nus

See also: NUS and nu-s

Albanian

Etymology

A Gheg word. From Proto-Albanian *snutja, from Proto-Indo-European *sneu (“to turn, to spin”). Cognate to Sanskrit स्नावन् (snāvan, “band, sinew”)[1].

Noun

nus m

  1. thread, string

References

  1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 74

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin root *nudus, from nodus.

Noun

nus m (plural nusos)

  1. knot

Etymology 2

Adjective

nus

  1. masculine plural of nu

Chuukese

Noun

nus

  1. remainder
  2. leftover

French

Adjective

nus

  1. masculine plural of nu

Anagrams

Indonesian

Noun

nus

  1. squid

See also

Kristang

Etymology

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

Pronoun

nus

  1. we (first-person plural personal pronoun)[1]

See also

Kristang personal pronouns (edit)
Person Singular Plural
First yo nus
Second bos bolotu
Third eli olotu

References

  1. ↑ 2010, Ladislav Prištic, Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa, Masaryk University, page 26.

Norman

Adjective

nus

  1. masculine plural of nu

Novial

Pronoun

nus

  1. we; us

Old French

Pronoun

nus

  1. Alternative form of nos; we (first-person plural subject pronoun)

Portuguese

Adjective

nus

  1. Masculine plural of adjective nu.

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin nōs.

Pronoun

nus

  1. we

Tok Pisin

Etymology

English nose

Noun

nus

  1. (anatomy) nose
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:7 (translation here):
      Bihain God, Bikpela i kisim graun na em i wokim man long en. Na em i winim win bilong laip i go insait long nus bilong man, na man i kisim laip.
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