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nos

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nos"

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

nos

  1. plural form of no

AnagramsEdit

AsturianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronounEdit

nos

  1. us (dative and accusative of nosotros/nós)

Etymology 2Edit

From a contraction of the preposition en (“in”) + masculine plural article los (“the”).

ContractionEdit

nos m pl (masculine sg nel, feminine sg na, neuter sg no, feminine plural nes)

  1. in the

CatalanEdit

PronounEdit

nos (enclitic, contracted 'ns, proclitic ens)

  1. us (direct or indirect object)

DeclensionEdit

Catalan personal pronouns and clitics
strong/subject weak (direct object) weak (indirect object) possessive
singular proclitic enclitic proclitic enclitic
1st person jo, mi2 em, m’ -me, ’m em, m’ -me, ’m meu
2nd person tu et, t’ -te, ’t et, t’ -te, ’t teu
2nd person formal4 vós us -vos, -us us -vos, -us vostre
2nd person  very formal1 vostè el, l’ -lo, ’l li -li seu
3rd person masculine ell el, l’ -lo, ’l li -li seu
3rd person feminine ella la, l’3 -la li -li seu
3rd person neuter ho -ho li -li seu
3rd person reflexive si es, s’ -se, ’s es, s’ -se, ’s seu
plural
1st person nosaltres ens -nos, ’ns ens -nos, ’ns nostre
2nd person vosaltres us -vos, -us us -vos, -us vostre
2nd person formal1 vostès els -los, ’ls els -los, ’ls seu
3rd person masculine ells els -los, ’ls els -los, ’ls seu
3rd person feminine elles les -les els -los, ’ls seu
3rd person reflexive si es, s’ -se, ’s es, s’ -se, ’s seu
adverbial
ablative/genitive en, n’ -ne, ’n
locative hi -hi
1) Behaves grammatically as third person.
2) Only as object of a preposition.		 3) Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-.
4) Behaves grammatically as second person plural.

Related termsEdit

CzechEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Slavic *nosъ, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

NounEdit

nos m

  1. (anatomy) nose
DeclensionEdit
Declension of nos
singular plural
nominative nos nosy
genitive nosu nosů
dative nosu nosům
accusative nos nosy
vocative nose nosy
locative nosu, nose nosech
instrumental nosem nosy
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

nos

  1. imperative singular of nosit

FalaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese nos, from Latin nōs (“we; us”).

PronounEdit

nos

  1. we (first person plural nominative personal pronoun; the speakers/writers)
    • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme IX, Chapter 4: ¿Fala transerrana?:
      I nos, inda hoxii, con autonomía i tó siguimus idendu: “Vo pa Castilla”, […]
      And to this day we, with autonomy and everything, keep on saying: “I’ll go to Castille”, […]
  2. us (first person plural objective personal pronoun)
    • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme II, Chapter 2: Recunquista:
      Non poemos analizar con pormenoris estis siglos, pero tampoco se debi toleral que, sin fundamentus, se poña en duda algo que a Historia documentá nos lega sobre nossa terra.
      We can’t thoroughly analyse these centuries, but one mustn’t tolerate that, unfoundedly, something documented history tells us about our land be questioned.

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

DeterminerEdit

nos pl

  1. plural form of notre

Related termsEdit

Possessee
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine —
Possessor Singular First person mon ma mes
Second person ton ta tes
Third person son sa ses
Plural First person notre nos
Second person votre vos
Third person leur leurs


AnagramsEdit

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GalicianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + masculine plural article os (“the”)

ContractionEdit

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

  1. in the

Etymology 2Edit

From Latin nōs (“we”).

PronounEdit

nos accusative and dative (nominative nós, oblique nós)

  1. (to) us (dative plural first-person personal pronoun)
  2. us (accusative plural first-person personal pronoun)
  3. ourselves (reflexive plural first-person personal pronoun)
Usage notesEdit

The n- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -u or a diphthong, and is suffixed to the preceding word

See alsoEdit

Etymology 3Edit

From a mutation of os.

