English - Etymology 1

Noun

nog (plural nogs)

1. A wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
2. One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine.
3. (shipbuilding) A treenail to fasten the shores.

Verb

nog (third-person singular simple present nogs, present participle nogging, simple past and past participle nogged)

1. (transitive) to fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.
2. (transitive, shipbuilding) to fasten, as shores, with treenails.

English - Etymology 2

Noun

nog (plural nogs)

1. Short for noggin.

English - Etymology 3

Noun

nog (plural nogs)

1. Short for eggnog.
2. (obsolete) A kind of strong ale.

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English - Etymology 4

Noun

nog (plural nogs)

1. (offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) A dark-skinned person; nig-nog.
2. (Australia, dated, ethnic slur) A Vietnamese person.

English - Anagrams

• gon, NGO

Afrikaans - Etymology

From Dutch nog.

Afrikaans - Adverb

nog

1. still
2. (with negation) yet

Dutch - Etymology

From Middle Dutch nog, noch, from Old Dutch nogh, noch (“until now, still”), from Proto-Germanic *nuh (“still”, literally “now too”), from Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”) + *-kʷe- (“and, also”). Cognate with German noch (“yet, still”).

Dutch - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔx/
• Rhymes: -ɔx

Dutch - Adverb

nog

1. still, as before

   Nu is de auto nog mooi en schoon, maar na een paar jaar niet meer.

   Now the car is still nice and clean, but after a few years it won't be anymore.

   Ik heb nog genoeg aardappelen, ik heb niet meer nodig.

   I still have enough potatoes, I don't need more.

2. (in negative phrases) yet

   Hij is nog niet gekomen.

   He has not come yet.

3. (with an amount) more, in addition

   Ik geef je nog één kans om het te raden.

   I'm giving you one more chance to guess it.

   Ik zie nog twee vliegtuigen.

   I see two more planes.

Derived terms

Swedish - Etymology

From Old Norse nóg, nógr, gnógr, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz.

Swedish - Adverb

nog (not comparable)

1. enough, sufficient

   Har vi nog med mat för picknicken?

   Do we have enough food for the picnic?

2. probably

   Det har vi nog.

   We probably do (have that).

Volapük - Adverb

nog

1. (with negation) yet

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