nowt

Signification (Anglais)

Pron

Naught, nothing.

Noun

Naught, nothing.

Adv

Naught, nothing.

Noun

1. (Northern-England, Scotland) An ox.
2. (Northern-England, Scotland) A herd of cattle.
3. (Northern-England, Scotland, figuratively) A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn.

Concepts

rien

Synonymes

bull

ox

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Traductions

toro

Bulle

toro

taurus

toro

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/naʊt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à frison occidental: neat

Appartenant à allemand: nichts

Hérité de moyen anglais: nowte

Appartenant à ancien anglais: nēat

Appartenant à anglais: neat

In summary

Dialectal pronunciation of naught. Akin to West Frisian neat (“nothing”), German nichts (“nothing”).