nus

See also: NUS and nu-s

Albanian

Etymology

A Gheg word. From Proto-Albanian *snutja, from Proto-Indo-European *sneu (“to turn, to spin”). Cognate to Sanskrit स्नावन् (snāvan, “band, sinew”).

Noun

nus m

1. thread, string

Related terms

• pe

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈnus/
• Rhymes: -us

Etymology 1

From Latin root *nudus, from nodus.

Noun

nus m (plural nusos)

1. knot

Etymology 2

Adjective

nus

1. masculine plural of nu

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Chuukese

Noun

nus

1. remainder
2. leftover

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French

Adjective

nus

1. masculine plural of nu

Anagrams

• uns

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Indonesian

Noun

nus

1. squid

See also

• cumi-cumi

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Kristang

Etymology

From Portuguese nós (“we”), from Old Portuguese nos (“we”), from Latin nōs (“we; us”).

Pronoun

nus

1. we (first-person plural personal pronoun)

See also

Kristang personal pronouns (edit)
Person	Singular	Plural
First	yo	nus
Second	bos	bolotu
Third	eli	olotu

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Norman

Adjective

nus

1. masculine plural of nu

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Novial

Pronoun

nus

1. we; us

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Old French

Pronoun

nus

1. Alternative form of nos; we (first-person plural subject pronoun)

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Portuguese

Adjective

nus m pl

1. Masculine plural of adjective nu.

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Romansch

Etymology

From Latin nōs.

Pronoun

nus

1. we

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

English nose

Noun

nus

1. (anatomy) nose
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:7 (translation here):

     Bihain God, Bikpela i kisim graun na em i wokim man long en. Na em i winim win bilong laip i go insait long nus bilong man, na man i kisim laip.

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