nés

See also: nes, Nes, NES, n'es, and -nes

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ne/

Verb

nés m pl

masculine plural of the past participle of naître

Anagrams

s'en

Norman

Adjective

nés

masculine plural of né

Old French

Alternative forms

nes (alternative typography)

Etymology 1

From Latin nāsus.

Noun

nés m (oblique plural nés, nominative singular nés, nominative plural nés)

(anatomy) nose
- 12^th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:
  Semblant comme së il dormoit,
  Qar il ronfloit forment du nés.
  He was pretending to sleep,
  For he was snoring visibly from the nose.

Descendants

Middle French: nez
- French: nez
Norman: nez
Walloon: nez

Etymology 2

see nef

Noun

nés m

inflection of nef:
1. oblique plural
2. nominative singular

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