Asturian

Alternative forms

• ñós

Pronoun

nós

1. we

Synonyms

• nosotros

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin nōs ‎(“we; us”), from Proto-Italic *nōs.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈnos/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈnos/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈnos/

Pronoun

nós

1. (archaic) we
2. we (majestic)

Declension

Synonyms

• (we, non-majestic): nosaltres

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese nos, from Latin nōs ‎(“we; us”), from Proto-Italic *nōs.

Pronoun

nós nominative and oblique (dative nos, accusative nos)

1. we, us

Usage notes

The form nós is used as the subject of a sentence or as the object of a preposition. The unaccented form nos is used as the direct or indirect object.

Synonyms

• (we, us): nosoutros, nosoutras

See also

• Appendix:Galician pronouns
• connosco
• noso

Indo-Portuguese

Etymology

From Portuguese nós ‎(“we”), from Old Portuguese nos, from Latin nōs ‎(“we; us”).

Pronoun

nós

1. we (first-person plural personal pronoun)
   • 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:

     Trasê tamêm um vaquinh bem gord e matá par nós comê e par nós regalá:

     Bring also a small and very fat cow and kill (it) for us to eat and for us to feast on:

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠoːsˠ/, /n̪ˠuːsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠɔːsˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish nós ‎(“custom, tradition, precedent”), from a Brythonic language (compare Welsh naws ‎(“nature, disposition”)).

Noun

nós m ‎(genitive singular nóis, nominative plural nósanna)

1. custom
2. manner, style

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish nós m ‎(“fame, renown, reputation”).

Noun

nós m ‎(genitive singular nóis)

1. (literary) fame, renown

Declension

References

• "nós" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 nós (‘custom’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “2 nós (‘fame, renown’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin nōs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nos/

Pronoun

nós

1. we

Descendants

• Spanish: nosotros

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese nos, from Latin nōs ‎(“we; us”), from Proto-Italic *nōs.

Alternative forms

• nos (obsolete)
• nòs (obsolete)
• nóis (eye dialect, Brazil)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔʃ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ(j)s/, /ˈnɔ(j)ʃ/
• Homophone: noz
• Hyphenation: nós

Pronoun

nós

1. first-person plural nominative personal pronoun: we

   Nós estamos aqui.‎

   We are here.

2. first-person plural prepositional pronoun: us

   Os pássaros voaram até nós.‎

   The birds flew towards us.

Usage notes

When the clause features a verb in its first-person plural form, the nominative pronoun nós may be dropped.

The following contraction is usually mandatory in standard usage, but optional when mesmos ‎(“ourselves”) is used for emphasis:

• com ‎(“with”) + nós → connosco (Portugal), conosco (Brazil)

In Brazil, this pronoun is sometimes used with third-person singular verbs. Such usage is highly proscribed.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:nós.

Synonyms

• a gente (more informal), nós outros (obsolete)

See also

Etymology 2

Inflected form of nó ‎(“knot”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔʃ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔs/
• Homophone: noz
• Hyphenation: nós

Noun

nós m pl

1. plural of nó.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:nó.

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nosъ, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

Noun

nós

1. nose