LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

nārīx

nārīx f (genitive nārīcis)

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinnostril
    “Nar” in Excerpta ex codice Cassinensi 402

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenārīxnārīcēs
genitivenārīcisnārīcum
dativenārīcīnārīcibus
accusativenārīcemnārīcēs
ablativenārīcenārīcibus
vocativenārīxnārīcēs

Origins

From a reinterpretation of *nārīcae pl as nārīcem sg, these being homophones. Attested in the ninth-century manuscript quoted below (where, being in a glossary, it may represent recycled older material).

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesenarizfrom Old Galician-Portuguese nariz
  • Spanishnarizfrom Old Spanish nariz
  • Aragonesenariz
  • Asturiannariz
  • Galiciannarizfrom Old Galician-Portuguese nariz
  • Ladinonarizfrom Old Spanish nariz
  • Ladinoנאריזfrom Old Spanish nariz
  • Chavacanonarizfrom Old Spanish nariz
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiannarice
  • Siciliannarici
  • Venetannariza
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalannariu
  • Gasconnaritzfrom Old Occitan naritz
  • Gasconnaditzfrom Old Occitan naritz
Gallo-Italic
  • Liguriannaixa
  • Lombardnaris
  • Piedmontesenaris
  • Piedmonteseanaris

Quick answers

What does nārīx mean in Latin?
nārīx, a noun, means “nostril”.
What is the genitive of nārīx?
The genitive singular is nārīcis. nārīx is feminine, third declension.