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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nas"
Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of English Nasioi or abbreviation of English Naasioi.
Symbol
nas
See also
Abenaki
Numeral
nas
Big Nambas
Pronunciation
Noun
nas
References
- Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan nas, from Latin nāsus, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.
Pronunciation
Noun
nas m (plural nassos)
Usage notes
- In Algherese, the primary plural is nasos.
Derived terms
References
- “nas”, 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
- “nas”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “nas” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “nas” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- El Català de l'Alguer : un model d'àmbit restringit, Barcelona, 2003, →ISBN, page 25
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Galician
Etymology 1
From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + feminine plural article as (“the”).
Pronunciation
Contraction
nas f pl (masculine sg no, feminine sg na, masculine plural nos)
Etymology 2
From a mutation of as.
Pronoun
nas f (accusative)
Usage notes
The n- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -u or a diphthong, and are suffixed to the preceding word.
Related terms
Etymology 3
From contraction of adverb non (“not”) + feminine plural article as (“the”).
Pronunciation
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Hausa
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
nâs m or f (plural nâs-nâs)
Iban
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
nas
Ingrian
Etymology
Rebracketing of as preceded by the illative marker *-Vn.
Pronunciation
Postposition
nas (+ illative or allative)
- (of time) up to, until
- (of distance or motion) all the way to
nas (+ elative or ablative)
- (of time) ever since
- (of distance or motion) all the way from
Synonyms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 336
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnaːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnas]
Verb
nās
Lombard
Etymology
Noun
nas
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nas
Megleno-Romanian
Etymology
Noun
nas
Middle High German
Pronunciation
Verb
nas
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
nas (comparative nastir, superlative herî nas or tewrî nas, Arabic spelling ناس)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “nas”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 54
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Adverb
nas
Further reading
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
Noun
nas m
Related terms
Polish
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nas
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Contraction
nas f pl
- contraction of em as (“in the”): feminine plural of no
- 2000, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo, Rocco, page 71:
- Gosto de sentir uma brisa saudável nas minhas partes, obrigado.
- I like to feel a healthy breeze on my parts, thank you.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:no.
Etymology 2
Pronoun
nas
- alternative form of as (third-person feminine plural objective pronoun) used as an enclitic following a verb form ending in a nasal vowel or diphthong
- Façam-nas. ― Make them.
- Farão-nas. ― They will make them.
Usage notes
- This form is very rarely used in spoken Brazilian Portuguese, where nominative forms are preferred over third-person direct object pronouns (which, when used, are typically placed before verbs).
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:no.
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