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nok.

tap

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈnʌɡ̊]
  1. tap

    common-gender · dialectal
  2. yardarm, peak

    common-gender
  3. something curved', related to (a) key, protruding pin-/wedge-shaped part of an object, pin that engages in a corresponding hole, outer end of a spar, e.g. a boom on a ship, end of a quay/pier Den_Danske_Ordbog

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From the noun Proto-Germanic *hnukkaz, *hnukkô (“hook”), cognate with Icelandic hnokki (“hook”), Old English hnocc (“hook, penis”). In the maritime meaning, it is in borrowed from Dutch nok or Low German Nock.

adv[ˈnʌɡ̊]
  1. enough

  2. probably

Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German nōch, from Old Saxon ginōg, cognate with Old Norse nógr, gnógr, English enough, German genug.

adv[ˈnʌɡ̊]
  1. yet

Where this word comes from

From Low German noch or German noch, from Middle Low German noch, from Old Saxon noh, from Proto-West Germanic *nuh, from Proto-Germanic *nuh (“now also, yet”), cognate with Dutch nog and Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷 (nauh).

det[ˈnʌɡ̊]
  1. enough

    uninflected
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German nōch, from Old Saxon ginōg, cognate with Old Norse nógr, gnógr, English enough, German genug.

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