nemes

== Hungarian == === Etymology === From nem (“clan, genus, kin”) +‎ -es (adjective-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈnɛmɛʃ] Hyphenation: ne‧mes Rhymes: -ɛʃ === Adjective === nemes (comparative nemesebb, or archaic nemesb, superlative legnemesebb, or archaic legnemesb) noble ==== Declension ==== === Noun === nemes (plural nemesek) noble, nobleman ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Pannonian Rusyn: немеш (nemeš) → Romanian: nemeș === References === === Further reading === nemes in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Maltese == === Etymology === From Arabic نِمْس (nims), though the Maltese form is slightly irregular and points to an underlying *namas. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.mɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛmɛs === Noun === nemes m (plural inmsa or nemsijiet, feminine nemsa) ferret (figuratively) inquisitive person == Old High German == === Alternative forms === nëmēst === Verb === nëmēs second-person singular present subjunctive of nëman