Not

See also: not, NOT, nót, nôt, nốt, nőt, not., and Appendix:Variations of "not"

German

Alternative forms

  • Noht, Noth (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German nōt, from Old High German nōt from Proto-Germanic *naudiz. Compare Low German Noot, Dutch nood, English need, Danish nød, Icelandic nauð.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /noːt/
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  • Rhymes: -oːt

Noun

Not f (genitive Not, plural Nöte)

  1. need, imminence
    Kinder in NotChildren in Need
  2. necessity, poverty
  3. emergency, crisis

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Not in Duden online
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