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noch.

still, yet (up to and including a given time)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adv/nɔx/standard/nɔ//no/Austria, Southern-Germany, also, southern-Germany

  1. still, yet (up to and including a given time)

    Magst du mich noch?
    Ich bin noch nicht fertig.

  2. still, eventually, sometime (at an unspecified time in the future)

    Er kommt noch.
    Vielleicht brauchen wir das noch.

  3. additionally, in addition, besides, else; more often expressed in English with another, more

    Da ist noch einer.
    Da sind noch welche.

  4. even, still

    Seins ist sehr schön, aber deins ist noch schöner!
    Oder besser noch: du machst es sofort.

  5. again

    Wie war noch sein Name?

  6. Added to parting phrases that express a wish for the following period of time.

    Schönen Abend noch!
    Viel Spaß noch!

  7. Gives vague temporal nuances, e.g. that something is over, or that it follows something else.

    Das waren noch Zeiten!
    Nach der Arbeit gehen wir oft noch was trinken.

  8. Emphasizes that something has been preserved, inherited, passed on.

    Der Ohrring ist noch von meiner Oma.
    Diese Straßenschilder sind noch aus der Kaiserzeit.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German noch, nog, from Old High German noh, from Proto-West Germanic *noh, from Proto-Germanic *nuh, from Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”) + *-kʷe (“and, also”). Cognate to Dutch nog and noch (which are etymologically the same word).

conj/nɔx/standard/nɔ//no/Austria, Southern-Germany, also, southern-Germany

  1. nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true

    Ich mag weder ihn noch dich.
    Er versteht es nicht, noch wird er es jemals verstehen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German noch, nog, from Old High German noh, from Proto-West Germanic *noh, from Proto-Germanic *nuh, from Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”) + *-kʷe (“and, also”). Cognate to Dutch nog and noch (which are etymologically the same word).

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