Nase

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Nase.

Proper noun

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Nase (plural Nases)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Nase is the 33941st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 670 individuals. Nase is most common among White (95.67%) individuals.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Alemannic German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German nase, from Old High German nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu.

Cognate with German Nase, Plautdietsch Näs, Icelandic nös. Dutch neus and English nose derive from an alternative Proto-Germanic form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Nase f (plural Nase, diminutive Näsli or Näsi)

  1. (northeast and southwest Switzerland) nose

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German nase, from Old High German nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic *nasō, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

Compare Low German Nees, Norwegian nese, English nose.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Nase f (genitive Nase, plural Nasen, diminutive Näschen n or Näslein n)

  1. nose
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 33/2010, page 31:
      Baschir trägt einen dichten Bart, der einzig die Partie zwischen der Oberlippe und seiner großen Nase ausspart.
      Baschir wears a thick beard, which only leaves out the part between the upper lip and his big nose.
  2. snout
  3. weak insult
  4. common nase (Chondrostoma nasus)
    Synonym: Näsling

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Nase” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Nase” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Nase” in Duden online
  • Nase on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de