Reconstruction:Latin/narica

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From nāris (“nostril”), built analogously to nāsīca < nāsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈrika/

Noun

*nārīca f (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. nostril

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/naˈrika/	*/naˈrikas/
oblique	*/naˈrika/	*/naˈrikas/

Derived terms

• nārīx (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

• Friulian: naries pl
• Old French: narrie

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*nārīca”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 7: N–Pas, page 13