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3-letter words (3 found)

NUS,SUN,UNS,

2-letter words (3 found)

NU,UN,US,

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nus uns nsu snu usn sun

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Definitions and meaning of nus

nus

Noun

nus

  1. 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

  1. thread, string

Related terms

  • pe

References

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [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)

  1. knot
  2. tie, bond
    Synonym: lligam
  3. (figurative) core, heart
    el nus de la qüestióthe heart of the question
  4. (nautical) knot
  5. (anatomy) knuckle
Derived terms
  • nus de pescador
  • nus gordià
  • nus hongarès
  • nus pla
Related terms
  • nuar

Etymology 2

Adjective

nus

  1. masculine plural of nu

References

  • “nus” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “nus”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “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

  1. remainder
  2. leftover

Fala

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nus/

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese nos, from Latin nōs (we; us).

Pronoun

nus

  1. 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)

  1. (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu) in the

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[2], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ny/

Adjective

nus

  1. masculine plural of nu

Anagrams

  • uns

Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nuəs.

Noun

nus (first-person possessive nusku, second-person possessive nusmu, third-person possessive nusnya)

  1. squid

See also

  • cumi-cumi
  • ikan nus
  • sotong

Kristang

Etymology

From Portuguese nós (we), from Old Galician-Portuguese nos (we), from Latin nōs (we; us).

Pronoun

nus

  1. we (first-person plural personal pronoun)

See also

References

Norman

Adjective

nus

  1. masculine plural of nu

Old French

Pronoun

nus

  1. Alternative form of nos; we (first-person plural subject pronoun)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -us

Adjective

nus

  1. masculine plural of nu

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin nōs.

Pronoun

nus

  1. we

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English nose.

Noun

nus

  1. (anatomy) nose

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *neuŋX (mother's brother).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nu˩/

Noun

nus

  1. brother (as called by his sister)

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[3], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.

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