narine

See also: Narine

English

Adjective

narine (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the nares; narial.
    the narine membrane

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French narine, from Vulgar Latin *narina, from Latin nāris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.ʁin/
  • Hyphenation: na‧rine

Noun

narine f (plural narines)

  1. nostril
    Synonym: trou de nez

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Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *narina, from Latin nāris.

Noun

narine oblique singular, f (oblique plural narines, nominative singular narine, nominative plural narines)

  1. nostril

Descendants

  • French: narine
  • Walloon: narene

See also

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