AbenakiEdit

NumeralEdit

nas

  1. three

Big NambasEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nas

  1. banana

ReferencesEdit

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Catalan nas, from Latin nāsus, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nas m (plural nassos)

  1. nose

Usage notesEdit

In Algherese, the primary plural is nasos.

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

GalicianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From contraction of preposition en (in) + feminine plural article as (the).

PronunciationEdit

ContractionEdit

nas f pl (masculine sg no, feminine sg na, masculine plural nos)

  1. in the

Etymology 2Edit

From a mutation of as.

PronounEdit

nas f (accusative)

  1. Alternative form of as (them, feminine plural)
Usage notesEdit

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 termsEdit

HausaEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English nurse.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nâs m or f (plural nâs-nâs)

  1. nurse

IngrianEdit

Spatial inflection of nas
→○ illative nasse
inessive nas
○→ elative nast

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PronunciationEdit

PostpositionEdit

nas (+ illative or allative)

  1. (of time) up to, until
  2. (of distance or motion) all the way to

nas (+ elative or ablative)

  1. (of time) ever since
  2. (of distance or motion) all the way from

SynonymsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 336

LatinEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

nās

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of

LombardEdit

EtymologyEdit

Akin to Italian naso, from Latin nasus.

NounEdit

nas

  1. nose

Lower SorbianEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

nas

  1. genitive/accusative/locative of my

Megleno-RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin nasus.

NounEdit

nas

  1. nose

Northern KurdishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (to know).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nas (comparative nastir, superlative herî nas or nastirîn, Arabic spelling ناس‎)

  1. acquainted, familiar

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “nas”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 54

Northern SamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnas/

AdverbEdit

nas

  1. what about

Further readingEdit

  • 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

PiedmonteseEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nas m

  1. nose

Related termsEdit

PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

nas

  1. genitive/accusative/locative of my

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

 

  • Hyphenation: nas

Etymology 1Edit

ContractionEdit

nas f pl

  1. 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.
QuotationsEdit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:no.

Etymology 2Edit

PronounEdit

nas

  1. 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 notesEdit
  • This form is not found in Brazilian speech.
QuotationsEdit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:no.

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin nāsus, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nas n (plural nasuri)

  1. nose

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

See alsoEdit

RomanschEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin nāsus, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

NounEdit

nas m

  1. (anatomy, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) nose

Scottish GaelicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Irish níd as (a thing that is); compare Irish nios.

PronunciationEdit

ParticleEdit

nas

  1. Precedes the comparative form of an adjective or an adverb.
    glic → nas glicewise → wiser
    mòr → nas mothabig → bigger

Usage notesEdit

See alsoEdit

Serbo-CroatianEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

nȃs (Cyrillic spelling на̑с)

  1. of us (genitive plural of (I))
  2. us (accusative plural of (I))

DeclensionEdit