nasal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Related terms 3 German 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Adjective 3.3.1 Related terms 3.3.2 Compounds 4 Portuguese 4.1 Adjective 4.2 Noun 4.3 Noun 4.4 Related terms 5 Spanish 5.1 Adjective 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

Latin nasus (nose) + -al

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• IPA: /ˈneɪzəl/

  Rhymes: -eɪzəl

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nasal (comparative more nasal, superlative most nasal)

1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the nose.
2. (phonetics) Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng; characterized by resonance in the nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance.

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[edit] Noun

nasal (plural nasals)

1. An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously, such as m and n.
2. (medicine) (archaic) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.
3. (phonetics) A nasal vowel or consonant.
4. (armour) Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
   • 1909, Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor, page 78,

     The nasal continued in use until about 1140, when it was generally discarded, but isolated examples may be found in every succeeding century down to the seventeenth.

5. (anatomy) One of the nasal bones.
6. (zoology) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.

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• nasal bone (anatomy)
• nasal cavity (anatomy)
• nasal fossa (anatomy)
• nasal index (anatomy)
• nasal vowel (phonetics)

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• Alphagram: aalns
• alans, Alans
• Aslan

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[edit] French

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nasal (plural nasaux)

1. nasal

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• nasale
• nasalisation
• nasaliser
• naseau
• nasiller
• nez

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Latin nasus + -al

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /naˈzaːl/

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nasal

1. nasal

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• Nase

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• nasalieren
• Nasalierung
• Nasalität
• Nasallaut

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[edit] Portuguese

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nasal (plural nasais)

1. nasal

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nasal f.

1. nasal consonant

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nasal m.

1. nasal bone

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• nasalação
• nasalar
• nasalidade
• nariz

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[edit] Spanish

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nasal m. and f. (plural nasales)

1. nasal

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nasal f.

1. nasal consonant

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• nasalidad
• nasalización
• nasalizar
• nariz