nés

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French

Pronunciation

Participle

nés m pl

  1. masculine plural of

Anagrams

Norman

Adjective

nés

  1. masculine plural of

Old French

Alternative forms

  • nes (alternative typography)

Etymology 1

From Latin nāsus.

Noun

nés oblique singularm (oblique plural nés, nominative singular nés, nominative plural nés)

  1. (anatomy) nose
    • 12th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:
      Semblant comme së il dormoit,
      Qar il ronfloit forment du nés.
      He was pretending to sleep,
      For he was snoring visibly from the nose.
Descendants
  • Middle French: nez
  • Norman: nez
  • Walloon: nez

Etymology 2

see nef

Noun

nés m

  1. inflection of nef:
    1. oblique plural
    2. nominative singular