Lingua Franca Nova – English Dictionary

n — abbr (numero) number

nabo — n turnip

nada — v swim; n swim

naderia — n swimming baths (premises), swimming complex, natatorium

nadir — n nadir

nafta — n naphtha

naftalina — n naphthalina

naftol — n naphthol

naive — a naive, ingenuous

naivia — n naivety, naïveté, naiveness

Namibia — n Namibia

namibian — a n Namibian

nana — a n dwarf, midget

nano- — pref nano- (10^-9)

nara — v narrate, tell, relate (story); n narration, story, tale, chronicle

malnara — v garble (story)

nara de fes — n fairy tale

nara en tre libros — n trilogy

nara fondal — n backstory

naras — n stories, fiction

naras siensal — n science fiction

nareta — n short story

naror — n storyteller, narrator, raconteur

narcolesia — n narcolepsy

narcolesica — a narcoleptic

narcose — n narcosis

narcotica — a n narcotic (drug)

nardo — n spikenard (plant)

narina — n nostril

narsisiste — a narcissistic; n narcissist

narsisisme — n narcissism

narsiso — n narcissus

narval — n narwhal (mammal)

nas — n nose

nasal — a nasal; n nasal (consonant)

nasali — v nasalize

nase — v be born; n birth

la Renase — n the Renaissance

nasente — a nascent

renase — v be reborn; n rebirth, renaissance

nasion — n nation, state (political)

nasional — a national

nasionali — v nationalize; n nationalization

nasionalia — n nationality

nasionalisme — n nationalism

nasionaliste — a nationalistic; n nationalist

Nasiones Unida — n pl United Nations

nasturtio — n nasturtium (plant: genus Tropaeolum)

natal — n Christmas

de natal — a Christmas

la sera de natal — n Christmas Eve

nativa — a native (to a place); n native

renativi — v repatriate; n repatriation

natur — n nature

natural — a natural; organic (food); adv naturally, of course

naturiste — n naturalist

supranatural — a supernatural

nauatla — a n Nahuatl (language)

Nauero — n Nauru

nauero — a n Nauruan

nausea — v nauseate; n nausea, nauseation

nauseada — a nauseated

nauseos — a nauseous

naveta — n shuttle (weaving); ferry (boat)

naveta spasial — n space shuttle

naviga — v sail, navigate; n sailing, navigation

navigor — n navigator

nazi — a n Nazi

nazisme — n Nazism

nb — abbr (nota bon) N.B., nota bene

ne — n nay (Middle Eastern flute)

nebla — n fog

desneblador — n demister, defogger

desnebli — v demist, defog; deblur (images)

nebla fumos — n smog

neblador — n mister, nebulizer

nebleta — n mist, haze

nebli — v mist up, fog up, become misty, become foggy; blur (images)

neblos — a vague, fuzzy; blurry (images)

nebulosa — n nebula

necrofil — a n necrophiliac

necrofilia — n necrophilia

necromansia — n necromancy

Nederland — n Netherlands, Holland (Netherlands)

nederlandes — a n Dutch, Netherlandish (person, language)

nega — v deny, negate, repudiate, nullify, annul; n denial, negation, repudiation, annulment

nega a se — v deny oneself; n abnegation, self-denial

nega con se testa — v shake one's head

negable — a deniable

nonegable — a undeniable; adv undeniably

negativa — a negative; n negative (photography)

negosia — v negotiate; n negotiation

negosior — n negotiator

negra — a n black (color)

negra con carbon — a sooty

negra de carbon — n soot

negri — v blacken, char

nelumbo — n sacred lotus (genus Nelumbo)

neodimio — n neodymium (element)

neon — n neon (element)

Nepal — n Nepal

nepali — a n Nepali, Nepalese (person, language)

nepentes — n pitcher plant (plant: genus Nepenthes)

nepeta — n catnip (plant)

nervo — n nerve

nervo oial — n optic nerve

nervo serebral — n cerebral nerve

nervos — a nervous

nesesa — v need, require (physical obligation), lack; n need (state)

nesesa ce — v it is necessary that...

nesesada — a needed, required, necessary, indispensable, must-have; adv necessarily; n necessity, requirement, must (object of need)

nonesesada — a unnecessary, dispensable

neta — n granddaughter

duneta — n great-granddaughter

duneto — n great-grandson

netisme — n nepotism

neto — n grandson

treneta — n great-great-granddaughter

treneto — n great-great-grandson

neta — a adv net, nett (excluding tax)

netar — n nectar

netarina — n sunbird (bird: family Nectariniidae)

netsuce — n netsuke (carved obi toggle)

netunio — n neptunium (element)

Netuno — n Neptune (planet, mythology)

neurastenia — n neurasthenia

neurastenial — a neurasthenic

neuton — n newton (measure)

neutra — a neutral; neuter (gender)

neutri — v neutralize, neuter, spay

neutria — n neutrality

neutrino — n neutrino

neutrofil — n neutrophil

neutron — n neutron

neva — v snow; n snow

niama — n yam (plant, root: genus Dioscorea)

Nicaragua — n Nicaragua

nicaraguan — a n Nicaraguan

nicel — n nickel (element); five cent piece (money)

nido — n nest, hive, den, lair

nidi — v nest; nestle

nido de abeas — n beehive

nidor — n nestling (bird)

