nessa

nessa

See also: Nessa

Cornish

Cornish numbers (edit)
20
 ←  1 2
2 		3  → 
    Cardinal (masculine): dew
    Cardinal (feminine): diw
    Ordinal: eyl, nessa
    Ordinal abbreviation: 2a
    Adverbial: diwweyth
    Multiplier: dewblek
    Fractional: hanter

Etymology

From Middle Cornish nessa, from Old Cornish nesheuin, from Proto-Brythonic *nesaβ̃ (“nearest”), from Proto-Celtic *nessamos, superlative of *nessos. Equivalent to nes +‎ -a. Cognate with Breton nesañ and Welsh nesaf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛsə/

Adjective

nessa (abbreviated 2a)

  1. second
    Synonym: eyl
  2. next
  3. comparative degree of nes (“near, close”) — closer

Derived terms

  • bys dhe'n nessa tro (“until next time”)
  • dilla nessa (“underwear”)
  • nessa bledhen (“next year”)
  • nessa dhe'n kres (“inner”)
  • pub nessa dydh (“every other day”)
  • skol nessa (“secondary school”)
  • terebo nessa (“until next time”)

Adjective

an nessa

  1. superlative degree of nes (“near, close”) — closest, nearest

Ligurian

Etymology

From Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis.

Noun

nessa

  1. niece

Maltese

Root
n-s-j
11 terms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Arabic نَسَّى (nassā)
Maltese nessa

    Inherited from Arabic نَسَّى (nassā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈnɛs.sa/
    • Rhymes: -ɛssa

    Verb

    nessa (imperfect jnessi, past participle mnessi, verbal noun tinsija)

    1. (ditransitive) to make (someone) forget (something)
      Dan il-film inessini kull inkwiet li għandi. ― This film makes me forget all my worries.

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of nessa (Form II)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m nessejt nessejt nessa nessejna nessejtu nessew
    f nessiet
    imperfect m nnessi tnessi jnessi nnessu tnessu jnessu
    f tnessi
    imperative nessi nessu
    negative forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m nessejtx nessejtx nessiex nessejniex nessejtux nessewx
    f nessietx
    imperfect m nnessix tnessix jnessix nnessux tnessux jnessux
    f tnessix
    imperative tnessix tnessux

    Old Irish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Proto-Celtic *nessos +‎ -a (comparative suffix)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈn̠ʲe.sa/

    Adjective

    nessa

    1. nearer, closer

    Descendants

    • Irish: neasa
    • Manx: niessey

    Mutation

    Mutation of nessa
    radical lenition nasalization
    nessa
    also nnessa in h-prothesis environments    		 nessa
    pronounced with /nʲ-/    		 nessa
    also nnessa

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Further reading

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

     

    • Audio (Portugal (Porto)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: nes‧sa
    • Rhymes: -ɛsɐ

    Contraction

    nessa f sg

    1. contraction of em +‎ essa, literally “in that (near you, feminine)”: feminine singular of nesse

    Quotations

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:nesse.

    See also

    Portuguese demonstratives
    pronouns adverbs
    singular plural neuter
    masculine feminine masculine feminine
    proximal X este esta estes estas isto aqui, cá
    de + X deste desta destes destas disto daqui
    em + X neste nesta nestes nestas nisto —
    medial X esse essa esses essas isso aí
    de + X desse dessa desses dessas disso daí
    em + X nesse nessa nesses nessas nisso —
    distal X aquele aquela aqueles aquelas aquilo ali, lá, acolá
    de + X daquele daquela daqueles daquelas daquilo dali, dacolá
    em + X naquele naquela naqueles naquelas naquilo —
    a + X àquele àquela àqueles àquelas àquilo
    anaphoric X o a os as — —
    de + X do da dos das
    em + X no na nos nas
    a + X ao à aos às
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