nasu

See also: našu and nāšu

Finnish

Etymology

Imitative or sound-symbolic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑsu/, [ˈnɑ̝s̠u]
• Rhymes: -ɑsu
• Syllabification^(key): na‧su
• Hyphenation^(key): na‧su

Noun

nasu (childish)

1. pig

Declension

Inflection of nasu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		nasu	nasut
genitive		nasun	nasujen
partitive		nasua	nasuja
illative		nasuun	nasuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nasu	nasut
accusative	nom.	nasu	nasut
	gen.	nasun
genitive		nasun	nasujen
partitive		nasua	nasuja
inessive		nasussa	nasuissa
elative		nasusta	nasuista
illative		nasuun	nasuihin
adessive		nasulla	nasuilla
ablative		nasulta	nasuilta
allative		nasulle	nasuille
essive		nasuna	nasuina
translative		nasuksi	nasuiksi
abessive		nasutta	nasuitta
instructive		—	nasuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nasu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nasuni nasuni accusative nom. nasuni nasuni gen. nasuni genitive nasuni nasujeni partitive nasuani nasujani inessive nasussani nasuissani elative nasustani nasuistani illative nasuuni nasuihini adessive nasullani nasuillani ablative nasultani nasuiltani allative nasulleni nasuilleni essive nasunani nasuinani translative nasukseni nasuikseni abessive nasuttani nasuittani instructive — — comitative — nasuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nasusi nasusi accusative nom. nasusi nasusi gen. nasusi genitive nasusi nasujesi partitive nasuasi nasujasi inessive nasussasi nasuissasi elative nasustasi nasuistasi illative nasuusi nasuihisi adessive nasullasi nasuillasi ablative nasultasi nasuiltasi allative nasullesi nasuillesi essive nasunasi nasuinasi translative nasuksesi nasuiksesi abessive nasuttasi nasuittasi instructive — — comitative — nasuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nasumme nasumme accusative nom. nasumme nasumme gen. nasumme genitive nasumme nasujemme partitive nasuamme nasujamme inessive nasussamme nasuissamme elative nasustamme nasuistamme illative nasuumme nasuihimme adessive nasullamme nasuillamme ablative nasultamme nasuiltamme allative nasullemme nasuillemme essive nasunamme nasuinamme translative nasuksemme nasuiksemme abessive nasuttamme nasuittamme instructive — — comitative — nasuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nasunne nasunne accusative nom. nasunne nasunne gen. nasunne genitive nasunne nasujenne partitive nasuanne nasujanne inessive nasussanne nasuissanne elative nasustanne nasuistanne illative nasuunne nasuihinne adessive nasullanne nasuillanne ablative nasultanne nasuiltanne allative nasullenne nasuillenne essive nasunanne nasuinanne translative nasuksenne nasuiksenne abessive nasuttanne nasuittanne instructive — — comitative — nasuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nasunsa nasunsa accusative nom. nasunsa nasunsa gen. nasunsa genitive nasunsa nasujensa partitive nasuaan nasuansa nasujaan nasujansa inessive nasussaan nasussansa nasuissaan nasuissansa elative nasustaan nasustansa nasuistaan nasuistansa illative nasuunsa nasuihinsa adessive nasullaan nasullansa nasuillaan nasuillansa ablative nasultaan nasultansa nasuiltaan nasuiltansa allative nasulleen nasullensa nasuilleen nasuillensa essive nasunaan nasunansa nasuinaan nasuinansa translative nasukseen nasuksensa nasuikseen nasuiksensa abessive nasuttaan nasuttansa nasuittaan nasuittansa instructive — — comitative — nasuineen nasuinensa

Synonyms

• possu
• sika

Further reading

• “nasu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• anus, asun, suan, suna

Japanese

Romanization

nasu

1. Rōmaji transcription of なす

Old English

Alternative forms

• naso

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic *nasō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑ.su/, [ˈnɑ.zu]

Noun

nasu f

1. (anatomy) nose

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	nasu	nasa, nase
accusative	nase	nasa, nase
genitive	nase	nasa
dative	nase	nasum

Related terms

• næs
• nosu

Descendants

• Middle English: nase, nasse, nease

Sakizaya

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 茄子(なす) (nasu, “eggplant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ˈsu/, [na.ˈsu]

Noun

nasu

1. eggplant

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin nāsus.

Noun

nasu m (plural nasos)

1. nose

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin nāsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnasu/
• Hyphenation: na‧su

Noun

nasu m (plural nasi)

1. (anatomy) nose

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nasu.

Verb

nasu

1. to cook by boiling