nas
Abenaki Edit
Numeral Edit
nas
Big Nambas Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
nas
References Edit
- Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox
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)
Usage notes Edit
In Algherese, the primary plural is nasos.
Derived terms Edit
References Edit
- “nas” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nas”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “nas” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “nas” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- El Català de l'Alguer : un model d'àmbit restringit, Barcelona, 2003, →ISBN, page 25
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)
Etymology 2 Edit
From a mutation of as.
Pronoun Edit
nas f (accusative)
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
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
nâs m or f (plural nâs-nâs)
Iban Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
nas
Ingrian Edit
→○ | illative | nasse |
---|---|---|
○ | inessive | nas |
○→ | elative | nast |
Etymology Edit
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Pronunciation Edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnɑsːɑ/, [ˈnɑs̠ː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnɑs/, [ˈnɑʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑsː, -ɑs
- Hyphenation: nas
- Homophone: nasse
Postposition Edit
nas (+ illative or allative)
- (of time) up to, until
- (of distance or motion) all the way to
nas (+ elative or ablative)
- (of time) ever since
- (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
Lombard Edit
Etymology Edit
Akin to Italian naso, from Latin nasus.
Noun Edit
nas
Lower Sorbian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Pronoun Edit
nas
Megleno-Romanian Edit
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
nas
Northern Kurdish Edit
Etymology Edit
Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
nas (comparative nastir, superlative herî nas or nastirîn, Arabic spelling ناس)
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
Adverb Edit
nas
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
Related terms Edit
Polish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Pronoun Edit
nas
Portuguese Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: nas
Etymology 1 Edit
Contraction Edit
nas f pl
- 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
- 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)
Declension Edit
Derived terms Edit
- da nas
- da peste nas
- își lua nasul la purtare
- își vedea lungul nasului
- năsos
- năsuc
- sub nas
- trage pe nas
Related terms Edit
See also Edit
Romansch Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- nes (Puter)
Etymology Edit
From Latin nāsus, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.
Noun Edit
nas m
Scottish Gaelic Edit
Etymology Edit
From Middle Irish níd as (“a thing that is”); compare Irish nios.
Pronunciation Edit
Particle Edit
nas
- Precedes the comparative form of an adjective or an adverb.
- glic → nas glice ― wise → wiser
- mòr → nas motha ― big → bigger
Usage notes Edit
- Only used in the present and future tenses. In the past tense and the conditional mood, na bu and na b' are used.
- Lenites initial f if followed by a vowel:
- fuar → nas fhuaire ― cold → colder
See also Edit
Serbo-Croatian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Pronoun Edit
nȃs (Cyrillic spelling на̑с)