noot

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English

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noot

  1. (Geordie) nothing

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Etymology

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From Dutch noot, from Middle Dutch note, from Old French note, from Latin nota.

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Noun

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noot (plural note, diminutive nootjie)

  1. A musical note.
  2. A note, a reference.

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Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch nōte, from Old Dutch *nutu, from Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.

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noot f (plural noten, diminutive nootje n)

  1. nut
  2. (vulgar, chiefly plural) testicle, nut
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  • Afrikaans: neut
  • Jersey Dutch: nœüt, nût
  • Negerhollands: neet, noot
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: noot
  • Papiamentu: nechi, neetsje, neetsjie (from the diminutive)
  • Saramaccan: notò

Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch note, from Old French note, from Latin nota.

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noot f (plural noten, diminutive nootje n)

  1. note (musical note)
  2. note (brief remark)
  3. note (a commentary or reference appended to a text)
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Etymology 3

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From Proto-Germanic *nautą (foredeal, profit, property, livestock).

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noot n (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) cattle, livestock
  2. (archaic) cow, neat

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Middle English

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Verb

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noot

  1. Alternative form of not (not to know)

Scots

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Pronoun

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noot

  1. nothing

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A hypercorrection of nowt, used generally by the younger generation.

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