nes

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nes"

Languages (27)

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Translingual

Symbol

nes

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Bhoti Kinnauri.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Bhoti Kinnauri terms

Achang

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /nɛ˧˩/
• (Longchuan) [na⁵⁵]
• (Luxi) [nɛ³¹]
• (Xiandao) [na⁵⁵]

Adjective

nes

1. red

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎^[2], Payap University, page 85

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛs/

Etymology 1

Contraction of net +‎ soos.

Adverb

nes

1. like; just like

   Nes jy, is ek klaar met skool.

   Just like you, I am done with school.

2. as soon as; just as something is about to do something

   Jy moet skiet nes hy omdraai.

   You must shoot as soon as he turns around.

Synonyms

• (as soon as): sodra

Etymology 2

From Dutch nest, from Middle Dutch nest, from Old Dutch nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.

Noun

nes (plural neste, diminutive nessie)

1. nest, structure made out of twigs, mud, grass, etc.
2. nest; a group of animals or insects that live together within a nest
3. home or house, usually untidy or cluttered

Verb

nes (present nes, present participle nestende, past participle genes)

1. to nest; to inhabit a nest

Ahtna

Etymology 1

Root

nes

1. to be tasty, delicious, sweet

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Neuter	nes	nes	nes	nes
Transitional	niis	niis	niis	niis

Derived terms

• dghalnes (“it is tasty”)
• dghalnesi (“sugar”)
• tuu nelnesi (“soda pop”)
• ukolnes (“it tastes of”)

References

• Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 303

Etymology 2

Stem

nes

1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Momentaneous			niic (move hand)
Repetitive	niic (move hand)	niic (move hand)	niic (move hand)	niic (move hand)
Neuter	niic (move hand)	niic (move hand)	niic (move hand)	niic (move hand)
Perambulative	niic (move hand)		niic (move hand)	niic (move hand)
Reversative	niic (move hand)		niic (move hand)	niic (move hand)
Transitional			niic (move hand)
Customary	niic (move hand)	niic (move hand)	niic (move hand)	niic (move hand)

Albanian

Etymology

A compound *ne +‎ *-s, from Proto-Indo-European *nō kwe. From Proto-Albanian *(e)nō ̊, from Proto-Indo-European *(h1)nē̆-, *(h1)nō̆- (“after, behind, next to/after”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ἔνη(ς) (énē(s)), ἔνας (énas, “the day after tomorrow”) and Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ, “after”).

Adverb

nes

1. after, next after

Derived terms

• nesër

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• nãs, nãsu, nis, nisu, dãs, dãsu, dis, disu

Etymology

Probably from an earlier form *cun ãsu, from Vulgar Latin *cum ipso, from *ipsus or Latin ipsum, from ipse, or from metathesis of a form *ãns. Compare Romanian dânsul, îns.

Pronoun

nes m (feminine nese, masculine plural nesh, feminine plural nesi)

1. (third-person masculine singular pronoun) he

Synonyms

• el

See also

• mini (first-person singular)
• tini (second-person singular)
• noi (first-person plural)
• voi (second-person plural)
• nesh, ei (third-person (masculine or mixed) plural)

Asturian

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition en (“in”) + feminine plural article les (“the”).

Contraction

nes f pl (masculine sg nel, feminine sg na, neuter sg no, masculine plural nos)

1. in the

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton nes, from Old Breton nes, from Proto-Brythonic *nes, from Proto-Celtic *nessos. Cognate with Cornish and Welsh nes and Irish neasa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːs/

Adjective

nes (comparative nesoc'h, superlative nesañ, exclamative nesat)

1. close, next, intimate

Derived terms

• nesaat (“approach”, verb)

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish nes, from Proto-Brythonic *nes, from Proto-Celtic *nessos. Cognate with Breton and Welsh nes and Irish neasa.

