nase
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nase"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
nase (plural nases or nase)
- Any of the genus Chondrostoma of freshwater potamodromous fishes.
- 1885, Charles Rau, Prehistoric Fishing in Europe and North America. Archæological Researches in Nicaragua (Smithsonian contributions to knowledge; XXV), City of Washington: Smithsonian Institution, pages 45–46:
- […] “With respect to fishes,” says Professor Rütimeyer, “many species were found which are now the most abundant in our lakes and rivers.” The following are mentioned:— The salmon (Salmo salar, Lin.), the pike (Esox lucius. Lin.), the perch (Perca fluviatilis, Lin.), the carp (Cyprinus carpio, Lin.), the dace (Cyprinus leuciscus, Lin.), the chub (Cyprinus dobula, Nilss.), the nase (Chondrostoma nasus, [Lin.] Agass.), the burbot (Lita vulgaris, Jen.), and the rud (Scardinius erythrophthalmus, [Lin.] Bon.).
Derived terms edit
- common nase (Chondrostoma nasus)
- Iberian nase (Pseudochondrostoma polylepis)
- southwest European nase (Parachondrostoma toxostoma)
Translations edit
any of the genus Chondrostoma of freshwater potamodromous fishes
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
nase (plural nases)
- Rare form of naze.
- 1877, Joseph Yelloly Watson, The Tendring Hundred in the Olden Time: A Series of Sketches ..., page 134:
- Alton Park, near the sea, was the Park made by Richard de Belmeis, Bishop of London, and he enclosed with it the wood then belonging to the Canons of St. Paul, and called [it] "Edulvesnase""—so that there was evidently a "nase" or promontory on this spot.
- 1889, Lafayette Charles Loomis, The Index Guide to Travel and Art-study in Europe: A Compendium of Geographical, Historical, and Artistic Information for the Use of Americans, page 533:
- The upper and Lower Nases, two promontories nearly dividing the lake, beyond which […]
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Adjective edit
nase (plural nases)
- Alternative spelling of naze (“worthless, knackered”)
Further reading edit
- “nase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Guaraní edit
Verb edit
nase
- to be born
Latin edit
Noun edit
nāse
Middle High German edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German nasa, from Proto-Germanic *nasō, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s-.
Noun edit
nase f
Descendants edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
nase f or m (definite singular nasa or nasen, indefinite plural naser, definite plural nasene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by nese
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse nasar and nasir, nominative and accusative plurals of nǫs f (whence Norwegian Nynorsk nos f. The verb is derived from the noun.
Noun edit
nase m (definite singular nasen, indefinite plural nasar, definite plural nasane)
- (anatomy) nose (organ)
- Du har noko på nasen din.
- You've got something on your nose.
- nose (tip of an object)
- Nasen på flyet var dekt med snø.
- The nose of the airplane was covered in snow.
Synonyms edit
- (nose): nos
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
nase (present tense nasar, past tense nasa, past participle nasa, passive infinitive nasast, present participle nasande, imperative nase/nas)
- to smell, sniff
- Sauen nasa på maten, men åt han ikkje.
- The sheep sniffed the food, but did not eat it.
- to nose (snoop)
Alternative forms edit
- nasa (a- and split infinitives)
See also edit
- nese (Bokmål)
References edit
- “nase” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Swazi edit
Conjunction edit
náse
Tarantino edit
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nase