Nase

Forms

• Naase (Basel, Aargau, Lucerne, Zug, Schwyz, Uri)
• Nase (northeast and southwest Switzerland)

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑzə/

Noun

Nase f (plural Nase, diminutive Näsli)

1. nose

Etymology

From Middle High German nase, from Old High German nasa, from Proto-Germanic *nasō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s-. Compare Low German Nees, Norwegian nese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːzə/

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• Rhymes: -aːzə

Noun

Nase f (genitive Nase, plural Nasen, diminutive Näschen n or Näslein n)

1. nose
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 33/2010, page 31:

     Baschir trägt einen dichten Bart, der einzig die Partie zwischen der Oberlippe und seiner großen Nase ausspart.

     Baschir wears a thick beard, which only leaves out the part between the upper lip and his big nose.

2. snout
3. nase

Further reading

• Nase in Duden online