nes
Icelandic
/nɛːs/
noun
Definitions
- a headland, a cape, a ness projecting to the sea or lake, a promontory
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse nes (headland).
Origin
Old Norse
nes
Gloss
headland
Kanji
岬
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nasus English
- naze English
- nasalis Latin
- nasus Latin
- Koksnase German
- Nacktnasenwombat German
- Nase German
- Nasenbein German
- Nasenbluten German
- Nasenbär German
- Nasenflöte German
- Nasenlaut German
- Nasenloch German
- Nasenring German
- Nasenschleimhaut German
- Nashorn German
- Pechnase German
- Rotznase German
- Triefnase German
- hochnäsig German
- näseln German
- *néh₂s Proto-Indo-European
- *néh₂s- Proto-Indo-European
- *nasją Proto-Germanic
- näs Swedish
- næs Old English
- nes Old Norse
- nǫs Old Norse
- nazo Esperanto
- nas Catalan, Valencian
- Akranes Icelandic
- Borgarnes Icelandic
- Suðurnes Icelandic
- akur Icelandic
- borg Icelandic
- nashyrningur Icelandic
- nös Icelandic
- suður Icelandic
- nes Faroese
- nase Middle High German
- nez Bourguignon
- nas Megleno-Romanian