Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Northern England, not comparable)Naught, nothing.

Examples

12 sentences

  1. There's nowt as queer as folk.

    deSo etwas kommt vor. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. You don't get owt for nowt.

    deVon nichts kommt nichts. — Wolf

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  3. It'd be better if you said nowt.

    deEs wäre besser, wenn du schwiegest. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. There's nowt but milk in the fridge.

    deIm Kühlschrank steht nur Milch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. She said nowt to me about it.

    deDarüber hat sie zu mir nichts gesagt. — brauchinet

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Origin

Dialectal pronunciation of naught. Akin to West Frisian neat (“nothing”), German nichts (“

Dialectal pronunciation of naught. Akin to West Frisian neat (“nothing”), German nichts (“nothing”).

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Antonyms

1 antonyms
owt

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
nowadaysA2nowhereB1noxiousnozzlenuance
nowt — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto