nessa

See also: Nessa

Cornish

Cornish numbers (edit)
20
 ←  1 2
2
3  → 
    Cardinal (masculine): dew
    Cardinal (feminine): diw
    Ordinal: eyl, nessa
    Ordinal abbreviation: 2a
    Adverbial: diwweyth
    Multiplier: dewblek
    Fractional: hanter

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *nesaβ̃ (nearest), from Proto-Celtic *nessamos, superlative of *nessos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛsə/

Adjective

nessa (abbreviated 2a)

  1. second
    Synonym: eyl
  2. next
  3. nearest

Derived terms

  • bys dhe'n nessa tro (until next time)
  • dilla nessa (underwear)
  • nessa bledhen (next year)
  • nessa dhe'n kres (inner)
  • pub nessa dydh (every other day)
  • skol nessa (secondary school)
  • terebo nessa (until next time)

Ligurian

Etymology

From Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis.

Noun

nessa

  1. niece

Maltese

Root
n-s-j
11 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَسَّى (nassā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛs.sa/

Verb

nessa (imperfect jnessi, past participle mnessi, verbal noun tinsija)

  1. (ditransitive) to make (someone) forget (something)
    Dan il-film inessini kull inkwiet li għandi.This film makes me forget all my worries.

Conjugation

Conjugation of nessa (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m nessejt nessejt nessa nessejna nessejtu nessew
f nessiet
imperfect m nnessi tnessi jnessi nnessu tnessu jnessu
f tnessi
imperative nessi nessu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m nessejtx nessejtx nessiex nessejniex nessejtux nessewx
f nessietx
imperfect m nnessix tnessix jnessix nnessux tnessux jnessux
f tnessix
imperative tnessix tnessux

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nessos +‎ -a (comparative suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈn͈ʲesa]

Adjective

nessa

  1. nearer, closer

Descendants

  • Irish: neasa
  • Manx: niessey

Mutation

Mutation of nessa
radical lenition nasalization
nessa
also nnessa in h-prothesis environments
nessa
pronounced with /nʲ-/
nessa
also nnessa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.sɐ/

  • Hyphenation: nes‧sa
  • Rhymes: -ɛsɐ

Contraction

nessa f sg

  1. contraction of em essa (in that (near you, feminine)): feminine singular of nesse

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nesse.

See also

Portuguese demonstratives
pronouns adverbs
singular plural neuter
masculine feminine masculine feminine
proximal X este esta estes estas isto aqui,
de + X deste desta destes destas disto daqui
em + X neste nesta nestes nestas nisto
medial X esse essa esses essas isso
de + X desse dessa desses dessas disso daí
em + X nesse nessa nesses nessas nisso
distal X aquele aquela aqueles aquelas aquilo ali, , acolá
de + X daquele daquela daqueles daquelas daquilo dali, dacolá
em + X naquele naquela naqueles naquelas naquilo
a + X àquele àquela àqueles àquelas àquilo
anaphoric X o a os as
de + X do da dos das
em + X no na nos nas
a + X ao à aos às