Nues
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German nasa, from Proto-Germanic *nasō. Cognate with German Nase, North Frisian naas, Icelandic nös; also related to Dutch neus, English nose, West Frisian noas.
Pronunciation
Noun
Nues f (plural Nuesen)
- nose
- 2013, Christiane de Bricasart, Wann d'Rous sech verstoppt fir ze kräischen, →ISBN:
- E puer Mol hannereneen huet hie mech mat der Stir op de Bord vum Dësch gedonnert bis d'Blutt aus menger Nues gesprëtzt koum.
- Several times in a row he thumped my forehead on the edge of the table until blood sprayed out of my nose.
Derived terms
Categories:
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish 1-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/uəs
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish nouns
- Luxembourgish feminine nouns
- Luxembourgish terms with quotations
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