nos

Signification

1. nose (protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell, sometimes of animals)
2. (colloquial) nose (sense of smell)
3. nose (intuition in a field)
4. nose (tip of an object, usually pointed)
5. nose (tip of an object, usually pointed)
6. (colloquial,obsolete) beak, bill (rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.)
7. (obsolete) collar (part of an oil lamp where the wick comes out)
8. trunk (conspicuously extended, mobile, nose-like organ of an elephant)
9. nostril of a fish or other aquatic swamp animal

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/nɔs/

Étymologie

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s
Proto-Balto-Slavic *nasús
Proto-Slavic *nosъ
Old Polish nos
Polish nos
Inherited from Old Polish nos.