μυκτήρ

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μυκτήρ (muktḗr), from μύσσομαι (mússomai, “I blow my nose”). Related to μύξα (múxa, “snot, booger”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miˈktir/
  • Hyphenation: μυ‧κτήρ

Noun

μυκτήρ • (myktír) m (plural μυκτήρες)

  1. (anatomy, formal, archaic, Katharevousa) nostril (either of the two orifices located on the nose)

Declension
declension of μυκτήρ
singular plural
nominative μυκτήρ • μυκτήρες •
genitive μυκτήρος • μυκτήρων •
accusative μυκτήρ • μυκτήρες •
vocative μυκτήρ • μυκτήρες •

Synonyms
  • μυκτηρίζω (myktirízo, “to sniff at contemptuously, to disparage”)
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