ноздря

See also: ноздра

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nozdra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐzˈdrʲa]
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Noun

ноздря́ • (nozdrjá) f inan (genitive ноздри́, nominative plural но́здри, genitive plural ноздре́й)

  1. nostril
    • 2011, Виктор Пелевин [Victor Pelevin], “Ч. 1. Damsel in distress, 12”, in S.N.U.F.F.; English translation from Andrew Bromfield, transl., S.N.U.F.F., 2014:
      Она́ осторо́жно откры́ла боково́е окно́ и втяну́ла ноздря́ми во́здух.
      Oná ostoróžno otkrýla bokovóje oknó i vtjanúla nozdrjámi vózdux.
      She cautiously opened a side window and drew the air in through her nostrils.

Declension

Declension of ноздря́ (inan fem-form soft-stem accent-f) 
singular plural
nominative ноздря́
nozdrjá 		но́здри
nózdri
genitive ноздри́
nozdrí 		ноздре́й
nozdréj
dative ноздре́
nozdré 		ноздря́м
nozdrjám
accusative ноздрю́
nozdrjú 		но́здри
nózdri
instrumental ноздрёй, ноздрёю
nozdrjój, nozdrjóju 		ноздря́ми
nozdrjámi
prepositional ноздре́
nozdré 		ноздря́х
nozdrjáx

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ноздря”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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