See also: Neus and nèus

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch neus, from Middle Dutch nose, nuese, from Old Dutch *nosa, from Proto-West Germanic *nosu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nɪøs/
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Noun

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neus (plural neuse, diminutive neusie)

  1. nose

Catalan

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Noun

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neus

  1. plural of neu

Cornish

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Noun

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neus f (singulative neusen or neujen)

  1. threads

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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology

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From Middle Dutch nose, nuese, from Old Dutch *nosa, from Proto-West Germanic *nosu.

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Noun

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neus m or f (plural neuzen, diminutive neusje n)

  1. nose
  2. (ethnic slur, highly offensive) Jew, kike
    • 1994 February 2, “CIDI eist straf voor rechercheur”, in NRC Handelsblad, page 3:
      In het door de rechercheur opgemaakte verbaal staat volgens het CIDI: „X (rode breedbekkikker) arriveert tezamen met een andere neus bij perceel 222 en praten wat.”
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: neus
  • Javindo: nees
  • Negerhollands: naes, nees, nes

Esperanto

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Verb

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neus

  1. conditional of nei
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