nessa

See also: Nessa

Cornish

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Cardinal (masculine): dew     Cardinal (feminine): diw     Ordinal: eyl, nessa     Ordinal abbreviation: 2a     Adverbial: diwweyth     Multiplier: dewblek     Fractional: hanter

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *nesaβ̃ (“nearest”), from Proto-Celtic *nessamos, superlative of *nessos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛsə/

Adjective

nessa (abbreviated 2a)

1. second

   Synonym: eyl

2. next
3. nearest

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”)

Ligurian

Etymology

From Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis.

Noun

nessa

1. niece

Maltese

Root
n-s-j
11 terms

Etymology

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

• nesa, neso, nesso, nessu, nesu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈn̠ʲe.sa/

Adjective

nessa

1. nearer, closer

Descendants

• Irish: neasa
  • ⇒ Irish: neas
• 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

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 nes(s)a”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.sɐ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Hyphenation: nes‧sa
• Rhymes: -ɛsɐ

Contraction

nessa f sg

1. contraction of em +‎ essa, literally “in that (near you, feminine)”: feminine singular of nesse
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 141:

     Diante dessa confusão, é uma surpresa que tantos tenham obtido nota para passar nessa matéria.

     From this confusion, it is a surprise that so much people had obtained grades to be approved in this subject.

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