adj
Meaning 1
That sounds nasal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The loud, nasally voice from behind the door attracted my attention.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
nasally
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈneɪzəli/
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CMU ARPABET: N EY1 Z AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
In a nasal manner or tone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- speak nasally
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Meaning 3
By, through or using the nose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
in a nasal manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- inhaled nasally
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English nasal Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nasally From nasal + -y.
Etymology tree English nasal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English nasally From nasal + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hindi: नकसुरा (naksurā) — that sounds nasal
- Czech: nosově — in a nasal manner
- Esperanto: naze — in a nasal manner
- Finnish: nasaalisesti — in a nasal manner
- French: nasalement — in a nasal manner
- Italian: nasalmente — in a nasal manner
- Macedonian: назално (nazalno) — in a nasal manner
- Maltese: nażalment — in a nasal manner
- Portuguese: nasalmente — in a nasal manner
- Spanish: nasalmente — in a nasal manner