nostril

Significat (Anglès)

Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.

Conceptes

nariu

forat del nas

Sinònims

naris

nose

👃

anterior naris

nostrils

nosehole

snout

hole

🕳️

nasal passage

hollow

nozzle of bellows

Traduccions

narine

Nasenloch

narice

naris

neusgat

narina

narina

naseau

Nüster

trou de nez

ρουθούνι

منخر

ventana de la nariz

burun deliği

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈnɒs.tɹɪl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: nostrille

Heretat de anglès antic: nosþȳrel

Cognat amb Old Frisian: nosterle

Cognat amb Middle Low German: noster

In summary

From Middle English nostrille, from Old English nosþyrel. Compare Old Frisian nosterle (“nostril”), modern West Frisian noaster (“nostrill”). Compare also Middle Low German noster (“nostril”), from Proto-Germanic *nustriz (“nostril”). By surface analysis, nose + thirl (“hole”).