nossa

== Fala == === Determiner === nossa f sg Frades Gaspar's form of nosa (“our”) === Pronoun === nossa f sg Frades Gaspar's form of nosa (“ours”) === References === Frades Gaspar, Domingo (2000), Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala‎[1], 2nd edition, Sa Martín de Trevellu, Spain: Editora Regional de Extremadura, →ISBN, archived from the original on 10 July 2013 == Faroese == === Etymology === Cognate to Danish nosse (“testicle”), dialectal Swedish nosse (“testicle”), probably the same root word as Old Norse nosi (“stallion's genitals”), Icelandic nosi (“horse cock”). Compare Swedish balle, either meaning “penis” or (in plural) “testicle”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɔsːa/ Rhymes: -ɔsːa === Noun === nossa n (genitive singular nossa, plural nossu or nossur) (anatomy) a testicle ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== eista pungur == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: nos‧sa === Etymology 1 === ==== Determiner ==== nossa feminine singular of nosso ==== Pronoun ==== nossa feminine singular of nosso ==== Noun ==== nossa feminine of nosso ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === Shortening of nossa senhora (literally “our lady”), itself a shortening of minha nossa senhora (literally “my our lady”). The expression minha nossa senhora is probably influenced by meu Deus (literally “my God”), similarly to English Oh, my God and Spanish Dios mío. ==== Interjection ==== nossa! (Brazil) oh, my God!; goodness! (said in excitement, shock, awe or dismay) Synonym: meu Deus! === Further reading === “nossa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “nossa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026