nāsus
The English word "nose" is translated into Latin as nāsus.
The word refers to the protuberance on the face.
Meaning: protuberance on the face (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The genitive singular form, meaning "of the nose", is nāsī. The accusative plural form is nāsōs. Note that the nominative plural form, used for "noses", is also nāsī.
Did you know?
- Horace used the phrase naso suspendere adunco, literally 'to hang on a hooked nose', to mean sneering at someone.
Examples in context
- Nasus eius magnus est.His nose is large.
- Nāsus eius est parvus.Her nose is small.
- Nāsus viri est longus.The man's nose is long.
- Nāsus meus est frigidus.My nose is cold.
Example conversation
Lucia and Lucius are looking at a statue.
- LuciaVidē! Nāsus statuae fractus est.Look! The statue's nose is broken.
- LuciusIta, nāsus dēficit.Yes, the nose is missing.
- LuciaQuis nāsum ēripuit?Who tore the nose away?
- LuciusFortasse tempus id fēcit.Perhaps time did it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “nose” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
