French

Verb

nés m pl

1. masculine plural of the past participle of naître

Anagrams

• s'en

Norman

Adjective

nés

1. masculine plural of né

Old French

Alternative forms

• nes (alternative typography)

Etymology 1

From Latin nāsus.

Noun

nés m ‎(oblique plural nés, nominative singular nés, nominative plural nés)

1. (anatomy) nose
   • 12^th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:

     Semblant comme së il dormoit,
     Qar il ronfloit forment du nés.

     He was pretending to sleep,
     For he was snoring visibly from the nose.

Descendants

• Middle French: nez
  • French: nez
• Norman: nez
• Walloon: nez

Etymology 2

see nef

Noun

nés m

1. inflection of nef:
   1. oblique plural
   2. nominative singular