nessa

See also: Nessa

Cornish

Cornish ordinal numbers

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Cardinal : dew     Ordinal : nessa

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *nesaβ̃ (“nearest”), from Proto-Celtic *nessamos, superlative of *nessos.

Adjective

nessa (abbreviated 2a)

1. second
2. next

Ligurian

Etymology

From Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis.

Noun

nessa

1. niece

Maltese

Root
n-s-j
11 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَسَّى (nassā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛs.sa/

Verb

nessa (imperfect jnessi, past participle mnessi, active participle nessej, verbal noun tinsija)

1. (ditransitive) to make (someone) forget (something)

   Dan il-film inessini kull inkwiet li għandi. ― This film makes me forget all my worries.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nessa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	nessejt	nessejt	nessa		nessejna	nessejtu	nessew
	f			nessiet
imperfect	m	nnessi	tnessi	jnessi		nnessu	tnessu	jnessu
	f			tnessi
imperative			nessi				nessu

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• nesa, neso, nesso, nessu, nesu

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nessos +‎ -a (comparative suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈn͈ʲesa]

Adjective

nessa

1. nearer, closer

Descendants

• Irish: neasa
  • ⇒ Irish: neas
• Manx: niessey

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
nessa also nnessa after a proclitic ending in a vowel	nessa pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 nes(s)a”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.sɐ/

• Hyphenation: nes‧sa
• Rhymes: -ɛsɐ

Contraction

nessa f sg

1. Contraction of em essa (“in that (near you, feminine)”): feminine singular of nesse
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 141:

     Diante dessa confusão, é uma surpresa que tantos tenham obtido nota para passar nessa matéria.

     From this confusion, it is a surprise that so much people had obtained grades to be approved in this subject.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nesse.

See also

Portuguese demonstratives (edit)
		Pronouns					Adverbs
		Singular		Plural		Neuter
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Proximal	X	este	esta	estes	estas	isto	aqui, cá
	de + X	deste	desta	destes	destas	disto	daqui
	em + X	neste	nesta	nestes	nestas	nisto	—
Medial	X	esse	essa	esses	essas	isso	aí
	de + X	desse	dessa	desses	dessas	disso	daí
	em + X	nesse	nessa	nesses	nessas	nisso	—
Distal	X	aquele	aquela	aqueles	aquelas	aquilo	ali, lá, acolá
	de + X	daquele	daquela	daqueles	daquelas	daquilo	dali
	em + X	naquele	naquela	naqueles	naquelas	naquilo	—
	a + X	àquele	àquela	àqueles	àquelas	àquilo
Anaphoric	X	o	a	os	as	—	—
	de + X	do	da	dos	das
	em + X	no	na	nos	nas
	a + X	ao	à	aos	às