nas

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nas"

Numeral

nas

three

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nas/

Noun

nas

banana

References

Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈnas]
Audio: (file)

Noun

nas m (plural nassos)

nose

Usage notes

In Algherese, the primary plural is nasos.

Derived terms

nas xato
nassada
nassal
nassejar
nassut
tenir nassos

References

“nas” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“nas”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
“nas” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“nas” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
El Català de l'Alguer : un model d'àmbit restringit, Barcelona, 2003, →ISBN, page 25

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɐs/

Contraction

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

in the

Etymology 2

From a mutation of as.

Pronoun

nas f (accusative)

Alternative form of as (“them”, feminine plural)

Usage notes

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 terms

Etymology

Borrowed from English nurse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nâs/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [nâs]

Noun

nâs m or f (plural nâs-nâs)

nurse

Etymology

Borrowed from English nurse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nas/

Noun

nas

nurse

More information →○, illative ...

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

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Etymology

Rebracketing of as preceded by the illative marker *-Vn.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑsːɑ/, [ˈnɑs̠ː]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑs/, [ˈnɑʒ̥]

Rhymes: -ɑsː, -ɑs

Hyphenation: nas
Homophone: nasse

Postposition

nas (+ illative or allative)

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

nas (+ elative or ablative)

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

Synonyms

saa, nasse, nast, asse, as, ast

References

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /naːs/, [näːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nas/, [näs]

Verb

nās

second-person singular present active indicative of nō

Etymology

Akin to Italian naso, from Latin nasus.

Noun

nas

nose

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nas/

Pronoun

nas

genitive/accusative/locative of my

Etymology

From Latin nasus.

Noun

nas

nose

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɑːs/

Adjective

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

acquainted, familiar

Derived terms

-nas
nas kirin
nasname
nasyar
nasî

Related terms

nasîn

References

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

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈnas/

Adverb

nas

what about

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnas/

Noun

nas m

nose

Related terms

nasal

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnas/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: nas

Pronoun

nas

genitive/accusative/locative of my

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /nas/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /naʃ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐʃ/

Hyphenation: nas

Etymology 1

Contraction

nas f pl

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.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:no.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

nas

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. ― Make them.

Farão-nas. ― They will make them.

Usage notes

This form is very rarely used in spoken Brazilian Portuguese, where nominative forms are preferred over third-person direct object pronouns (which, when used, are typically placed before verbs).

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:no.

Alternative forms

nes (Pronz)

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *nā́s, altered from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHs, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nas/

Noun

nas (Pashki)^[1]

nose

References

[1]
Strand, Richard F. (2016) “nâs”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -as
Audio: (file)

Noun

nas n (plural nasuri)

nose

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
	singular		plural
nominative-accusative	nas	nasul	nasuri	nasurile
genitive-dative	nas	nasului	nasuri	nasurilor
vocative	nasule		nasurilor

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Derived terms

da nas
da peste nas
își lua nasul la purtare
își vedea lungul nasului
năsos
năsuc
sub nas
trage pe nas

Noun

nas m

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nəs̪/, /nas̪/

Particle

nas

Precedes the comparative form of an adjective or an adverb.
glic → nas glice ― wise → wiser

mòr → nas motha ― big → bigger

Usage notes

Only used in the present and future tenses. In the past tense and the conditional mood, na bu and na b' are used.
Lenites initial f if followed by a vowel:
fuar → nas fhuaire ― cold → colder

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nâːs/

Pronoun

nȃs (Cyrillic spelling на̑с)

of us (genitive plural of jȃ (“I”))
us (accusative plural of jȃ (“I”))

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

	singular	plural
nominative	jȃ	mȋ
genitive	mȅne, me	nȃs
dative	mȅni, mi	nȁma, nam
accusative	mȅne, me	nȃs
vocative	—	mȋ
locative	mȅni	nȁma
instrumental	mnȏm, mnóme	nȁma

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Declension of nas

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *naŋᴮ (“mouse, rat”). Related to Proto-Mien *nauᴮ (“id”), though the difference in rime is unexplained.^[1] Probably not related to Thai หนู (nǔu, “id”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /na˩/

Noun

nas (classifier: tus)

rat
(generally) rodent

Derived terms

nas ciav (“zebra squirrel, chipmunk”)
nas hooj twm (“red-bellied squirrel”)
nas kauv (“a type of small mouse with light brown fur and white belly”)
nas kos (“groundhog, bamboo rat, gopher”)
nas kos dej (“beaver”)
nas ncuav (“squirrel”)
nas tsuag (“mouse”)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 136.

[1]
Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 58; 277.

[NEL-1] [1]
Strand, Richard F. (2016) “nâs”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎

[2] [1]
Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 58; 277.

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