nus

See also: NUS, nús, and nu-s

English

Noun

nus

1. plural of nu

Albanian

Etymology

A Gheg word. From Proto-Albanian *snutja, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to turn, to spin”). Cognate to Sanskrit स्नावन् (snāvan, “band, sinew”).

Noun

nus m

1. thread, string

Related terms

• pe

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Possibly a deverbal of nusar, from Vulgar Latin *nōdāre, from Latin nōdus. Alternatively, from the plural of nu, from older Old Catalan nuu, from Vulgar Latin *nūdus, alteration of Latin nōdus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gned-, *gnod- (“to bind”). Compare Occitan nos, French nœud, Spanish nudo.

Noun

nus m (plural nusos)

1. knot
2. tie, bond

   Synonym: lligam

3. (figurative) core, heart

   el nus de la qüestió ― the heart of the question

4. (nautical) knot
5. (anatomy) knuckle

Derived terms

• nus de pescador
• nus gordià
• nus hongarès
• nus pla

Related terms

• nuar

Etymology 2

Adjective

nus

1. masculine plural of nu

References

• “nus” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “nus”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “nus” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “nus” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Chuukese

Noun

nus

1. remainder
2. leftover

Fala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nus/

Etymology 1

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

Pronoun

nus

1. First person plural dative and accusative pronoun; us

Usage notes

• The form mus is more common in Lagarteiru.
• Only used in Mañegu when suffixed to an impersonal verb form.

See also

Fala personal pronouns

			nominative	dative	accusative	disjunctive
first person	singular		ei	me, -mi		mi
	plural	common	nos	musL nusLV nos, -nusM		nos
		masculine	noshotrusM			noshotrusM
		feminine	noshotrasM			noshotrasM
second person	singular		tú	te, -ti		ti
	plural	common	vos	vusLV vos, -vusM		vos
		masculine	voshotrusM			voshotrusM
		feminine	voshotrasM			voshotrasM
third person	singular	masculine	el	le, -li	uLV, oM	el
		feminine	ela		a	ela
	plural	masculine	elis		usLV, osM	elis
		feminine	elas		as	elas
	reflexive		—	se, -si		sí

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese nos, equivalent to en (“in”) +‎ os (masculine plural definite article).

Alternative forms

• nos (Mañegu)

Contraction

nus m pl (singular nu, feminine na, feminine plural nas)

1. (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu) in the

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[2], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ny/

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Adjective

nus

1. masculine plural of nu

Anagrams

• uns

Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nuəs.

Noun

nus (first-person possessive nusku, second-person possessive nusmu, third-person possessive nusnya)

1. squid

See also

• cumi-cumi
• ikan nus
• sotong

Kristang

Etymology

From Portuguese nós (“we”), from Old Galician-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

Norman

Adjective

nus

1. masculine plural of nu

Old French

Pronoun

nus

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -us

Adjective

nus

1. masculine plural of nu

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin nōs.

Pronoun

nus

1. we

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

From English nose.

Noun

nus

1. (anatomy) nose
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:7:

     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.

     →New International Version translation

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *neuŋX (“mother's brother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nu˩/

Noun

nus

1. brother (as called by his sister)

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[3], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.