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French
Noun
nôs
- plural of nô
Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese nós, from Old Galician-Portuguese nos, from Latin nōs (“we; us”), from Proto-Italic *nōs.
Pronoun
nôs
- first-person plural personal pronoun; we
- Nôs nádi falâ ― We will not say anything
See also
| Macanese personal pronouns (edit)
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| Person
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Singular
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Possessive
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Plural
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Possessive
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Reflexive
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Possessive
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| First
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iou, io, mi*, ieu*
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iou-sa, iou-sua#, minha, io-sa, io-sua#
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nôs, nosôtro*
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nôs-sa, nôsso, nôs-sua#
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onçóm
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su, onçóm-sa*, onçóm-sua#
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| Second
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vôs
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vôs-sa, vôsso, su, vôs-sua#
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vosôtro
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vosôtro-sa, su, vosôtro-sua#
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| Third
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êle, êla*
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êle-sa, su, êle-sua#
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ilôtro, elôtro*, olôtro*, ulôtro*
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ilôtro-sa, su, ilôtro-sua#
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#: dated.
*: rare.
References
Slovincian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nosъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɵs/
- Rhymes: -ɵs
- Syllabification: nôs
Noun
nôs m inan (diminutive nôsyk or nôsk, augmentative nôsëszczô)
- (anatomy) nose (protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell)
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