# nasu
## Finnish
### Etymology

Imitative or sound-symbolic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑsu/, [ˈnɑ̝s̠u]
* Rhymes: -ɑsu
* Hyphenation: na‧su

### Noun

nasu (childish)
* pig

#### Declension

Possessive forms of nasu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nasuni
nasuni
accusative
nom.
nasuni
nasuni
gen.
nasuni
genitive
nasuni
nasujeni
partitive
nasuani
nasujani
inessive
nasussani
nasuissani
elative
nasustani
nasuistani
illative
nasuuni
nasuihini
adessive
nasullani
nasuillani
ablative
nasultani
nasuiltani
allative
nasulleni
nasuilleni
essive
nasunani
nasuinani
translative
nasukseni
nasuikseni
abessive
nasuttani
nasuittani
instructive
comitative
—nasuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nasusi
nasusi
accusative
nom.
nasusi
nasusi
gen.
nasusi
genitive
nasusi
nasujesi
partitive
nasuasi
nasujasi
inessive
nasussasi
nasuissasi
elative
nasustasi
nasuistasi
illative
nasuusi
nasuihisi
adessive
nasullasi
nasuillasi
ablative
nasultasi
nasuiltasi
allative
nasullesi
nasuillesi
essive
nasunasi
nasuinasi
translative
nasuksesi
nasuiksesi
abessive
nasuttasi
nasuittasi
instructive
comitative
—nasuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nasumme
nasumme
accusative
nom.
nasumme
nasumme
gen.
nasumme
genitive
nasumme
nasujemme
partitive
nasuamme
nasujamme
inessive
nasussamme
nasuissamme
elative
nasustamme
nasuistamme
illative
nasuumme
nasuihimme
adessive
nasullamme
nasuillamme
ablative
nasultamme
nasuiltamme
allative
nasullemme
nasuillemme
essive
nasunamme
nasuinamme
translative
nasuksemme
nasuiksemme
abessive
nasuttamme
nasuittamme
instructive
comitative
—nasuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nasunne
nasunne
accusative
nom.
nasunne
nasunne
gen.
nasunne
genitive
nasunne
nasujenne
partitive
nasuanne
nasujanne
inessive
nasussanne
nasuissanne
elative
nasustanne
nasuistanne
illative
nasuunne
nasuihinne
adessive
nasullanne
nasuillanne
ablative
nasultanne
nasuiltanne
allative
nasullenne
nasuillenne
essive
nasunanne
nasuinanne
translative
nasuksenne
nasuiksenne
abessive
nasuttanne
nasuittanne
instructive
comitative
—nasuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nasunsa
nasunsa
accusative
nom.
nasunsa
nasunsa
gen.
nasunsa
genitive
nasunsa
nasujensa
partitive
nasuaan nasuansa
nasujaan nasujansa
inessive
nasussaan nasussansa
nasuissaan nasuissansa
elative
nasustaan nasustansa
nasuistaan nasuistansa
illative
nasuunsa
nasuihinsa
adessive
nasullaan nasullansa
nasuillaan nasuillansa
ablative
nasultaan nasultansa
nasuiltaan nasuiltansa
allative
nasulleen nasullensa
nasuilleen nasuillensa
essive
nasunaan nasunansa
nasuinaan nasuinansa
translative
nasukseen nasuksensa
nasuikseen nasuiksensa
abessive
nasuttaan nasuttansa
nasuittaan nasuittansa
instructive
comitative
—nasuineen nasuinensa :

#### Synonyms

* possu
* sika

### Further reading

* “nasu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* anus, asun, suan, suna

## Japanese
### Romanization

nasu
* Rōmaji transcription of なす

## Old English
### Alternative forms

* naso

### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic *nasō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑ.su/, [ˈnɑ.zu]

### Noun

nasu f
* (anatomy) nose

#### Declension

Strong ō-stem:

#### Related terms

* næs
* nosu

#### Descendants

* Middle English: nase, nasse, nease

## Sakizaya
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 茄子(なす) (nasu, “eggplant”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /na.ˈsu/, [na.ˈsu]

### Noun

nasu
* eggplant

## Sardinian
### Etymology

From Latin nāsus.

### Noun

nasu m (plural nasos)
* nose

## Sicilian
### Etymology

From Latin nāsus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnasu/
* Hyphenation: na‧su

### Noun

nasu m (plural nasi)
* (anatomy) nose

## Tetum
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nasu.

### Verb

nasu
* to cook by boiling