nose
Middle English
/ˈnɔːz(ə)/, /ˈnoːs(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- nose protrusion of the human face
- beak, nose-shaped protrusion
Etymology
Inherited from Old English nosu (nose) inherited from Proto-Germanic *nusō inherited from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s- (nose, nostril).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*néh₂s-
Gloss
nose, nostril
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
鼻
Emoji
🐽 👃 🤥 🥸
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bignose English
- bluenose English
- bluntnose English
- bottlenose English
- brownnose English
- bullnose English
- conenose English
- cownose English
- dog-nose English
- e-nose English
- fucknose English
- hard-nose English
- hawknose English
- hognose English
- hooknose English
- largenose English
- longnose English
- neb-nose English
- needlenose English
- noose English
- nooseless English
- nooselike English
- nooser English
- nose English
- nose-ender English
- nose-ish English
- nosebag English
- noseband English
- nosebeard English
- nosebleed English
- nosebleeder English
- nosebleeding English
- noseblind English
- noseblood English
- noseburn English
- noseclip English
- nosedive English
- noseful English
- nosegay English
- nosegear English
- nosegrind English
- nosehole English
- noseleaf English
- noseless English
- noselift English
- noselike English
- nosely English
- noseness English
- nosepicker English
- nosepiece English
- nosepin English
- noseplug English
- noseprint English
- noser English
- noseride English
- noseslide English
- nosesmart English
- nosethirl English
- nosewheel English
- nosewing English
- nosewise English
- noseworthy English
- nosey English
- nostril English
- nosy English
- nozzle English
- nuzzle English
- prodnose English
- saddlenose English
- shortnose English
- shovelnose English
- snotnose English
- softnose English
- starnose English
- stumpnose English
- tubenose English
- noussi Finnish
- nasus Latin
- nos Latin
- nōs Latin
- *nas- Proto-Indo-European
- *nasō Proto-Indo-European
- *néh₂s- Proto-Indo-European
- *nās- Proto-Indo-European
- *nasō Proto-Germanic
- *nusō Proto-Germanic
- ノーズ Japanese
- nosu Old English
- nosþyrel Old English
- nōsegai Middle English
- nǫs Old Norse
- nos Old French
- *nosa Old Dutch
- *náHs-kas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *náHsaH Proto-Indo-Iranian
- nosis Lithuanian
- nous Old Occitan
- nose Old Frisian
- nus Tok Pisin
- nos Walloon
- noso Sranan Tongo