næse

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish næsæ, from Old Norse nǫs, from Proto-Germanic *nasō, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛːsə]

Noun

næse c (singular definite næsen, plural indefinite næser)

  1. nose
  2. reprimand, slap on the wrist, reproval

Inflection

Declension of næse
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative næse næsen næser næserne
genitive næses næsens næsers næsernes

Derived terms

  • næsetip c

Middle High German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈnæːs̠ə/

Verb

næse

  1. second-person singular preterite indicative of nësen
  2. first/third-person singular preterite subjunctive of nësen

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnæ.se/, [ˈnæ.ze]

Adverb

næse

  1. (Northumbrian) no