movable nu

English

Noun

movable nu (plural movable nus)

1. (grammar) 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.

Synonyms

• ephelcystic nu, nu movable

Translations

Translations

• French: nu éphelcystique m
• Greek:

  Ancient: νῦ ἐφελκυστικόν n (nû ephelkustikón)

Anagrams

• ovalbumen, unmovable