different between nus vs duty

Albanian

Etymology

A Gheg word. From Proto-Albanian *snutja, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh?- (“to turn, to spin”). Cognate to Sanskrit ??????? (sn?van, “band, sinew”).

Noun

nus m

1. thread, string

Related terms

• pe

References

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?nus/
• Rhymes: -us

Etymology 1

From Old Catalan nuu, or from Old Occitan nous, nos, nou and its variants, from Latin n?dus (probably through a Vulgar Latin form *nudus), ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *gned-, *gnod- (“to bind”). Compare Occitan nos, French nœud, Spanish nudo.

Noun

nus m (plural nusos)

1. knot
2. tie, bond

   Synonym: lligam

3. (figuratively) core, heart

4. (nautical) knot
5. (anatomy) knuckle

Related terms

• nuar

Etymology 2

Adjective

nus

1. masculine plural of nu

Further reading

• “nus” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “nus” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “nus” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “nus” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Chuukese

Noun

nus

1. remainder
2. leftover

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ny/

Adjective

nus

1. masculine plural of nu

Anagrams

• uns

Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nu?s.

Noun

nus (first-person possessive nusku, second-person possessive nusmu, third-person possessive nusnya)

1. squid

See also

• cumi-cumi

Kristang

Etymology

From Portuguese nós (“we”), from Old Portuguese nos (“we”), from Latin n?s (“we; us”).

Pronoun

nus

1. we (first-person plural personal pronoun)

See also

References

Norman

Adjective

nus

1. masculine plural of nu

Old French

Pronoun

nus

1. Alternative form of nos; we (first-person plural subject pronoun)

Portuguese

Adjective

nus

1. masculine plural of nu

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin n?s.

Pronoun

nus

1. we

Tok Pisin

Etymology

English nose

Noun

nus

1. (anatomy) nose

English

Etymology

From Middle English duete, from Middle English dewe) + Middle English -te, (borrowed from Old French -te from Latin -t?tem, accusative masculine singular of -t?s). Akin to due + -ty (Alternative form of -ity).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?dju?ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /du?ti/
• Rhymes: -u?ti
• Homophone: doody (for some speakers)

Noun

duty (countable and uncountable, plural duties)

1. That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
   • 1805, 21 October, Horatio Nelson

     England expects that every man will do his duty.

   • Captain Edward Carlisle […] felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, […]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
2. The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.

3. A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.

   customs duty; excise duty

4. (obsolete) One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
   • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XX:

     Take that which is thy duty, and goo thy waye.

5. (obsolete) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
6. The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).

Usage notes

• Adjectives often used with "duty": public, private, moral, legal, social, double, civic, contractual, political, judicial, etc.

Synonyms

• (that which one is obligated to do): obligation

Antonyms

• duty-free (taxes)
• (that which one is obligated to do): right

Derived terms

Related terms

• due

Translations

Further reading

• duty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• duty in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• duty at OneLook Dictionary Search

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?dut?]

Participle

duty

1. past passive participle of du?

Declension