PronounEdit

nos m (accusative)

  1. Mutated form of os. (their)
Usage notesEdit

The n- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -u or a diphthong, and is suffixed to the preceding word

See alsoEdit

HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

InterjectionEdit

nos

  1. well

InterlinguaEdit

PronounEdit

nos

  1. we
  2. us

KashubianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *nosъ, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

NounEdit

nos m

  1. (anatomy) nose

LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Italic *nōs.

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

nōs

  1. we; first person nominative plural of ego
  2. us; first person accusative plural of ego

Usage notesEdit

When used in the plural genitive, nostrī is used when it is the object of an action, especially when used with a gerund or gerundive. When used in such a construction, the gerund or gerundive takes on the masculine genitive singular. Nostrum is used as a partitive genitive, used in constructions such as (one of us).

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

Personal pronoun declension.

Singular First-person Second-person Reflexive
nominative egō tū —
genitive meī tuī suī
dative mihi tibi sibi
accusative mē tē sē, sēsē
ablative mē tē sē, sēsē
vocative egō tū —
possessive meus tuus suus
Plural First-person Second-person Reflexive
nominative nōs vōs —
genitive nostrī, nostrum vestrī, vestrum suī
dative nōbīs vōbīs sibi
accusative nōs vōs sē, sēsē
ablative nōbīs vōbīs sē, sēsē
vocative nōs vōs —
possessive noster vester, voster suus

DescendantsEdit

Lower SorbianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *nosъ, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nos m (diminutive nosk)

  1. nose

DeclensionEdit

Declension of nos
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative nos nosa nose
Genitive nosa nosowu nosow
Dative nosoju nosoma nosam
Accusative nos nosa nose
Instrumental nosom nosoma nosami
Locative nosu nosoma nosach

NorwegianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse nǫs, from Proto-Germanic *nasō, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s-.

NounEdit

nos

  1. nose
  2. steep protruding point on a mountain

InflectionEdit

    Inflection of nos
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Bokmål f nos nosa noser nosene
Bokmål m nos nosen noser nosene
Nynorsk f nos nosa [nosi] naser nasene

SynonymsEdit

  • (nose): nese (Bokmål), nase (Nynorsk)

ReferencesEdit

  • “nos” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

OccitanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin nōs.

PronounEdit

nos

  1. we (first-person plural subject pronoun)

SynonymsEdit

Old FrenchEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • nous (first-person plural subject pronoun)
  • nus (first-person plural subject pronoun)

EtymologyEdit

Latin nos.

PronounEdit

nos

  1. we (first-person plural subject pronoun)
  2. our (masculine and feminine plural possessive pronoun)
  3. to us (first-person plural indirect object pronoun)
  4. ourselves (first-person plural reflexive pronoun)

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *nosъ, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nos m

  1. nose

DeclensionEdit

declension of nos
singular plural
nominative nos nosy
genitive nosa nosów
dative nosowi nosom
accusative nos nosy
instrumental nosem nosami
locative nosie nosach
vocative nosie nosy

Derived termsEdit

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Portuguese nos, from Latin nōs (“we; us”).

PronounEdit

nos

  1. us; objective case of nós
    Ele dir-nos-ia o nome do indivíduo; Ele nos diria o nome do indivíduo.
    He would have told us the name of the individual.
See alsoEdit
Portuguese personal pronouns (edit)
Number Person Nominative
(subject)		 Objective
(direct object)		 Objective
(indirect object)		 Prepositional Prepositional
with com		 Non-declining
m f m f m and f m f m f m f
Singular First eu me mim comigo
Second tu te ti contigo você
o senhor a senhora
Third ele ela o
(lo, no)		 a
(la, na)		 lhe ele ela com ele com ela o mesmo a mesma
se (reflexive) si (reflexive) consigo (reflexive)
Plural First nós nos nós connosco (Portugal)
conosco (Brazil)		 a gente
Second vós vos vós convosco vocês
os senhores as senhoras
Third eles elas os
(los, nos)		 as
(las, nas)		 lhes eles elas com eles com elas os mesmos as mesmas
se (reflexive) si (reflexive) consigo (reflexive)
Indefinite se (reflexive) si (reflexive) consigo (reflexive)

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Portuguese nos, clipping of enos, from en (“in”) + os (“the”).

ContractionEdit

nos

  1. Contraction of em os (“in the”).
    • 2000, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e o Prisioneiro de Azkaban, Rocco, page 55:
      [...] o gato ronronava feliz nos braços de Hermione.
      [...] the cat was purring happily on Hermione's arms.

Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *nosъ, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nȏs m (Cyrillic spelling но̑с)

  1. (anatomy) nose

DeclensionEdit

    declension of nos
singular plural
nominative nȏs nȍsovi/nȍsevi
genitive nȍsa nȍsōvā/nȍsēvā
dative nòsu nȍsovima/nȍsevima
accusative nȏs nȍsove/nȍseve
vocative nosu nȍsovi/nȍsevi
locative nòsu nȍsovima/nȍsevima
instrumental nosom nosovima/nȍsevima

Derived termsEdit

SloveneEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *nosъ, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nós m inan (genitive nosú or nósa, nominative plural nosôvi or nósi)

  1. (anatomy) nose

DeclensionEdit

Declension of nós (masculine inan., hard o-stem, mobile accent, plural in -ôv-)
singular dual plural
nominative nós nosôva nosôvi
accusative nós nosôva nosôve
genitive nosú nosôv nosôv
dative nósu nosôvoma nosôvom
locative nósu nosôvih nosôvih
instrumental nósom nosôvoma nosôvi
Declension of nós (masculine inan., hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative nós nósa nósi
accusative nós nósa nóse
genitive nósa nósov nósov
dative nósu nósoma nósom
locative nósu nósih nósih
instrumental nósom nósoma nósi

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin nōs.

PronounEdit

nos

  1. us (dative and accusative form of nosotros and nosotras)

See alsoEdit

Spanish personal pronouns
nominative dative accusative disjunctive
first person singular yo me mí1
plural masc. nosotros nos nosotros
fem. nosotras nosotras
second person singular tuteo tú te ti1
voseo vos vos
formal2 usted le lo/la usted
plural familiar3 masc vosotros os vosotros
fem. vosotras vosotras
formal/general2 ustedes les los/las ustedes
third person singular masc. él le lo él
fem. ella la ella
neut. ello lo/la4 ello
plural masc. ellos les los ellos
fem. ellas las ellas
sing. & pl. reflexive — se sí1

Like other masculine Spanish words, masculine Spanish pronouns can be used when the gender of the subject is unknown or when the subject is plural and of mixed gender.
1 Not used after con; conmigo, contigo, and consigo are used instead, respectively
2 Use the third-person reflexive pronouns when appropriate
3 Used only in Spain
4 Depending on the implicit gender of the subject being referred to

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse nǫs, from Proto-Germanic *nasō, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s-.

NounEdit

nos c

  1. a nose of an animal

DeclensionEdit

Declension of nos
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nos nosen nosar nosarna
genitive nos nosens nosars nosarnas

Related termsEdit

WalloonEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old French nos, from Latin nos.

PronounEdit

nos

  1. we

Related termsEdit

WelshEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Welsh nos, probably from Latin nox, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nos f (plural nosweithiau, or rarely nosau)

  1. night.

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms
  • noson (“evening; night”)
  • noswaith (“evening”)
  • wythnos (“week”, literally “eight-night”)

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
nos unchanged unchanged unchanged

Western ApacheEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

nos

  1. manzanita plant

Usage notesEdit

  • occurs only in Dilzhe’eh (Tonto) dialect

See alsoEdit

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