nowt

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

bull

ox

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Translations

toro

Bulle

rien

toro

taurus

toro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/naʊt/

Etymology

Cognate with Western Frisian: neat

Cognate with German: nichts

Inherited from Middle English: nowte

Cognate with Old English: nēat

Cognate with English: neat

In summary

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