nasu

See also: našu and nāšu

Finnish

Etymology

Child speak / sound-symbolic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑsu/, [ˈnɑs̠u]
• Rhymes: -ɑsu
• Syllabification^(key): na‧su

Noun

nasu

1. (childish) pig

Declension

Inflection of nasu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		nasu	nasut
genitive		nasun	nasujen
partitive		nasua	nasuja
illative		nasuun	nasuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nasu	nasut
accusative	nom.	nasu	nasut
	gen.	nasun
genitive		nasun	nasujen
partitive		nasua	nasuja
inessive		nasussa	nasuissa
elative		nasusta	nasuista
illative		nasuun	nasuihin
adessive		nasulla	nasuilla
ablative		nasulta	nasuilta
allative		nasulle	nasuille
essive		nasuna	nasuina
translative		nasuksi	nasuiksi
instructive		—	nasuin
abessive		nasutta	nasuitta
comitative		—	nasuineen

Possessive forms of nasu (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	nasuni	nasumme
2nd person	nasusi	nasunne
3rd person	nasunsa

Synonyms

• possu
• sika

Anagrams

• anus, asun, suan, suna

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Japanese

Romanization

nasu

1. Rōmaji transcription of なす

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nasō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑ.su/, [ˈnɑ.zu]

Noun

nasu f

1. (anatomy) nose

Declension

Declension of nasu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	nasu	nasa, nase
accusative	nase	nasa, nase
genitive	nase	nasa
dative	nase	nasum

Related terms

• næs
• nosu

Descendants

• Middle English: nase, nasse, nease

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Sakizaya

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 茄子(なす) (nasu, “eggplant”).

Noun

nasu

1. eggplant

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Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin nāsus.

Noun

nasu m (plural nasos)

1. nose

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Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin nāsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnasu/
• Hyphenation: na‧su

Noun

nasu m (plural nasi)

1. (anatomy) nose

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Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nasu.

Verb

nasu

1. to cook by boiling