núa
See also: nua, nuâ, nũa, nửa, nứa, nữa, nu'a, and nua-
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gnúa, cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (bnauan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnuːa/
- Rhymes: -uːa
Verb
núa (ri-verb, third-person singular past indicative neri or néri, supine núið)
- to rub, massage syn.
- to wipe syn.
Usage notes
- One of the four ri-verbs in Icelandic, the other being snúa (“to turn”), gróa (“to grow; to heal”) and róa (“to row”).
- Even though some forms that include the letter e are pronounced as having an é, the e-spelling is thought to be correct by the Icelandic ministry of education. The preferred spelling of the first person singular past tense indicative form of the word núa would thus be neri (“I rubbed”) instead of néri (“I rubbed”), although both forms are used.
Synonyms
- (to rub def.): nudda
- (to wipe def.): þurka
Derived terms
- núa um nasir
- núa saman höndum
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *nouyos (compare Welsh newydd, Breton nevez), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n͈uːa̯/
Adjective
núa
- new
Descendants
- Irish: nua
- Manx: noa
- Scottish Gaelic: nuadh
References
- “núa, núae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Shuar
Noun
núa
- Alternative spelling of nua
References
- Chicham: Dictionario Enciclopédico Shuar-Castellano