Nu (interjection)
The interjection Nu [nʊʔ] is a regional expression for “yes” in Saxony ( Meißnische , Lausitz dialects ) and Lower Silesia . “Nu!” Is pronounced with a short “u” followed by a glottal stop. In parts of Saxony as well as in Thuringia, the pronunciation is No and the usage can vary slightly.
It is also reduplicated to “nu nu” , which a.) Reinforce a statement, for example: “Nu nu, let's do it like that.” Or b.) A statement should be questioned e.g. B .: "Nu nu, you are crazy!"
Occasionally, a descent from Czech ( Bohemian , ano = ja) is assumed, or from “nu wor?” Wiktionary , a modification of “not true?” Comparable to “gell?” And “ne?”. Which is rather unlikely, since the expression is also used regionally in the former Bohemian , Silesian parts of Poland. Nu ' is also used as a common interjection in Yiddish . See: Jewish joke , fourth example given
The interjection with the adverb “nu” with a longer “u”, derived from “nun”, is not to be confused.
The Internet pages of the Dresden culture magazine use the top-level domain of the Pacific island of Niue called .nu, alluding to the interjection typical in the local regiolect .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Klecker, Hans, Oberlausitzer Dictionary, Spitzkunnersdorf, Oberlausitzer Verlag 2003, ISBN 3-933827-39-6 (online)
- ^ The confirming Saxon "no" - a West Slavic substratum? , an online discussion in the "History of Culture and Philosophy" forum, created by El Quijote on September 17, 2014
- ↑ Ulrike Greim: The Little History of Language. Thuringian - Or: Why they speak so differently. - , Deutschlandradio Kultur - Country report, editor Claus Stephan Rehfeld, broadcast on April 19, 2011
- ↑ Christine von Brühl : Instructions for use for Dresden. 2nd Edition. Piper 2012.
- ↑ Uta Wallraff: Selected phonetic analyzes of the colloquial language of the city of Halle an der Saale. Diss., Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, 2007 S. 62nd .