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nochal

//ˈnɔ.xal//
Polishnoun

Grammatical form

nochal is the augmentative form of nos — “nose (protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell, sometimes of animals).

See the full entry for nos

Definitions of nos noun · /ˈnɔs/ | /ˈnɔs/

Full entry for nos
  1. 1.nose (protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell, sometimes of animals)
  2. 2.nose (intuition in a field)
  3. 3.nose (tip of an object, usually pointed)
  4. 4.trunk (conspicuously extended, mobile, nose-like organ of an elephant)
  5. 5.nostril of a fish or other aquatic swamp animal
  6. 6.nose (sense of smell)(colloquial)
  7. 7.beak, bill (rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.)(colloquial, obsolete)
  8. 8.collar (part of an oil lamp where the wick comes out)(obsolete)

Etymology of nos

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s Proto-Balto-Slavic *nasús Proto-Slavic *nosъ Old Polish nos Polish nos Inherited from Old Polish nos.

Etymology

From nos + -ch- + -al.

Forms

  • nochálalternative
  • nôchálalternative

Paradigm of nos, with nochal highlighted:

Nominative
Singular
nos
Plural
nosy
Genitive
Singular
nosa
Plural
nosów
Dative
Singular
nosowi
Plural
nosom
Accusative
Singular
nos
Plural
nosy
Instrumental
Singular
nosem
Plural
nosami
Locative
Singular
nosie
Plural
nosach
Vocative
Singular
nosie
Plural
nosy

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