nasal
Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasionOf or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
» Be careful not to overuse nasal spray.
Meaning
4 senses(relational)Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
nasal
носово́йnosovój, наза́льныйnazálʹnyj
носови́йnosovýj, наза́льнийnazálʹnyj
of or in or relating to the nose
Having a sound 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.
nasal vowel
nasal
носово́йnosovój, наза́льныйnazálʹnyj
Characterized by resonance in the nasal passage.
nasal utterance
Sharp, penetrating.
Examples
12 sentencesBe careful not to overuse nasal spray.
Tom has a nasal voice.
Tom sounds kind of nasal.
I often have post-nasal drip.
deIch leide häufig unter Sekretfluss in den Rachen.
Have you experienced any nasal drip?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English, from Medieval Latin nāsālis, from nāsus (“the nose”) + -ālis (“-al”,From Middle English, from Medieval Latin nāsālis, from nāsus (“the nose”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of nasalis.
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Forms
more nasal, most nasal| Comparative | more nasal Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most nasal Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
95 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form