Gesichtserker

== German == === Etymology === Gesicht (“face”) +‎ -s- +‎ Erker (“oriel”). Possibly coined as a linguistic purism to replace Nase (incorrectly perceived to be a loanword from Latin nāsus or one of its Romance descendants) or, more likely, as a satire pointing out the absurdities of linguistic purism. Often misattributed to Philipp von Zesen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈzɪçt͡sˌʔɛʁkɐ/ Hyphenation: Ge‧sichts‧er‧ker === Noun === Gesichtserker m (strong, genitive Gesichtserkers, plural Gesichtserker) (humorous, rare) nose ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “Gesichtserker” in Duden online