Adjective

nes (comparative nessa, superlative an nessa)

1. close, near

   Synonym: ogas

Derived terms

• dos nes, nesa, neshe (“approach”, verb)
• nesadow (“approachable”)
• nesavorel (“inshore, nearshore”)
• neshevin (“next of kin, relative”)
• neskar (“kin, near relative”)
• nesogas (“approximate”)
• nester (“proximity”)
• yn-nes (“closer, nearer”)

Cypriot Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَاس (nās).

Noun

nes pl

1. people

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004), A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 147

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛs]
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Verb

nes

1. inflection of nést:
   1. second-person singular imperative
   2. past masculine singular transgressive

Anagrams

• sen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• nesse

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nesse, from Old Dutch nesse, from Proto-Germanic *nasją. Equivalent to an ablauting secondary form of neus (“nose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: nes
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

nes f (plural nessen, diminutive nesje n)

1. headland, spit

   Synonyms: landtong, uitham

Derived terms

• Eemnes
• Nesselande

Faroese

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːs/
• Rhymes: -eːs

Noun

nes n (genitive singular nes, plural nes)

1. a headland, a cape, a ness projecting to the sea or lake, a promontory
2. peninsula

Declension

Declension of nes (n11s/n22p)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nes	nesið	nes	nesini
accusative	nes	nesið	nes	nesini
dative	nesi	nesinum	nesum, nesjum	nesunum, nesjunum
genitive	nes	nesins	nesja	nesjanna

See also

• oddi
• hálvoyggj

References

• Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen et al. (1998), “nes”, in Føroysk orðabók [Faroese Dictionary] (in Faroese), Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse nes (“headland”), from Proto-Germanic *nasją. Cognate with Old English næs (> English ness and naze); Swedish näs, German Nase. Compare also Latin nasus (“nose”) and Icelandic nös (“nostril”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛːs]
• Rhymes: -ɛːs

Noun

nes n (genitive singular ness, nominative plural nes)

1. a headland, a cape, a ness projecting to the sea or lake, a promontory

Declension

Declension of nes (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nes	nesið	nes	nesin
accusative	nes	nesið	nes	nesin
dative	nesi	nesinu	nesjum	nesjunum
genitive	ness	nessins	nesja	nesjanna

See also

• oddi (“spit of land, point”)

References

• Ensk Vasaorðabók, Orðabókaútgáfan 1985

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈneːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnɛs]

Etymology 1

Verb

nēs

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of nō

Etymology 2

Verb

nēs

1. second-person singular present active indicative of neō

Lithuanian

Etymology

From an older nesà or nėsà, which Ford interprets as ne- + *so; the latter element being from Proto-Indo-European *so (“conjunctve particle”); compare Hittite 𒋗 (šu-, “preterite conjunctive particle”), Old Irish se (“conjunctive particle”), ultimately deriving most likely from the Proto-Indo-European demonstrative *só, *séh₂, *tód. See tas for more. The further parallel drawn by Ford with Hittite 𒈾𒀸𒋗 (naššu, “or”) is neither supported nor ruled out by Kloekhorst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnʲɛs]
• Rhymes: -ɛs
• Syllabification: nès

Conjunction

nès

1. (subordinating) because, since (expresses the reason for an action)

   Àš studijúoju, nès nóriu mókytis. - I study because I want to learn.

Synonyms

• kadangi

Norwegian Bokmål

A headland in Vega, Norway.

Etymology

From Danish næs, from Old Norse nes (“headland”), from Proto-Germanic *nasją (“foothill; headland, cape”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s (“nose”).

