nessa

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Cornish

Cornish ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : dew
    Ordinal : nessa

Etymology

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

Adjective

nessa (abbreviated 2a)

  1. second
  2. next

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

Verb

nessa (imperfect jnessi, past participle mnessi, active participle nessej, 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
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

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

nessa

  1. nearer, closer

Descendants

  • Irish: neasa
  • Manx: niessey

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
nessa
also nnessa after a proclitic 		nessa
pronounced with /n(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • 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 (edit)
Pronouns Adverbs
Singular Plural Neuter
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Proximal X este esta estes estas isto aqui, cá
de + X deste desta destes destas disto daqui
em + X neste nesta nestes nestas nisto —
Medial X esse essa esses essas isso aí
de + X desse dessa desses dessas disso daí
em + X nesse nessa nesses nessas nisso —
Distal X aquele aquela aqueles aquelas aquilo ali, lá, acolá
de + X daquele daquela daqueles daquelas daquilo dali
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
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