{"id":2196,"date":"2022-09-10T13:05:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T13:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2196"},"modified":"2022-09-10T14:07:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T14:07:39","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-nostril","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2196","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Nostril"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Nostril\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-09-10T13:05:28+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nToday we are delving into the origins of the word nostril, as requested by Sculley_volley on Tiktok\n\nA nostril [\u02c8n\u0252st\u0279\u026al \/ \u02c8n\u0252st\u0279\u0259l] is:\n\n \teither of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and oth...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/nostril.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3555\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2196-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/nostril.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/nostril.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/nostril.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/nostril.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2196-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/nostril.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"nostril.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/93003514@N04\/46414158304\/in\/photolist-2dHsGdG-4RDspA-6WedxN-4rwBMt-xb94L1-bF9Sgb-oATNZe-oWbUA6-dWG3ky-DZKWJG-bmYU6C-nM5Fu-d32cSG-CXHGT-cemCZY-bBuSXr-4F6QeV-bTM8v2-xhAx2x-5Gs5Ju-NpV7X-Bf1LrB-2n9AeBC-2mQY6Rd-6JCky-4iWfyM-6j7scE-5MS25n-9F1ELC-6RQ7Do-biihDe-b1efan-4TNEV-eyrybE-2GDaBL-9cMD9o-aqZmt3-a3Vpbc-b34b7c-4UVJAd-9iwnD1-7UCw5b-5WEeVC-4oFNa5-4qprxr-7721K4-aczgXK-GjjGim-5awD9D-4HFuDW\" title=\"Nostrils\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7859\/46414158304_5cbbf8f9b6_z.jpg\" alt=\"Nostrils\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Today we are delving into the origins of the word <strong>nostril<\/strong>, as requested by Sculley_volley on Tiktok<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>nostril<\/strong> [\u02c8n\u0252st\u0279\u026al \/ \u02c8n\u0252st\u0279\u0259l] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English <em>nosethirl<\/em> [\u02c8n\u0254\u02d0s\u02cc\u03b8irl] (nostril), from the Old English <em>nos\u00fe\u0233rel<\/em> [\u02c8nos\u02cc\u03b8y\u02d0.rel] (nostril), from <em>nosu<\/em> [\u02c8no.su] (nose) and <em>\u00feyrel<\/em> (hole, opening, aperture, pierced). Another word for <strong>nostril<\/strong> is <strong>nosehole<\/strong>, and the technical\/medical term is <strong>naris<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/nostril\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The word <strong>thirl<\/strong> is or was used in some dialects of English to mean a hole, aperture, nostril, or a low door in a dry-stone wall to allow sheep (and hares) to pass through, otherwise known as a <strong>smoot<\/strong>. It&#8217;s cognate with the word <strong>thrill<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/thirl#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the word <strong>smoot<\/strong> is also a unit of length equal to 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m), which was named after Oliver R. Smoot, who was used to measure the Harvard Bridge as a prank in 1958. The bridge was found to be 364.4 smoots (2,035 ft; 620.1 m) long [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Smoot\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>In Old English, <strong>\u00feyrel<\/strong> [\u02c8\u03b8y.rel] appeared in other compound words such as <strong>\u0113ag\u00feyrel<\/strong> (window, lit. \u201ceye hole\u201d), <strong>w\u0101g\u00feyrel<\/strong> (doorway, lit. \u201cwall hole\u201d), and <strong>sw\u0101t\u00feyrel<\/strong> (pore, lit. \u201csweat hole\u201d) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%C3%BEyrel#Old_English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/px4u0BTfEIY\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/px4u0BTfEIY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Nostril\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-09-10T13:05:28+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\n\nToday we are delving into the origins of the word nostril, as requested by Sculley_volley on Tiktok\n\nA nostril [\u02c8n\u0252st\u0279\u026al \/ \u02c8n\u0252st\u0279\u0259l] is:\n\n \teither of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and oth...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/nostril.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3556\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2196-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/nostril.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/nostril.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/nostril.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/nostril.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2196-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/nostril.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"nostril.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we are delving into the origins of the word nostril, as requested by Sculley_volley on Tiktok A nostril [\u02c8n\u0252st\u0279\u026al \/ \u02c8n\u0252st\u0279\u0259l] is: either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages. 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