neb

Meaning

1. (dialectal) A bird's beak.
2. (obsolete) A person's mouth.
3. (dialectal) A person's nose.
4. (dialectal) The peak of a flat cap.
5. (dialectal) The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
6. (dialectal) A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.
7. (dialectal) A nib, as of a pen.

Synonyms

beak

bill

nib

snout

pecker

nozzle

muzzle

rostrum

extremity

fipple

foot

🦶

ledge

limb

marge

nose

👃

peak

point

rim

snoot

spout

tappet

tip

verge

yap

abutment

arris

border

brim

brow

butt

conk

edge

end

🔚

Translations

ράμφος

becco

bec

hocico

pico

tuit

ρύγχος

muso

neb

άκρη

pif

museau

plume

🪶

blair

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɛb/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: neb

Inherited from Old English: nebb

Cognate with Danish: næb

Cognate with Dutch: neb

Cognate with German: Schnabel

Cognate with Old Norse: nef

Cognate with Swedish: näbb

Cognate with Swedish: -

In summary

From Middle English neb, from Old English nebb (“beak, nose, face”), from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“beak, nose”). Cognate with Danish næb, Dutch neb, German Schnabel, Old Norse nef, Swedish näbb, Swedish regional näv.