noz

See also: nož, nōz, nóż, nôž, and nóž

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Nao with z as a placeholder.

Symbol

noz

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nayi.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Nayi terms

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan noxa (“walnut”).

Noun

noz m (definite nozi) (dialectal, Mat)

1. large nut thrown in children games

   Synonyms: kaqol, qokël

References

• “noz-i”, in Edukata e Ré. Revistë pedagogjike (in Albanian), number 2, Tirana: Gutenberg, 1930, page 70a
• Mann, S. E. (1948), “noz”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 326b

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton and Old Breton nos, probably from Proto-Celtic *noxs. Cognates include Welsh nos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoːs/
• Rhymes: -oːs
• Hyphenation: noz

Noun

noz f (plural nozioù)

1. night

Derived terms

nouns

• fest-noz f

References

• Martial Menard, editor (2016–present), “noz”, in Devri: Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton‎^[1] (in French), Rennes 2 University
• Cornillet, Gérard (2017), “noz”, in Geriadur galleg brezhoneg, dictionnaire français breton‎^[2] (in French), page 967

Galician

Alternative forms

• anoz, noce

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese noz (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *nŏcem, alteration of Latin nucem.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔθ/ [ˈnɔθ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈnɔθ/ [ˈnɔθ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ˈnɔs/ [ˈnɔs]

 

• Rhymes: -ɔθ

• (standard) Rhymes: -ɔθ
• (seseo) Rhymes: -ɔs

• Homophone: (seseo) nós

Noun

noz f (plural noces)

1. walnut
2. Adam's apple

Derived terms

• Nocelo
• noz moscada

Related terms

• nogueira

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “noz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “noz”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “noz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “noz”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “noz”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Middle High German

Etymology 1

From Old High German nōȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *naut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈnoːs/

Noun

nōȥ n

1. livestock
   1. sheep (later)

Declension

Declension of nōȥ (strong neuter with null plural)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	daȥ	nōȥ	diu	nōȥ
genitive	eines	dës	nōȥes	dër	nōȥe
dative	eime	dëm	nōȥe	dën	nōȥen
accusative	ein	daȥ	nōȥ	diu	nōȥ

Declension of nōȥ (strong neuter with plural in -er)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	daȥ	nōȥ	diu	nœȥer
genitive	eines	dës	nōȥes	dër	nœȥer
dative	eime	dëm	nōȥe	dën	nœȥern
accusative	ein	daȥ	nōȥ	diu	nœȥer

Derived terms

• eselnōȥ
• kürvihenōȥ
• nōȥich
• nœȥel
• smalenōȥ
• vihenōȥ

Descendants

• Bavarian: Noß
• German: Noß, Noss, Nosz
• Alemannic German: Nooss

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “nôʒ”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈnoːs/

Verb

nōȥ

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of nieȥen

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “niuʒe”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin nostros, nostras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔt͡s/

Pronoun

noz (plural, singular nostre)

1. our

   noz ennemis

   our enemies

Descendants

• French: nos

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *naut, see also Old English nēat, Old Norse naut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːs/

Noun

nōȥ n

1. cattle

Descendants

• Middle High German: nōȥ
  • Bavarian: Noß
  • German: Noß, Noss, Nosz
  • Alemannic German: Nooss

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːs/

Verb

nōȥ

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of nioȥan

Portuguese

nozes

Alternative forms

• anoz, noç, noce, noze, nó (dialectal)
• nuace (Rio de Onor)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese noze, noce, from earlier *notze, from Vulgar Latin *nŏcem (pronounced nódzie), alteration of Classical Latin nucem (accusative of nux).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ(j)s/ [ˈnɔ(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ(j)s/ [ˈnɔ(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ(j)ʃ/ [ˈnɔ(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔʃ/

• Audio (Brazil, Caipira):

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• Homophone: nós
• Hyphenation: noz

Noun

noz f (plural nozes)

1. nut
2. walnut (fruit)
3. (usually used in plural, colloquial) testicle

Derived terms

• quebra-nozes

Related terms

• nogueira
• nuclear
• núcleo

Further reading

• “noz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “noz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026