naris

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

naris (plural nares)

  1. a nostril

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[edit] Etymology

From nāsus with rhotacism.

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nāris (genitive nāris); f, third declension

  1. (usually in plural) A nostril, nose.
  2. An opening, orifice, vent, air-hole.

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Number Singular Plural
nominative nāris nārēs
genitive nāris nārium
dative nārī nāribus
accusative nārem nārēs 1
ablative nāre nāribus
vocative nāris nārēs

1 May also be nārīs.

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[edit] References

  • naris in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
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