Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en näsa

nose/ˈnɛːsˌa/

Meaning

nose

In Swedish: luktorgan hos människan

Forms

Forms of näsa
Singular, indefiniteen näsa
Singular, definitenäsan
Plural, indefinitenäsor
Plural, definitenäsorna

näsa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor näsa, den stora näsan. Check another noun

Practise näsa

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Is it en näsa or ett näsa?

näsa in a sentence

  • peta sig i näsan
    pick one's nose
  • andas genom näsan
    breathe through one's nose
  • vara täppt i näsan
    have a stuffy nose

Expressions

  • lägga näsan i blöt
    poke one's nose into other people's business
  • ha skinn på näsan
    have a mind of one's own, be strong-willed
  • ha näsa för
    have a nose for
  • rynka på näsan åt ngt
    turn one's nose up at

Words built with näsa

  • näsblod nosebleed
  • örnnäsa hook (aquiline) nose

Questions

What does näsa mean in English?

näsa means “nose”.

Is it en näsa or ett näsa?

It is en näsa, and “the nose” is näsan.

What is the plural of näsa?

The plural of näsa is näsor, and the definite plural is näsorna.

Origin

From Old Swedish næsa, older form *nas, pl.

Nearby common words

näsa is number 1,407 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary