nux

Meaning

1. (declension-3, feminine) nut
2. (declension-3, feminine) nut tree
3. (declension-3, feminine) a fruit with a hard shell or rind
4. (declension-3, feminine, figuratively) a thing of no value
5. (declension-3, feminine, poetic) almond tree

Concepts

nut

walnut

Translations

noz

nuez

noce

noix

noot

nou

🆕

Nuss

ceviz

مكسرات

καρύδι

notz

Nüsse

núcula

fruta seca

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈnʊks]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *knuks, from a root *knu- also found in Proto-Celtic *knūs (source of Irish cnó) and Proto-Germanic *hnuts (source of English nut). Based on the form of the nouns and the restriction of the root to Germanic, Celtic and Italic, it has been argued to be of non-Indo-European origin. De Vaan suggests that it is related to nūgae (“trifles”).