A noose
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Etymology
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From Middle English nose ( “ noose, loop ” ) , of unclear origin.
Possibly from Old French nos or Old Occitan nous , nos , nominative singular or accusative plural of nou ( “ knot ” ) , with a required change in meaning shifting from the "knot" itself to the "loop" created by the knot. If so, then cognate with French nœud ( “ knot ” ) , Portuguese nó ( “ knot ” ) and Spanish nudo ( “ knot ” ) . Compare node and knot .
Alternatively, and perhaps more likely, borrowed from Middle Low German nȫse ( “ loop, noose, snare ” ) , itself of obscure origin. Perhaps derived from an incorrect division of ēn' ȫse ( literally “ a loop ” ) , from Middle Low German ȫse , from Old Saxon *ōsia , from Proto-West Germanic *ansiju ( “ eyelet, loop ” ) . Compare also Saterland Frisian Noose ( “ loop, eyelet ” ) and Saterland Frisian Oose ( “ eyelet, loop ” ) , potentially created via the same process.
Pronunciation
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noose (plural nooses )
An adjustable loop of rope , such as the one placed around the neck in hangings , or the one at the end of a lasso .
Put someone's head in a noose
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Translations
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adjustable loop or rope
Albanian: lak (sq) m
Arabic: حَبْل مِشْنَقَة ( ḥabl mišnaqa )
Aromanian: alats
Belarusian: пятля f ( pjatlja )
Bulgarian: клуп (bg) m ( klup ) , примка (bg) ( primka )
Burmese: ညွှတ် (my) ( hnywat ) , ကြိုးကွင်း (my) ( krui:kwang: ) , ကွင်းလျှော (my) ( kwang:hlyau: )
Catalan: llaç (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 環 / 环 (zh) ( huán ) , 繯 / 缳 (zh) ( huán ) ,绞索 (zh) ( jiăosuǒ )
Czech: oprátka (cs) f
Danish: løkke
Dutch: strop (nl)
Esperanto: maŝo (eo)
Finnish: juoksusilmukka ( type of knot ) ; hirttosilmukka (fi) ( hangman's noose )
French: nœud coulant (fr) m , lacs (fr) m
German: ( generally ) Schlinge (de) f ; ( in hanging often ) Strick (de) m (properly the rope)
Greek: θηλιά (el) f ( thiliá )
Ancient: βρόχος m ( brókhos ) , ἀγχόνη f ( ankhónē )
Hindi: फाँसी (hi) f ( phā̃si )
Hungarian: hurok (hu)
Icelandic: lykkja (is) f , rennilykkja f
Irish: dol
Italian: cappio (it) m , laccio (it) m
Japanese: 輪縄 ( わなわ, wanawa )
Latin: laqueus (la) m , transenna f
Maori: kōpeti , koromahanga , kono
Navajo: łoh
Norman: noeud d'pendard m
Norwegian: renneløkke c , rennesnare c , løkke (no) f
Old English: grin m
Persian: خفت (fa) ( xeft )
Polish: pętla (pl) f , stryczek (pl) m
Portuguese: laço (pt) m , forca (pt) f
Romanian: laț (ro) , ștreang (ro) n
Russian: пе́тля (ru) f ( pétlja ) , петля́ (ru) f ( petljá )
Scottish Gaelic: lùb f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: омча f , петља f
Roman: omča (sh) f , petlja (sh) f
Slovak: oprátka f
Slovene: zanka (sl) f
Spanish: dogal (es) m
Swahili: kitanzi (sw)
Swedish: löpsnara c , rännsnara c
Ukrainian: петля́ f ( petljá ) , за́шморг m ( zášmorh )
Welsh: dolen (cy) f
Yakut: туһах ( tuhaq )
noose (third-person singular simple present nooses , present participle noosing , simple past and past participle noosed )
( transitive ) To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare .
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