nāss

See also: nass, Nass, naß, and Naß

Latvian

Nāsis

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *nāsis, from Proto-Indo-European *nās-, an allomorph of *nas- (“nostril”). Semantic changes from “nose” to “nostril” or vice-versa were frequent in Indo-European. Cognates include Lithuanian nósis, Old Prussian nozy ([nōsi]), Sudovian nasis ([nāsis]) “nose”, Proto-Slavic *nosъ “nose” (from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nasús), Old English nasu, Old High German nasa, German Nase, English nose, Sanskrit नासा (nā́sā), Latin nāsus (“nose”), nāris (“nostril”) (< *nāsis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nāːs]

Noun

nāss f (6th declension)

1. (anatomy) nostril (one of two openings at the bottom of the nose)

   jutīgas nāsis ― sensitive nostrils

   platas nāsis ― wide nostrils

   nāsis dreb ― the nostrils are trembling

   aizspiest nāsis ― to clip one's nostrils

   knišļi lien zirgam nāsīs ― midges are crawling into the horse's nostrils

   zaķa purniņš sāka raustīties, nāsis dzīvāk ošņāt ― the hare's little muzzle began to twitch, (its) nostrils to sniff more actively

   salda medus dvaša spiedās viņam mutē un nāsīs ― the sweet breath (= smell) of honey pressed itself into his mouth and nostrils

Declension

Declension of nāss (6th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	nāss	nāsis
accusative (akuzatīvs)	nāsi	nāsis
genitive (ģenitīvs)	nāss	nāšu
dative (datīvs)	nāsij	nāsīm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	nāsi	nāsīm
locative (lokatīvs)	nāsī	nāsīs
vocative (vokatīvs)	nāss	nāsis

Derived terms

• nāsenis

Related terms

• nazāls, nazālums, nazalizēt

See also

• deguns