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Gesichtserker

(Anglais)

nose

Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌʔɛʁkɐ/
Étymologie (Anglais)

Gesicht (“face”) + -s- + Erker (“oriel”). Possibly coined as a linguistic purism to replace Nase (incorrectly perceived to be a loanword from Latin nāsus or one of its Romance descendants) or, more likely, as a satire pointing out the absurdities of linguistic purism. Often misattributed to Philipp von Zesen.

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