister.
not
No fi waant a tong mek kau no taak.Not for want of a tongue that a cow does not talk.
Verb
no
don't , doesn't
Bot dat no pruuv se wa mi a du rait. But that doesn't prove that what I am doing is right.
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
no
The hiragana syllable の ( no ) or the katakana syllable ノ ( no ) in Hepburn romanization.
Kalasha
Etymology
From Sanskrit नव ( nava ) .
Numeral
no
nine ; 9
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
Particle
no
(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
but [ 3]
Mĩano ndĩtukanagio no kanua . - The diviner 's gourds do not get confused, but a mouth does.[ 4]
References
^ “no” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary . Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ Wanjohi, G. J. (2001). Under One Roof: Gĩkũyũ Proverbs Consolidated , p. 21 . Paulines Publications Africa.
^ Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom , pp. 32, 235 .
^ Barra, G. (1960). 1,000 Kikuyu proverbs: with translations and English equivalents , p. 51 . London: Macmillan.
Ladin
Etymology
From Latin non .
Adverb
no
not
no
Ladino
Adverb
no (Latin spelling , Hebrew spelling נו )
not
Interjection
no (Latin spelling , Hebrew spelling נו )
no
Lashi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nak ( “ black, evil ” ) . Cognates include Burmese နက် ( nak ) and Tibetan སྣག ( snag ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
no
black
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Adverb
no
early
References
Hkaw Luk (2017 ) A grammatical sketch of Lacid , Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Latin
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
Verb
nō (present infinitive nāre , perfect active nāvī ) ; first conjugation , no passive , no supine stem
( 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.
( intransitive ) to float
Synonym: fluitō
Carinae nant freto. ― Ships float in the sea.
( 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
Derived terms
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
Latvian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Preposition
no
from
skaitīt no viens līdz desmit ― to count from one to ten
viņš ir no Latvijas ― he is from Latvia
out of
iziet no istabas ― to go out of the room
for
of
viens no viņa draugiem ― one of his friends
izgatavots no koka ― made of wood
with
no sirds ― with all one's heart
Lombard
Adverb
no
Alternative spelling of nò .
Louisiana Creole
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
Pronoun
no
Alternative form of nouzòt ( “ we, us ” )
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German nāh , from Old High German nāh , from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw , from Proto-Germanic *nēhw .
Pronunciation
Preposition
no (+ dative )
after (in time)
after (in a sequence)
according to
to , towards (a direction)
Derived terms
Adjective
no (masculine noen , neuter not , comparative méi no , superlative am nächsten )
nearby , near , nigh
close , closely related
Declension
Middle Dutch
Conjunction
nō
Alternative form of noch
Further reading
Middle English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old English nā , nō ( “ adj ” ) .
Adjective
no
no
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
From Old English nā , nō .
Adverb
no
not
Descendants
References
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Middle High German nāch , from Old High German nāh . Cognate with Cimbrian nå and German nach ; see there for more.
Preposition
no
( + dative ) after
Derived terms
References
Mokilese
Pronunciation
Noun
no
wave
Narua
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ ( “ you ” ) .
Pronoun
no
You ( singular )
Declension
Norwegian Bokmål
Adverb
no
( obsolete ) now ( this very moment )
Usage notes
Part of the "Nazi reform" of 1941, made during Norwegian occupation by Germany. Almost exclusively used in texts made under occupation, and not generally considered a part of the official Bokmål chronology.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse núna , derived from nú .
Pronunciation
Noun
no n (definite singular noet , indefinite plural no , definite plural noa )
moment ; point in time
Adverb
no
now
Derived terms
Interjection
no
used when finding something out; when being irritated
1861 , Aasmund Olavsson Vinje , Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860 :Der maa no vera nokot smaatt fint Gras imillom, som Femulen finner, for ellers kunde der ikki bu annat Liv enn Reinsdyret. There must be some small fine grass in between for the cattle to find, otherwise no other life than the reindeer could live there.
1851 , Ludvig Mathias Lindeman , Liti Kjersti og bergekongen ( transcription of an oral song ) :Gakk no deg i Stova inn Go (you) inside the house
Det kan no faen ikkje stemme at traktor'n var så billeg
It can't be damn right that the tractor was so cheap
Er det no sånn at dåkk vil ikkje bli med på fjellturen?
Is it so, that ya'll don't want to join on the mountain trip?
Eg skulle no vore på elgjakta no, men i staden for det må eg vera her og rydde.
I was supposed to be on the moose hunt now, but I must be here and clean up instead.
Kom igjen no då!
C'mon!
References
“no” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Notsi
Particle
no
plural marker
Further reading
Language Complexity: Typology, Contact, Change , edited by Matti Miestamo, Kaius Sinnemäki, Fred Karlsson
Old English
Etymology
ne + ā
Pronunciation
Adverb
nō
Alternative form of nā
Old Irish
Conjunction
no
Alternative spelling of nó
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latin non .
