nonbril

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *umbiliculus, from Latin umbilicus. The initial n is probably due to interference from the indefinite article, un onbril → un nonbril.

Noun

nonbril m (oblique plural nonbriz or nonbrilz, nominative singular nonbriz or nonbrilz, nominative plural nonbril)

(anatomy) belly button; navel

Descendants

Middle French: nombril
- French: nombril
Norman: nombrîn (Jersey), naombrin (Guernsey), nõmbri (Sark)

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