gnua

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognates include German genug, Yiddish גענוג (genug), Dutch genoeg, Low German noog, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐍃 (ganōhs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̥nuɐ/

Determiner

gnua

1. (invariable) enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of

   Mia håbn ned gnua Göd. ― We don't have enough money.

Usage notes

• Gnua can never follow an article or another determiner. Moreover, it is commonly used after the referent for emphasis: De håbn Gejd gnua! (“They have money enough!”)

Pronoun

gnua

1. (invariable) enough, an adequate number or amount

   Des is gnua. ― That's enough.

Adverb

gnua

1. enough, sufficiently, in an adequate way

   De Kinder håbn gnua gspuit. ― The children have played enough.

   Des Zimmer is groß gnua. ― The room is big enough.

Derived terms

• gnua håbn