nas

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Abenaki[edit]

Numeral[edit]

nas

  1. three

Big Nambas[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nas

  1. banana

References[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Catalan nas, from Latin nāsus, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nas m (plural nassos)

  1. nose

Usage notes[edit]

In Algherese, the primary plural is nasos.

Derived terms[edit]

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Galician[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From contraction of preposition en (in) + feminine plural article as (the).

Pronunciation[edit]

Contraction[edit]

nas f pl (masculine sg no, feminine sg na, masculine plural nos)

  1. in the

Etymology 2[edit]

From a mutation of as.

Pronoun[edit]

nas f (accusative)

  1. Alternative form of as (them, feminine plural)
Usage notes[edit]

The n- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -u or a diphthong, and are suffixed to the preceding word.

Related terms[edit]

Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English nurse.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nâs m or f (plural nâs-nâs)

  1. nurse

Ingrian[edit]

Spatial inflection of nas
→○ illative nasse
inessive nas
○→ elative nast

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Postposition[edit]

nas (+ illative or allative)

  1. (of time) up to, until
  2. (of distance or motion) all the way to

nas (+ elative or ablative)

  1. (of time) ever since
  2. (of distance or motion) all the way from

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 336

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

nās

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of

Lombard[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Akin to Italian naso, from Latin nasus.

Noun[edit]

nas

  1. nose

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

nas

  1. genitive/accusative/locative of my

Megleno-Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin nasus.

Noun[edit]

nas

  1. nose

Northern Kurdish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (to know).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nas (comparative nastir, superlative herî nas or nastirîn, Arabic spelling ناس‎)

  1. acquainted, familiar

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “nas”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 54

Northern Sami[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnas/

Adverb[edit]

nas

  1. what about

Further reading[edit]

  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Piedmontese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nas m

  1. nose

Related terms[edit]

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

nas

  1. genitive/accusative/locative of my

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: nas

Etymology 1[edit]

Contraction[edit]

nas f pl

  1. Contraction of em as (in the): feminine plural of no
    • 2000, J. K. Rowling; Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo, Rocco, page 71:
      Gosto de sentir uma brisa saudável nas minhas partes, obrigado.
      I like to feel a healthy breeze on my parts, thank you.
Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:no.

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

nas

  1. Alternative form of as (third-person feminine plural objective pronoun) used as an enclitic following a verb form ending in a nasal vowel or diphthong
    Façam-nas. (Portugal)Make them.
    Farão-nas. (Portugal)They will make them.
Usage notes[edit]
  • This form is not found in Brazilian speech.
Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:no.

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin nāsus, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nas n (plural nasuri)

  1. nose

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

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Romansch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin nāsus, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

Noun[edit]

nas m

  1. (anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) nose

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish níd as (a thing that is); compare Irish nios.

Pronunciation[edit]

Particle[edit]

nas

  1. Precedes the comparative form of an adjective or an adverb.
    glic → nas glicewise → wiser
    mòr → nas mothabig → bigger

Usage notes[edit]

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

nȃs (Cyrillic spelling на̑с)

  1. of us (genitive plural of (I))
  2. us (accusative plural of (I))

Declension[edit]