English → Latin
“nose” in Latin
nāsusThe nose.; The projecting part of a vessel; the spout or nozzle.nārisnostril; nose; opening; orifice; vent; air-holecollīdōto clash, strike, dash, beat, or press together; to conflict or contendsumto be, exist; there be; to go
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
nose
nasus (PROP.; also, of things which have the appearance of a nose): nares, plur., (PROP., the nostrils; hence always to be used where the aperture or the lower part of the nose is especially denoted. Also the sing., naris, may be used, if one nostril is understood): a finely-formed, handsome nose, nasus deductus ad omnem decorem: an aquiline nose, nasus aduncus: a flat, snub nose, nares simae or resimae; nasus simus or collisus: that has a flat, snub nose, simus: a sharp, pointed nose, nasus acutus: a large nose, nasus magnus: that has a large nose, nasutus; naso (as an epithet of anyone): a fine nose, nasus sagax, nares sagaces (of quick scent; said of men or animals): acutae nares (figuratively): to have a fine nose, acutum habere nasum (PROP.): festive omnia odorari (figuratively): to blow or wipe the nose, se emungere (☞ nares emungere, poetical): to pick the nose, digito nares inquietare: to snuff with the nose, pulso subito spiritu nares excutere: to spread out the nose, nares diducere: to hold anything to the nose, aliquid naribus or ad nares admovere: to stick anything in the nose, demittere aliquid in narem or nares: the nose is wet, nares hument: the nose bleeds, sanguis ex naribus or per nares fluit or prorumpit; sanguis per nares erumpit: a bleeding at the nose, discharge of blood from the nose, fluens sanguis per nares; narium sanguis; profluvium sanguinis e naribus: to turn up the nose, naribus contemtum or fastidium ostendere (to show contempt or disgust; after Quint., 11, 3, 80): to turn up the nose at anyone (in contempt), aliquem suspendere naso (Hor., Sat., 1, 6, 5): to twist anybody’s nose, alicui verba dare; alicui ludum suggerere: to lead anyone by the nose, aliquem eludere et extrahere (to mock): aliquem lactare et falsa, spe producere (to deceive with false hopes, Ter., Andr., 4, 1, 24): aliquem circumducere (comedy): to be under one’s nose, ante oculos (before the eyes) or ante pedes (before the feet).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for nose?
- The usual Latin words for “nose” are nāsus, nāris, collīdō; also sum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.