nostril
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nostril
- /ˈnɒs.tɹɪl/ UK
- /ˈnɒs.tɹəl/ UK
- /ˈnɑ.stɹəl/ Canada, US
- /ˈnɔs.tɹəl/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɒstɹəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English nostrille, from Old English nosþyrel. Compare Old Frisian nosterle (“nostril”), modern West Frisian noaster (“nostrill”). Compare also Middle Low German noster (“nostril”), from Proto-Germanic *nustriz (“nostril”). By surface analysis, nose + thirl (“hole”).
noun nostrils · nosethirl
- Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages. […]whether it bee that they bee broken winded and purſiue, or otherwiſe bitten and ſtung with venomous beaſts; in which caſes, there muſt be an injection made vp into the noſthrils, of the juice of Rue in wine.
Translations
Every language
noun either of the two orifices located on the nose
| Español | narina, ventana |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 콧구멍 kotgumeong |
| 日本語 | 鼻孔 bikō, 鼻の穴 hana no ana |
| 中文 | 鼻孔 bíkǒng, 鼻子眼 bíziyǎn |
| हिन्दी | नथना nathnā, नथुना nathunā, नासापुट nāsāpuṭ |
| Kiswahili | tundu la pua |
| Português | narina |
| Français | narine, (unformally) trou de nez, naseau |
| Deutsch | Nasenloch, Nüster |
| Italiano | narice |
| Ελληνικά | ρουθούνι routhoúni |
| Română | nară |
| Русский | ноздря́ nozdrjá |
| Tiếng Việt | lỗ mũi |
| العربية | مَنْخَر manḵar |
| עברית | נְחִיר nekhir |
Talk about this word "nostril." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nostril. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nostril. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nostril "nostril." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nostril.Cite this
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title = {nostril},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nostril},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