Cognate with Faroese nes, Icelandic nes, Danish næs and possibly Norman nez.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːs/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eːs
• Hyphenation: nes

Noun

nes n (definite singular neset, indefinite plural nes, definite plural nesa or nesene)

1. a headland (coastal land that juts into the sea)

   Synonyms: forberg, odde, tange

   • 1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne, page 139:

     den tid der sad en konge på hvert næss

     that time there a king sat on every headland

   • 1888, Henrik Ibsen, Fruen fra havet, page 54:

     [fjorden] med øer og fremspringende næs

     [the fjord] with islands and protruding headlands

   • 1904, Hans E. Kinck, Emigranter, page 7:

     dernede om næsset … dreiede bølgerne sig

     down there around the headland… the waves turned

   • 1996, Ketil Bjørnstad, Historien om Edvard Munch, page 387:

     vi gikk bort til Munchs hus [i Kragerø], som ligger på et nes

     we went to Munch's house [in Kragerø], which is located on a headland

   • 2001, Bente Pedersen, Harpunsønnene:

     det store neset der fjorden var vid og verden nesten alltid virket blå

     the large headland where the fjord was wide and the world almost always seemed blue

Derived terms

• nesbu
• nesgård
• neskonge

References

• “nes” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “nes” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “nes” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams

• ens, sen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse nes (“headland”), from Proto-Germanic *nasją (“foothill; headland, cape”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s (“nose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛ(ː)s/
• Hyphenation: nès

Noun

nes n (definite singular neset, indefinite plural nes, definite plural nesa)

1. a headland

   Synonyms: odde (“the tip of a headland”), tange

Derived terms

• Lindesnes
• Nes
• Oddernes

References

• “nes” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “nes” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Old French

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnes/

Noun

nes oblique singular, m (oblique plural nes, nominative singular nes, nominative plural nes)

1. alternative spelling of nés (“nose”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnes/

Noun

nes f

1. alternative spelling of nés, oblique/nominative plural of nef (“ship”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəs/

Contraction

nes

1. contraction of ne +‎ se

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəs/

Contraction

nes

1. contraction of ne +‎ les

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnes/

Adjective

nes

1. alternative form of nez, inflection of net (“clean”):
   1. oblique masculine plural
   2. nominative masculine singular

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nasją.

Noun

nes n (genitive ness, plural nes)

1. headland

Declension

Declension of nes (strong ja-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nes	nesit	nes	nesin
accusative	nes	nesit	nes	nesin
dative	nesi	nesinu	nesjum	nesjunum
genitive	ness	nessins	nesja	nesjanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: nes
• Faroese: nes
• Norwegian Nynorsk: nes
• Swedish: näs
• Danish: næs
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nes

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “nes”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Prasuni

Alternative forms

• nas (Pashki)

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHs, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

Noun

nes (Pronz)

1. nose

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French Nescafé, a trademark, itself a portmanteau of Nestlé and café.

Noun

nes n (plural nesuri)

1. instant coffee

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	nes	nesul	nese	nesele
genitive-dative	nes	nesului	nese	neselor
vocative	nesule		neselor

Romansh

Alternative forms

• nas (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin nāsus, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

Noun

nes m

1. (anatomy, Puter) nose

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English nurse.

Noun

nes

1. nurse

Tolowa

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *nʸe̓z.

Adjective

nes

1. long
2. tall
3. slim
4. lanky

References

• Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation Dictionary - Dee-ni' Wee-ya' Dictionary, Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation, 2026

Welsh

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh nes, from Old Welsh nes, from Proto-Brythonic *nes (compare Breton nes (“near”)), from Proto-Celtic *nessos (compare Old Irish nessa (“nearer”)).

Pronunciation

• adjective: IPA^(key): /neːs/
• conjunction: IPA^(key): /nɛs/
• Rhymes: -eːs, -ɛs

Adjective

nes

1. comparative degree of agos: nearer

   Synonym: agosach

Conjunction

nes

1. until

   Synonyms: oni, hyd oni

Derived terms

• nes ymlaen

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• gnes, gwnes
• gwneuthum (literary)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːs/
• Rhymes: -eːs

Verb

nes (not mutable)

1. first-person singular preterite colloquial of gwneud

Yurok

Etymology

From root neskw- (“near”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neʂ/

Verb

nes

1. uninflected form of neskwechook'