næs

See also: NAEs, näes, na és, näs, ñäś, and näṣ

Danish

Noun

næs n (singular definite næsset, plural indefinite næs)

1. (geography) ness

Declension

Declension of næs

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	næs	næsset	næs	næssene
genitive	næs'	næssets	næs'	næssenes

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Icelandic

Etymology

From English nice, from Old French nice, from Latin nescius (“unaware, ignorant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naiːs/
• Rhymes: -aiːs

Adjective

næs (invariable)

1. (slang) nice, cool

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næs/

Etymology 1

From nals, nālæs, nāles, nālles (“not at all, by no means, absolutely not”), from a blend of nā (“never”) +‎ ealles (“completely”). Cognate with Old Frisian nās (“not, not at all”).

Adverb

næs

1. not, not at all

Conjunction

næs

1. not

Etymology 2

Verb

1. first/third-person singular preterite of nesan