noas

nose

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: nose

In summary

From Old Frisian nose, nosi, from Proto-West Germanic *nosu.

Sentences

Do bist al hielendal wyt om de noas .

You are already completely white around the nose.

Syn libben lang hat hy mei de noas nei de grûn rûn.

All his life he has walked with his nose to the ground.

Hja is in frou mei ideeën en mei in útsprutsen noas foar talint.

She is a woman with ideas and a pronounced nose for talent.

Us noas hat it der mar drok mei om alle luchtsjes te registrearjen.

Our nose is busy registering all the breaths.

Dy't it ûnderste út 'e kanne hawwe wol, kriget it lid op 'e noas .

Whoever wants to have the bottom of the jug, gets the lid on the nose.