nobbut C2+ Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /ˈnɒbət/ UK /ˈnɒbət/ See IPA manual Freq #532535 Meanings 1 adv Northern English dialect: only; merely; nothing but There was nobbut one candle left in the house. Etymology From no + but. Compare Scots nae but, nae bit (“no more than, only, merely, just”). Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nobbut **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈnɒbət/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnɒbət/ **Frequency rank:** 532535 ## Meanings 1. Northern English dialect: only; merely; nothing but ## Examples - There was nobbut one candle left in the house. ## Etymology From no + but. Compare Scots nae but, nae bit (“no more than, only, merely, just”). ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown