nase
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nase"
English
Pronunciation
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Noun
- Any of the genus Chondrostoma of freshwater potamodromous fishes.
- 1885, Charles Rau, Prehistoric Fishing in Europe and North America. Archæological Researches in Nicaragua (Smithsonian contributions to knowledge; XXV), City of Washington: Smithsonian Institution, pages 45–46:
- […] “With respect to fishes,” says Professor Rütimeyer, “many species were found which are now the most abundant in our lakes and rivers.” The following are mentioned:— The salmon (Salmo salar, Lin.), the pike (Esox lucius. Lin.), the perch (Perca fluviatilis, Lin.), the carp (Cyprinus carpio, Lin.), the dace (Cyprinus leuciscus, Lin.), the chub (Cyprinus dobula, Nilss.), the nase (Chondrostoma nasus, [Lin.] Agass.), the burbot (Lita vulgaris, Jen.), and the rud (Scardinius erythrophthalmus, [Lin.] Bon.).
Derived terms
Translations
any of the genus Chondrostoma of freshwater potamodromous fishes
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Noun
nase (plural nases)
- Rare form of naze.
- 1877, Joseph Yelloly Watson, The Tendring Hundred in the Olden Time: A Series of Sketches ..., page 134:
- Alton Park, near the sea, was the Park made by Richard de Belmeis, Bishop of London, and he enclosed with it the wood then belonging to the Canons of St. Paul, and called [it] "Edulvesnase""—so that there was evidently a "nase" or promontory on this spot.
- 1889, Lafayette Charles Loomis, The Index Guide to Travel and Art-study in Europe: A Compendium of Geographical, Historical, and Artistic Information for the Use of Americans, page 533:
- The upper and Lower Nases, two promontories nearly dividing the lake, beyond which […]
French
Pronunciation
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Further reading
- “nase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Guaraní
Latin
Middle High German
Etymology
From Old High German nasa, from Proto-Germanic *nasō, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s-.
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- nåså (dialectal)
Etymology
From Old Norse nasar and nasir, nominative and accusative plurals of nǫs f (whence Norwegian Nynorsk nos f. The verb is derived from the noun.
Synonyms
- (nose): nos
Derived terms
Verb
nase (present tense nasar, past tense nasa, past participle nasa, passive infinitive nasast, present participle nasande, imperative nase/nas)
Alternative forms
- nasa (a- and split infinitives)
See also
- nese (Bokmål)
References
- “nase” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swazi
Tarantino
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