nossa

Fala

Determiner

nossa f sg

  1. Frades Gaspar's form of nosa (“our”)

Pronoun

nossa f sg

  1. Frades Gaspar's form of nosa (“ours”)

Faroese

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔsːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɔsːa

Noun

nossa n (genitive singular nossa, plural nossu or nossur)

  1. (anatomy) a testicle

Declension
Declension of nossa
n1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nossa nossað nossu, nossur nossuni
accusative nossa nossað nossu, nossur nossuni
dative nossa nossanum nossum nossunum
genitive nossa nossans nossna nossnanna

See also

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔ.sɐ/

  • Hyphenation: nos‧sa

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese nossa, from Latin nostra(m).

Determiner

nossa

  1. feminine singular of nosso

Pronoun

nossa

  1. feminine singular of nosso

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nosso.

See also
Possessee
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Possessor Singular First person meuminhameusminhas
Second person teutuateustuas
Third person seusuaseussuas
PluralFirst person nossonossanossosnossas
Second person vossovossavossosvossas
Third person seusuaseussuas
See also: Appendix:Possessive#Portuguese

Etymology 2

Shortening of nossa senhora, itself a shortening of minha nossa senhora.

Interjection

nossa!

  1. oh my God!; goodness! (said in excitement, shock, awe or dismay)
    Synonym: meu Deus!
Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nossa.

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