nose
Bedeutung (English)
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- A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
- A snout, the nose of an animal.
- The tip of an object.
- The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.
- The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.
- A perfumer.
- The sense of smell.
- Bouquet, the smell of something, especially wine.
- The skill in recognising bouquet.
- Skill at finding information.
- A downward projection from a cornice.
- (slang) An informer.
Konzepte
Synonyms
sense of smell
organ of smell
bridge of nose
under one’s nose
blow one’s nose
and throat
nasal organ
olfactory modality
ram head
Frequenz
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
[nəʊ̯z]
Etymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English nose, from Old English nosu, from Proto-West Germanic *nosu, variant of *nasō, old dual from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s- ~ *nh₂es- (“nose, nostril”). See also Saterland Frisian Noose, West Frisian noas, Dutch neus, Swedish nos, Norwegian nos (“snout”), German Low German Nees, Nes, Näs, German Nase, Swedish näsa, Norwegian nese, Danish næse (“nose”); also Latin nāris (“nostril”), nāsus (“nose”), Lithuanian nósis, Russian нос (nos), Sanskrit नासा (nā́sā, “nostrils”).
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