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Basque
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *no- (interrogative stem) + -ra (allative suffix).
Pronunciation
Adverb
nora (interrogative)
- allative indefinite inanimate of nor; to where, whither, whereto
Derived terms
Further reading
- "nora" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
- “nora” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan nora, from Vulgar Latin *nŏra, from Late Latin nura, from Classical Latin nurus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.
Pronunciation
Noun
nora f (plural nores)
- daughter-in-law
- Synonym: jove
See also
References
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nora.
Pronunciation
Noun
nora f
- burrow
- schovat se do nory ― to hide in a burrow
Declension
Declension of nora (hard feminine)
Derived terms
Further reading
- nora in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- nora in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- nora in Internetová jazyková příručka
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese nora, already attested in local Medieval Latin documents since the 9th century; from Vulgar Latin *nŏra, from Late Latin nura, from Classical Latin nurus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.
Pronunciation
Noun
nora f (plural noras, masculine xenro, masculine plural xenros)
- daughter-in-law
See also
References
- “nora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “nora” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “nora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “nora” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “nora” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian нора (nora).
Pronunciation
Noun
nora
- den, burrow
1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:Yksiil ono sooja șuuba, toiset syvviis norriis peittiisivät.- Some have a warm fur, others hid in deep burrows.
Declension
Synonyms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 346
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nora.
Pronunciation
Noun
nora f (diminutive norka)
- den
- burrow
- (colloquial, derogatory) hovel, hole (undesirable place to live or visit)
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- nora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nora in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese nora (“daughter-in-law”), from Vulgar Latin *nŏra, from Late Latin nura, from Classical Latin nurus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.
Noun
nora f (plural noras)
- daughter-in-law
See also
Etymology 2
Noun
nora f (plural noras)
- noria (waterwheel with buckets, used to raise water)
Sicilian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *nŏra, from Late Latin nura, from Classical Latin nurus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔɾa/
- Hyphenation: no‧ra
Noun
nora f (plural nori)
- daughter-in-law
See also