næse

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish næsæ, from Old Norse nǫs, from Proto-Germanic *nasō, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛːsə]

Noun

næse c (singular definite næsen, plural indefinite næser)

1. nose
2. reprimand, slap on the wrist, reproval

Inflection

Declension of næse

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	næse	næsen	næser	næserne
genitive	næses	næsens	næsers	næsernes

Derived terms

• næsetip c

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈnæːs̠ə/

Verb

næse

1. second-person singular preterite indicative of nësen
2. first/third-person singular preterite subjunctive of nësen

Old English

Alternative forms

• nese, næsi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæ.se/, [ˈnæ.ze]

Adverb

næse

1. (Northumbrian) no