movable nu

noun

The letter nu placed on the end of some grammatical forms in Attic or Ionic Greek, to avoid two vowels in a row (hiatus) or to create a long syllable in poetic meter.

Similar
ephelcystic nunu movable
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounmovable nu (plural movable nus)

plural movable nus

  1. grammarThe letter nu placed on the end of some grammatical forms in Attic or Ionic Greek, to avoid two vowels in a row (hiatus) or to create a long syllable in poetic meter.

    Synonyms: ephelcystic nu, nu movable

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe letter nu placed on the end of some grammatical forms in Attic or Ionic Greek, to avoid two vowels in a row (hiatus) or to create a long syllable in poetic meter.

Similar
ephelcystic nunu movable
Also see
ephelcystic nunu movable

Translations

Ancient Greek νῦ ἐφελκυστικόν
  • νῦ ἐφελκυστικόν (nû ephelkustikón)Translations
French nu éphelcystique
  • nu éphelcystiqueTranslations
Spanish ni eufónica
  • ni eufónicaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

movable nu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movable%20nu

MLA

“movable nu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movable%20nu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “movable nu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movable%20nu.

Source: movable nu on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.