Nijer — n Niger

nijerien — a n Nigerien

Nijeria — n Nigeria

nijerian — a n Nigerian

nilon — n nylon

nimbo — a n nimbus (cloud)

nimfa — n nymph

nimfea — n water lily (plant: family Nymphaeaceae)

nimfomania — n nymphomania

nimfomanica — a n nymphomaniac

ninja — n ninja

niobio — n niobium

Nion — n Japan (also Japan)

nion — a n Japanese (person, language)

nirvana — n nirvana

nitrojen — n nitrogen

nivel — a level, even (on same level); n level (stage of progress); floor, story (US), storey (Br), deck (of ship)

nivel de mar — n sea level

nivel de tera — n ground floor, ground level

nivel prima — n first floor (above ground level)

nix — n niche

no — det no; adv preverb not; conj (and) not

esta, no acel — this, (and) not that

no cosa — n nothing

no loca — n nowhere

no... no... — conj neither... nor...

no — n noh

no — intj no

Noa — n Noah

nobelio — n nobelium (element)

nobil — a noble; n noble

nobilia — n nobility

noca — n knuckle

noda — v knot; n knot, node

noda limfal — n lymph node

noda papilin — n bow (knot)

nodos — a knotty, nodose

nom — n name; noun

autonomida — a self-proclaimed, self-styled

con nom falsa — a pseudonymous; adv pseudonymously

malnomida — a misnamed; n misnomer

nom ante sposi — n maiden name

nom de gera — n nom de guerre

nom duple — n double noun (e.g. "la mensa janero")

nom falsa — n alias, pseudonym

nom familial — n family name, surname

nom individual — n first name

nom madral — n matronym

nom orijinal — n original name, maiden name, birth name

nom padral — n patronym

nom propre — n proper noun

nomes — n pl names, nomenclature

nometa — n nickname

nomi — v name, give a name to, appoint

par nom — a nominal

renomi — v rename

sin nom — a nameless, anonymous

nominativa — a n nominative

non- — pref un-, non- (added to a: a opposite of ...; added to n of same form as v: n non-, lack of ...; becomes no- before N)

nonagon — a nonagonal; n nonagon

norde — a north, northern; n north

nordica — a Norse

Noria — n Norway

norsce — a Norwegian

norma — n norm, standard

nonormal — a abnormal, aberrant, odd, strange

nonormalia — n abnormality, aberration

normal — a normal, ordinary, usual, standard, conventional; adv normally, ordinarily, usually

normali — v normalize; n normalization

normoblasto — n normoblast

nos — pron we, us; det our

nosiva — a harmful

nonosiva — a benign, harmless, innocuous

nostaljia — n nostalgia

nota — v note, notice; (musical) note; n note, letter, message, annotation, notice, bulletin

nonotada — a unnoted, unnoticed; n oversight

nota basa — n footnote

nota bon — intj by the way, nota bene

nota codal — n endnote

nota de reseta — n receipt

nota de serti — n certificate

notable — a notable, remarkable; adv notably, remarkably

notas (de reuni) — n minutes (of meeting)

notor — n notary

note — n night

a note — adv at night

en la note — adv in the night, overnight

medianote — n midnight

notal — a nocturnal

note tarda — n late night

noti — v become night; n nightfall, dusk

pos medianote — adv after midnight, in the dead of night, in the middle of the night

nova — a new, novel, recent; adv again

bon novas — n pl good news, good tidings

la plu nova — a newest, latest (as in "the latest thing in fashion")

mal novas — n pl bad news, bad tidings

novas — n pl news, tidings, current events

noveta — n novelty, curiosity

renovi — v renew, renovate, upgrade, refurbish; n renewal, renovation, upgrade, refurbishment

nova — n nova (astronomy)

supranova — n supernova

nove — det nine; a ninth (ordinal)

novi — v split into nine; n ninth (fraction)

novela — n novel

novela rosa — n romance novel

noveleta — n novella

novelor — n novelist

novembre — n November

noza — n nut (generally); walnut

noza de Brazil — n Brazil nut

nozeta — n hazelnut

nozeto — n hazel (tree: genus Carylus)

nozo — n walnut (tree: genus Juglans)

nozo american — n hickory (tree: genus Carya)

nozo de Brazil — n Brazil nut (tree: genus Bertholletia)

-nte — suf active participle (added to v: a ...ing; n person or thing that is ...ing)

nu — n nu (Greek letter)

nube — n cloud; the internet (e.g. "cloud computing")

nube de zucar — n marshmallow (confection)

nubos — a cloudy

nubosia — n cloudiness

sin nube — a cloudless, cloudfree

nuca — n nape, back of the neck

nucleo — n nucleus; head (syntax)

nucleal — a nuclear, nucleic

nucleol — n nucleolus

nuda — a nude, naked, bare, exposed

nudi — v strip, denude

nudia — n nudity, nakedness

nudisme — n nudism

nudiste — n nudist

nuga — n nougat

numatico — n tire (US), tyre (Br) (of wheel)

numero — n number (position in sequence, but not how many in total); issue, edition (of periodical); item, entry (in list); numeral (part of speech)

numeral — a numeric

numeri — v number, assign a number to

numero nonreta — n odd number

numero primal — n prime number

numero reta — n even number

numero sin costa — n toll-free number (telephone)

numeros — a numerous

sin numero — a countless, innumerable

numerolojia — n numerology

numerolojiste — n numerologist

numismatia — n numismatics, coin collecting

numismatial — a numismatic

numismatiste — n numismatist, coin collector

nun — pron no one, nobody

nunca — adv never, ever

nuntxacu — n nunchaku (Japanese weapon)

nuri — v feed, nourish, fuel (metaphor); n nourishment

malnurida — a malnourished, undernourished

nurinte — a nutritious; n nutrient

nuriste — n nutritionist

renuri — v feed again, feed back; n feedback (audio, video)