German Low German

Noun

Noot f (plural Nööt)

1. need, imminence

   Minschen in Noot — People in Need

2. necessity, poverty
3. emergency, crisis

English

Pronoun

noot

1. (Geordie) nothing

Synonyms

• nowt

Anagrams

• onto, on to
• toon, Toon

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːt/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): [noːt]
• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [noʊ̯t]
• Rhymes: -oːt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch note, from Old Dutch *nutu, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-. Compare West Frisian nút, English nut, German Nuss, Danish nød, Swedish nöt.

Noun

noot f ‎(plural noten, diminutive nootje n)

1. nut

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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)

Etymology 3

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

Noun

noot n ‎(uncountable)

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

Anagrams

• toon

Scots

Pronoun

noot

1. nothing

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• nowt