nasalis
See also: Nasalis
English edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from New Latin nāsālis, ellipsis of mūsculus nāsālis (“nasal muscle”). Doublet of nasal.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /neɪˈzeɪ.lɪs/, /neɪˈseɪ.lɪs/
- Rhymes: -eɪlɪs
Noun edit
nasalis (plural nasales)
- (anatomy) A small muscle on each side of the nose that constricts the nasal aperture by the action of a triangular transverse portion which draws the lateral part of the aperture upward and a quadrangular alar portion which draws it downward.
Translations edit
muscle
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References edit
- “nasalis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From nāsus (“nose”) + -ālis (“of or pertaining to”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /naːˈsaː.lis/, [näːˈs̠äːlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /naˈsa.lis/, [näˈs̬äːlis]
Adjective edit
nāsālis (neuter nāsāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin)
Inflection edit
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | nāsālis | nāsāle | nāsālēs | nāsālia | |
Genitive | nāsālis | nāsālium | |||
Dative | nāsālī | nāsālibus | |||
Accusative | nāsālem | nāsāle | nāsālēs nāsālīs |
nāsālia | |
Ablative | nāsālī | nāsālibus | |||
Vocative | nāsālis | nāsāle | nāsālēs | nāsālia |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: nasalis