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)