næs

See also: Appendix:Variations of "naes"

Danish

Noun

næs n (singular definite næsset, plural indefinite næs)

  1. (geography) ness

Declension
Declension of næs
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative næs næsset næs næssene
genitive næs' næssets næs' næssenes

Icelandic

Etymology

From English nice, from Old French nice, from Latin nescius (“unaware, ignorant”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naiːs/
  • Rhymes: -aiːs

Adjective

næs (invariable)

  1. (slang) nice, cool

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /næs/

Etymology 1

From nals, nālæs, nāles, nālles (“not at all, by no means, absolutely not”), from a blend of nā (“never”) +‎ ealles (“completely”). Cognate with Old Frisian nās (“not, not at all”).

Adverb

næs

  1. not, not at all

Conjunction

næs

  1. not

Verb

næs

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of nesan
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