nǫs
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nos"
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nasō, from Proto-Indo-European *nās-, *néh₂s-. Compare Latin nāsus.
Noun
nǫs f (genitive nasar, plural nasar or nasir)
- nose
Declension
Declension of nǫs (strong ō-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nǫs | nǫsin | nasar, nasir | nasarnar, nasirnar |
| accusative | nǫs | nǫsina | nasar, nasir | nasarnar, nasirnar |
| dative | nǫs | nǫsinni | nǫsum | nǫsunum |
| genitive | nasar | nasarinnar | nasa | nasanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: nös
- Faroese: nøs
- Norwegian: nos, nase, nese
- Old Swedish: nos, næsa
- Swedish: nos, näsa
- Old Danish: næsæ
- Danish: næse
- Gutnish: nos