noz

See also: nož, nōz, nóż, and nôž

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton and Old Breton nos, probably from Proto-Celtic *noxs, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Cognates include Welsh nos and Cornish nos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoːs/

Noun

noz f (plural nozioù)

1. night

Related terms

• fest-noz

Galician

Alternative forms

• anoz, noce

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese noz (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, alteration of Latin nucem.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈnɔθ]
• (dialectal, western) IPA^(key): [ˈnɔs]

Noun

noz f (plural noces)

1. walnut
2. Adam's apple

Derived terms

• Nocelo
• noz moscada

Related terms

• nogueira

References

• “noz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “noces” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “noz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “noz” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “noz” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin nostros, nostras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔt͡s/

Pronoun

noz (plural, singular nostre)

1. our

   noz ennemis

   our enemies

Descendants

• French: nos

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *naut, see also Old English nēat, Old Norse naut.

Noun

noz n

1. cattle

Portuguese

nozes

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, alteration of Latin nucem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ(j)s/ [ˈnɔ(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ(j)s/ [ˈnɔ(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ(j)ʃ/ [ˈnɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔʃ/

• Homophone: nós
• Hyphenation: noz

Noun

noz f (plural nozes)

1. nut
2. walnut (fruit)
3. (usually used in plural, colloquial) testicle

Related terms

• nogueira
• quebra-nozes