n.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "n"
Translingual
Alternative forms
- N.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nervus (“nerve”).
Noun
n. (plural nn.)
- (anatomy) nerve
English
Noun
n.
- Abbreviation of note.
- (law) Abbreviation of footnote.
- (grammar) Abbreviation of noun.
- Abbreviation of north.
Usage notes
This is the customary abbreviation of "note"/"footnote" as used in legal citation. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Subdivisions", Table T16, p. 472-73.
Adjective
n. (not comparable)
- (grammar) Abbreviation of neuter.
- Abbreviation of northern.
Esperanto
Abbreviation
n.
- Abbreviation of naskiĝinta (“born”).
Finnish
Abbreviation
n.
- Short form of noin (approx.).
Spanish
Noun
n. m (uncountable)
- Abbreviation of nombre.