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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

Not.

need, imminence

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/noːt/

  1. need, imminence

    feminine
    zur Not

  2. necessity, poverty

    feminine

  3. emergency, crisis

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German nōt, from Old High German nōt, from Proto-West Germanic *naudi. Cognates * Low German Nood * Dutch nood * English need * Danish nød * Icelandic nauð.

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