different between nasal vs naval

English

Etymology

Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin n?s?lis, from n?sus (“the nose”) +? -?lis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of nasalis.

Pronunciation

• enPR: n?'z?l IPA^(key): /?ne?.z?l/
• Rhymes: -e?z?l

Adjective

nasal (comparative more nasal, superlative most nasal)

1. (anatomy, not comparable) of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion

   Synonyms: nosely, nosey
2. (phonetics)
   1. 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

   2. characterized by resonance in the nasal passage

3. (music) sharp, penetrating

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

nasal (plural nasals)

1. (medicine, archaic) a medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine
2. (phonetics)
   1. Ellipsis of nasal consonant.

      Hyponym: velar nasal

   2. Ellipsis of nasal vowel.
3. (historical) part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard
4. (anatomy) Ellipsis of nasal bone.
5. (zootomy) a plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc

Translations

References

• “nasal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “nasal”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• -salan, Alans, Anals, NALSA, alans, anals, nalas

Asturian

Pronunciation

Adjective

nasal (epicene, plural nasales)

1. nasal

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /n??zal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /na?zal/

Adjective

nasal (masculine and feminine plural nasals)

1. nasal

Derived terms

• nasalment

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin n?s?lis, from Latin n?sus (“nose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.zal/

Adjective

nasal (feminine singular nasale, masculine plural nasaux, feminine plural nasales)

1. nasal
2. (phonetics, phonology) nasal

Derived terms

• os nasal

Related terms

Further reading

• “nasal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Pronunciation

Adjective

nasal m or f (plural nasais)

1. nasal

Further reading

• “nasal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

German

Etymology

From Latin nasalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na?za?l/

Adjective

nasal (not comparable)

1. nasal

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “nasal” in Duden online

Interlingua

Adjective

nasal (not comparable)

1. nasal

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na?zal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

nasal

1. nasal

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin nasalis.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /n??za?/
• Hyphenation: na?sal

Adjective

nasal m or f (plural nasais, not comparable)

1. nasal

Noun

nasal f (plural nasais)

1. nasal consonant

Noun

nasal m (plural nasais)

1. nasal bone

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin n?s?lis, from Latin n?sus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na?sal/, [na?sal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: na?sal

Adjective

nasal (plural nasales)

1. nasal

Derived terms

Noun

nasal f (plural nasales)

1. nasal, nasal consonant

Related terms

English

Etymology

From Middle English naval, from Middle French naval, from Latin n?v?lis; equivalent to navy +? -al.

Pronunciation

• enPR: n?'v?l, IPA^(key): /?ne?v?l/
• Homophone: navel
• Rhymes: -e?v?l

Adjective

naval (not comparable)

1. (nautical) Of or relating to a navy.
2. (nautical) Of or relating to ships in general.

Derived terms

• NADEP
• naval base
• naval crown

Related terms

• navy

Translations

Anagrams

• Lavan

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin n?v?lem, accusative singular form of n?v?lis (“of ships”), from n?vis (“ship”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /n??val/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /n??bal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /na?val/

Adjective

naval (masculine and feminine plural navals)

1. naval

Related terms

• nau

Further reading

• “naval” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “naval” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “naval” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “naval” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From Middle French naval, from Latin n?v?lem, accusative singular form of n?v?lis (“of ships”), from n?vis (“ship”).

Adjective

naval (feminine singular navale, masculine plural navals, feminine plural navales)

1. naval

Derived terms

• chantier naval

Related terms

• navire
• nef

Further reading

• “naval” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Etymology

From Latin n?v?lem, accusative singular form of n?v?lis (“of ships”), from n?vis (“ship”).

Adjective

naval m or f (plural navais)

1. naval

Related terms

• nave

Further reading

• “naval” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin n?v?lem, accusative singular form of n?v?lis (“of ships”), from n?vis (“ship”).

Adjective

naval m or f (plural navais, comparable)

1. naval

Romanian

Etymology

From French naval

Adjective

naval m or n (feminine singular naval?, masculine plural navali, feminine and neuter plural navale)

1. nautical

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin n?v?lem, accusative singular form of n?v?lis (“of ships”), from n?vis (“ship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na?bal/, [na???al]
• Homophone: nabal
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

naval (plural navales)

1. (nautical) naval (of or relating to a navy)

Derived terms

• aeronaval

Related terms

• nave
• navegar
• navío

Further reading

• “naval” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Anagrams

• lavan