Polyglot Dictionary

Nasenflügel

/ˈnaːzn̩ˌflyːɡl̩/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Nasenflügel

Meaning

  1. nostril, side of the nose

    Built from Nase (nose) + Flügel (wing).

    • Seine Nasenflügel bebten vor Wut.

      His nostrils flared with anger.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Nase nose
  • Flügel wing

Practice

1 What does Nasenflügel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Seine ___ bebten vor Wut.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Nasenflügel?

See also

nouncompound

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