Adverb
no
no
Antonym: oc
Descendants
Pali
Alternative scripts
𑀦𑁄 ( Brahmi script ) नो ( Devanagari script ) নো ( Bengali script ) නො ( Sinhalese script ) နော or ၼေႃ ( Burmese script ) โน ( Thai script ) ᨶᩮᩣ ( Tai Tham script ) ໂນ ( Lao script ) នោ ( Khmer script ) 𑄚𑄮 ( Chakma script )
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit नः ( naḥ , “ us ” ) .
Pronoun
no
accusative / instrumental / genitive / dative plural of ahaṃ ( “ us ” )
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit नो ( no , “ and not ” ) .
Particle
no
surely not
indeed not
Usage notes
Sometimes reinforced by na ( “ not ” )
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Emphatic form of nu ( “ then, now ” )
Particle
no
indeed, then, now
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925 ) “no ”, in Pali-English Dictionary , London: Chipstead
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese não and Spanish no and Kabuverdianu nau .
Adverb
no
no
not
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Clipping of ano .[ 1] Compare Czech no , Silesian no , Slovak no . First attested in the 19th century.[ 2]
Interjection
no
( colloquial ) yeah , yep
Synonyms: ano , tak
Particle
no
used to state the speaker thinks something is obvious and that one should not ponder further ; well , well yeah
used to state that the speaker thinks everything that can be said has been said and would like to finish the topic
( colloquial , hedge ) expresses uncertainty ; well
( usually as a question ) used to encourage the conversation partner to give a response ; well ?
( often extended ) used to express surprise, awe, or caution
( colloquial ) Filled pause , usually connecting a previous sentence ; well
introduces a question, often lightly emotionally charged
used to draw attention to the current situation
Etymology 2
Clipping of ino , jeno , jedno .[ 3] First attested in 1749.[ 4] Compare Silesian no .
Particle
no
emphatic particle used with imperatives to speed up a performed action ; c'mon , now
Synonym: ano
No , rusz się! Swiatło jest zielone!C'mon , move! The light is green!
1841 , Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Szkice obyczajowe i historyczne , page 171 : [ …] wróciwszy z kluczem na posłanie. — Niech mnie licho porwie, jeśli cię puszczę — musisz zostać z nami. — O! figle! no ! no ! daj no klucza, rzekł śmiejąc się Alexy, daj no , serce, klucza! daj! having returned with the key. "Goddamn it, if I let you go, you'll have to stay with us." "Oh! Jokes! Cmon ! Cmon ! Cmon , give the key!" Alex said laughing. "Cmon , heart, give the key!"
Derived terms
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), no is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 3 times in scientific texts, 0 times in news, 7 times in essays, 106 times in fiction, and 484 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 600 times, making it the 76th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[ 5]
References
^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000 ) “no II ”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language ] (in Polish)
^ J. Karłowicz , A. Kryński , W. Niedźwiedzki , editors (1904 ), “no ”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 398
^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000 ) “no I ”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language ] (in Polish)
^ Aleksandra Wieczorek (07.12.2021 ) “NO ”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century ]
^ Ida Kurcz (1990 ) “no ”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language ] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 293
Further reading
no in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
no in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814 ) “no ”, in Słownik języka polskiego
Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861 ) “no ”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
no in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese no , clipping of eno , from en ( “ in ” ) + o ( “ the ” ) .
Contraction
no (feminine na , masculine plural nos , feminine plural nas )
Contraction of em o ( “ in the , on the” ) .
2003 , J. K. Rowling , Lia Wyler , Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix , Rocco, page 546 :Está na hora de testarmos os nossos talentos no mundo real, você não acha? It's time to test our talents in the real world, don't you think?
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:no .
Etymology 2
Pronoun
no
Alternative form of o ( third-person masculine singular objective pronoun) used as an enclitic following a verb form ending in a nasal vowel or diphthong
Eles removeram-no do grupo devido a mau comportamento da sua parte. ( Portugal ) They removed him from the group due to bad behavior on his behalf.
Costumava estar aqui um copo, mas eles partiram-no quando cá estiveram. ( Portugal ) There used to be a glass here, but they broke it when they were here.
Usage notes
This form is not found in Brazilian speech.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:no .
Rohingya
Etymology
From Sanskrit नवन् ( navan , “ nine ” ) .
Numeral
no (Hanifi spelling 𐴕𐴡 )
nine
Romanian
Pronunciation
Interjection
no
( Transylvania ) well , so
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish nó , nú , from Proto-Celtic *nowe (compare Welsh neu and Old Breton nou ).
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /nɔ/ , /nə/
Hyphenation: no
Conjunction
no
or
nor
neither
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nъ , (Russian но ( no ) , ну ( nu ) ), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nu (Lithuanian nu ), from Proto-Indo-European *nu ( “ now ” ) , (Latin nun-c , Ancient Greek νῦν ( nûn ) ).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
no (Cyrillic spelling но )
( after a comparative, regional , dated , expressively ) than (=nȅgo , ȍd )
bolji no on ― better than him
→ (= modern) bolji nego on/bolji od njega better than him
Izgledaš bolje no ikad. ― You' re looking better than ever.
