nes in Faroese

IPA: /neːs/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -eːs Etymology: From Old Norse nes (“headland”), from Proto-Germanic *nasją. Kindred words are Old English næs (English ness and naze); Swedish näs, German nase; Latin nasus (“a nose”) as the Icelandic nös (“nose”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fo|non|nes||headland}} Old Norse nes (“headland”), {{inh|fo|gem-pro|*nasją}} Proto-Germanic *nasją, {{cog|ang|næs}} Old English næs, {{cog|en|ness}} English ness, {{cog|sv|näs}} Swedish näs, {{cog|de|nase}} German nase, {{cog|la|nasus||a nose}} Latin nasus (“a nose”) Head templates: {{head|fo|noun|g=n|head=}} nes n, {{fo-noun|n|nes|nes}} nes n (genitive singular nes, plural nes) Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-noun-n11-s-n22-p|nes}}, {{fo-decl-noun|nes|nesið|nes|nesini|nes|nesið|nes|nesini|nesi|nesinum|nesum, nesjum|nesunum, nesjunum|nes|nesins|nesja|nesjanna|decl=n11s/n22p}} Forms: nes [genitive, singular], nes [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], nes [indefinite, nominative, singular], nesið [definite, nominative, singular], nes [indefinite, nominative, plural], nesini [definite, nominative, plural], nes [accusative, indefinite, singular], nesið [accusative, definite, singular], nes [accusative, indefinite, plural], nesini [accusative, definite, plural], nesi [dative, indefinite, singular], nesinum [dative, definite, singular], nesum [dative, indefinite, plural], nesjum [dative, indefinite, plural], nesunum [dative, definite, plural], nesjunum [dative, definite, plural], nes [genitive, indefinite, singular], nesins [definite, genitive, singular], nesja [genitive, indefinite, plural], nesjanna [definite, genitive, plural]

Inflected forms

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        "5": "headland"
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
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    {
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      "expansion": "Swedish näs",
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      },
      "expansion": "German nase",
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        "3": "",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːs"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse",
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"nes" meaning in Faroese

Noun

Inflected forms