nus
التعريفات والمعاني
== Translingual ==
=== Symbol ===
nus
(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nuer.
=== See also ===
Wiktionary’s coverage of Nuer terms
== English ==
=== Noun ===
nus
plural of nu
== Albanian ==
=== Etymology ===
A Gheg word. From Proto-Albanian *snutja, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to turn, to spin”). Cognate to Sanskrit स्नावन् (snāvan, “band, sinew”).
=== Noun ===
nus m
(regional) thread, string
==== Related terms ====
pe
=== References ===
== Catalan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈnus]
Rhymes: -us
=== Etymology 1 ===
Possibly a deverbal of nusar, from Vulgar Latin *nōdāre, from Latin nōdus. Alternatively, from the plural of nu, from older Old Catalan nuu, from Vulgar Latin *nūdus, alteration of Latin nōdus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gned-, *gnod- (“to bind”). Compare Occitan nos, French nœud, Spanish nudo.
==== Noun ====
nus m (plural nusos)
knot
tie, bond
Synonym: lligam
(figurative) core, heart
el nus de la qüestió ― the heart of the question
(nautical) knot
(anatomy) knuckle
===== Derived terms =====
nus de pescador
nus gordià
nus hongarès
nus pla
===== Related terms =====
nuar
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Adjective ====
nus
masculine plural of nu
=== References ===
“nus”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“nus”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“nus” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“nus” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
== Chuukese ==
=== Noun ===
nus
remainder
leftover
== Fala ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /nus/
Rhymes: -us
Syllabification: nus
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese nos, from Latin nōs (“we; us”).
==== Pronoun ====
nus
First person plural dative and accusative pronoun; us
===== Usage notes =====
The form mus is more common in Lagarteiru.
Only used in Mañegu when suffixed to an impersonal verb form.
==== See also ====
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese nos, equivalent to en (“in”) + os (masculine plural definite article).
==== Alternative forms ====
nos (Mañegu)
==== Contraction ====
nus m pl (singular nu, feminine na, feminine plural nas)
(Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu) in the
=== References ===
Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[3], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 210
== French ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ny/
=== Adjective ===
nus
masculine plural of nu
=== Anagrams ===
uns
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nuəs.
=== Noun ===
nus (plural nus-nus)
squid
==== See also ====
cumi-cumi
ikan nus
sotong
== Kamkata-viri ==
=== Alternative forms ===
nos (Northeastern, Southeastern)
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Nuristani *nāsa (“nose”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHs, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.
=== Noun ===
nus m (Western (Ktivi))
boulder
=== References ===
== Kristang ==
=== Etymology ===
From Portuguese nós (“we”), from Old Galician-Portuguese nos (“we”), from Latin nōs (“we; us”).
=== Pronoun ===
nus
we (first-person plural personal pronoun)
=== See also ===
=== References ===
== Norman ==
=== Adjective ===
nus
masculine plural of nu
== Old French ==
=== Pronoun ===
nus
alternative form of nos; we (first-person plural subject pronoun)
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -us
=== Adjective ===
nus
masculine plural of nu
== Romansh ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin nōs.
=== Pronoun ===
nus
we
== Swedish ==
=== Noun ===
nus
indefinite genitive singular of nu
== Tok Pisin ==
=== Etymology ===
From English nose.
=== Noun ===
nus
(anatomy) nose
== White Hmong ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *neuŋX (“mother's brother”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /nu˩/
=== Noun ===
nus
brother (as called by his sister)
=== References ===
Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary[4], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.