Proračunski manjak Grčke u bio je značajno veći no što je vlada proc(ij)enila. ― Greece's budget deficit was significantly bigger than the government had estimated.
( denoting exclusion ) but , however
Pogrešno, no bio si dosta blizu. ― Wrong, but you were pretty close.
No os(j)ećam samo sreću. ― But I can' t feel anything but happy.
Tekst nije savršen, no nije li mogao biti bolji? ― The text is not perfect, but could it have been better?
Etymology 2
From Japanese 能 ( nō ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
nȏ m (Cyrillic spelling но̑ )
( theater ) noh
Etymology 3
From the conjunction no .
Pronunciation
Particle
no (Cyrillic spelling но )
( in a dialog, when responding to the interlocutor ) damn right !, you bet ! very much so!
References
“no ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal ] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
“no ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal ] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
“no ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal ] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Shabo
Verb
no
go
Siane
Noun
no
water
References
The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN
Silesian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈnɔ/
Rhymes: -ɔ
Syllabification: no
Etymology 1
Clipping of ano . Compare Polish no .
Particle
no
used to state the speaker thinks something is obvious and that one should not ponder further ; well , well yeah
( usually as a question ) used to encourage the conversation partner to give a response ; well ?
Etymology 2
Clipping of ino . Compare Polish no .
Particle
no
emphatic particle used with imperatives to speed up a performed action ; c'mon , now
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology 1
From Old Spanish non , from Latin nōn (compare Catalan no , Galician non , French non , Italian no , Portuguese não , Romanian nu , Sicilian no /nun ).
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈno/
Rhymes: -o
Syllabification: no
Adverb
no
no
not
Derived terms
Interjection
¿no?
eh ?, right ?, isn't it ? ( used as a tag question, to emphasise what precedes, or to request that the listener express an opinion )
Derived terms
Noun
no m (plural noes )
no
Etymology 2
Contracted form of Latin numero , ablative singular of numerus ( “ number ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
no m (plural nos )
Abbreviation of número .; no.
Further reading
Sranan Tongo
Etymology 1
From English no .
Adverb
no
no
not
Etymology 2
Particle
no
Precedes intensifiers, untranslatable
A nyan switi no todo. The food is delicious.
A waran no hel. It's awfully hot.
Tagalog
Particle
no (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓ )
Alternative spelling of 'no
Anagrams
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English no .
Adverb
no
not
1989 , Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin , Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:5 :...i no gat diwai na gras samting i kamap long graun yet, long wanem, em i no salim ren i kam daun yet. Na i no gat man bilong wokim gaden. ...and no tree or kind of herb had appeared on the earth yet, because he had not sent rain to come down yet. And there was no one to work the garden.
Derived terms
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *ɗɔː ( “ satiated ” ) . Cognate with Arem dɑː .
Pronunciation
Adjective
no • (奴 , 𩛂 )
full ( of the stomach )
Antonym: đói
No bụng rồi.My stomach's full .
( archaic ) full ; complete
( chemistry , of a solution ) saturated
( chemistry , of an organic compound ) saturated
Usage notes
In modern usages, no only refers to the stomach being full, or by extension, a person having had enough to eat.
See also
Votic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .) Cognate with Finnish no and Ingrian no .
Interjection
no
well
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian но ( no ) .
Conjunction
no
but ( when serving to contrast )
References
Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012 ) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language ], 2nd edition, Tallinn
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French nom , from Latin nōmen ( “ name ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ .
Pronunciation
Noun
no m (plural nos )
name
West Frisian
Adverb
no
now
Derived terms
Further reading
“no ”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Interjection
no
eh , isn't it , true (at end of declarative sentence, forms question to prompt listener's agreement)
Further reading
“no ”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
White Hmong
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔnu̯ɔmH ( “ cold ” ) .[ 1]
Adjective
no
( of weather ) cold
No no li. ― It's cold.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔneinX ( “ this ” ) .[ 1]
Determiner
no
an indicator of current or present location : this (place , time , person , thing )
lub tsev no ― this house
Derived terms
References
Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979 ) White Hmong — English Dictionary , SEAP Publications, →ISBN , page 141 .
↑ 1.0 1.1 Ratliff, Martha (2010 ) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN , page 277 .
Yola
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English no, na , from Old English nā .
Adverb
no
not
1867 , GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY [ 1] :Aamezil cou no stoane. Themselves could not stand.
1867 , “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY , number 14 , page 90 :Outh o'mee hoane ch'ull no part wi' Wathere. Out of my hand I'll not part with Walter.
1867 , “SONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY , number 2, page 108 :Hea had no much wut, He had not much wit,
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Determiner
no
Alternative form of na
1927 , “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD , line 3 [ 2] :Vo no own caars. Whom no one cares.
References
^ Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland , London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867 , page 32
^ Kathleen A. Browne (1927 ) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2 , Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129