nasal

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English, from Medieval Latin nāsālis, from nāsus (“the nose”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of nasalis. === Pronunciation === enPR: nā'zəl (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈneɪ.zəl/, [ˈnej.zl̩] (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈnæɪ.zəl/, [ˈnæɪ.zl̩] Rhymes: -eɪzəl === Adjective === nasal (comparative more nasal, superlative most nasal) (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion. Synonyms: nosely, nosey (phonetics) 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. Hypernyms: sonorant, resonant (phonetics) Characterized by resonance in the nasal passage. (music) Sharp, penetrating. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === nasal (plural nasals) (medicine, archaic) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine. (phonetics) Ellipsis of nasal consonant. Hyponym: velar nasal (phonetics) Ellipsis of nasal vowel. (historical) The part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard. (anatomy) Ellipsis of nasal bone. (zootomy) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc. ==== Translations ==== === References === “nasal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “nasal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === -salan, Alans, Anals, NALSA, alans, anals, nalas == Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈsal/ [naˈsal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: na‧sal === Adjective === nasal (epicene, plural nasales) nasal == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [nəˈzal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [naˈzal] === Adjective === nasal m or f (masculine and feminine plural nasals) nasal ==== Derived terms ==== nasalment == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin nāsālis, from Latin nāsus (“nose”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /na.zal/ === Adjective === nasal (feminine nasale, masculine plural nasaux, feminine plural nasales) nasal (phonetics, phonology) nasal ==== Derived terms ==== os nasal ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “nasal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈsal/ [naˈs̺ɑɫ] Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: na‧sal === Adjective === nasal m or f (plural nasais) nasal ==== Derived terms ==== nasalizar === Further reading === “nasal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == German == === Etymology === From Latin nasalis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈzaːl/ === Adjective === nasal (strong nominative masculine singular nasaler, not comparable) nasal ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “nasal” in Duden online “nasal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Interlingua == === Adjective === nasal (not comparable) nasal == Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈzal/ Rhymes: -al === Adjective === nasal nasal == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nāsālis. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: na‧sal === Adjective === nasal m or f (plural nasais, not comparable) nasal ==== Derived terms ==== nasalmente === Noun === nasal f (plural nasais) nasal consonant === Noun === nasal m (plural nasais) nasal bone ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “nasal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “nasal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin nāsālis, from Latin nāsus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈsal/ [naˈsal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: na‧sal === Adjective === nasal m or f (masculine and feminine plural nasales) nasal ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === nasal f (plural nasales) nasal, nasal consonant ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “nasal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Adjective === nasal (comparative nasalare, superlative nasalast) (anatomy) nasal (phonetics) nasal nasal (having a nasal tone) ==== Declension ==== === Noun === nasal c a nasal (nasal consonant, nasal vowel) ==== Declension ==== === References === nasal in Svensk ordbok (SO) nasal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) nasal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)