nosu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nosu"

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnosu]

Noun

nosu

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of nos

Fala

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese nosso, from Latin noster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnosu/
• Rhymes: -osu
• Syllabification: no‧su

Determiner

nosu m sg (feminine nosa, masculine plural nosus, feminine plural nosas)

1. First-person plural possessive determiner; our

Pronoun

nosu m sg (feminine nosa, masculine plural nosus, feminine plural nosas)

1. First-person plural possessive pronoun; ours

See also

Fala possessive determiners and pronouns

	possessee
		singular	plural
masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
possessor	first person	singular	mei	miña	meis	miñas
plural	nosu	nosa	nosus	nosas
second person	singular	tei	túa, tu1	teis	túas, tus1
plural	vosu	vosa	vosus	vosas
third person	sei	súa, su1	seis	súas, sus1

¹ Determiner forms used in Lagarteiru before a noun.

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 210

Japanese

Romanization

nosu

1. Rōmaji transcription of のす

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɔsu]

Noun

nosu

1. locative singular of nos

Middle English

Noun

nosu (plural nosan)

1. alternative form of nose

Old English

Picture dictionary

nosu

heafodban

brægn

eage

lippa

nosu

muþ

cinn

ceoce

eare

þunwange

heals

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Alternative forms

• neosu

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nosu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈno.su/, [ˈno.zu]

Noun

nosu f

1. nose
   • Wonders of the East

     Ðǣr beoð akende men, ðā beoð fiftȳne fōta lange ⁊ hī habbað hwīt līċ ⁊ tū neb on ānum hēafde, fēt ⁊ cnēowu swīðe rēad, ⁊ lange nosu ⁊ sweart feax.

     Men are born there who are fifteen feet tall. They have white bodies, two faces on each head, feet and knees that are very red, a long nose, and black hair.

2. a ness

   Synonym: nǣs

Declension

Strong u-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	nosu	nosa
accusative	nosu	nosa
genitive	nosa	nosa
dative	nosa	nosum

Often inflected as an ō-stem as well: Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	nosu	nosa, nose
accusative	nose	nosa, nose
genitive	nose	nosa
dative	nose	nosum

Also inflected as an n-stem: Weak n-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	nose	nosan
accusative	nosan	nosan
genitive	nosan	nosena
dative	nosan	nosum

Derived terms

• nosþyrel

Related terms

• nase
• nasu
• næs
• nose

Descendants

• Middle English: nose, neose, noose, nosse, nos, nosu
  • English: nose
  • Scots: nos, nose, nois