nord

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word nord. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word nord, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say nord in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word nord you have here. The definition of the word nord will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofnord, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Nord, nörd, nørd, and nòrd

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French nord, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

Pronunciation

Noun

nord m (uncountable)

  1. north
    Synonym: septentrió
    Antonym: sud

Derived terms

Adjective

nord (invariable)

  1. northern

Related terms

See also

(compass points) punt cardinal;

nord-oest
(n-occ) 		nord
(sept) 		nord-est
(n-or)
oest
(occ) 		est
(or)
sud-oest
(s-occ) 		sud
(mer) 		sud-est
(s-or)

Further reading

Corsican

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔrd/
  • Hyphenation: nord

Noun

nord m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of nordu

References

  • “nordu, nord” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Etymology

From Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

Pronunciation

Noun

nord c (singular definite norden, not used in plural form)

  1. The north

Declension

Declension of nord
common
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative nord norden
genitive nords nordens

Derived terms

Adverb

nord

  1. Toward the north, northwards

References

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French norht, north, nort (“north”), from Old English norþ (“north”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą (“north”), from Proto-Indo-European *ner- (“lower, bottom; to sink, shrivel”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nord m (plural nord)

  1. north
    Synonym: septentrion

Coordinate terms

nord-ouest nord
septentrion 		nord-est
ouest
couchant
ponant
occident 		est
levant
orient
sud-ouest sud
midi
méridien 		sud-est

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Asturian: norte
  • → Catalan: nord
  • → Galician: norte, norde
  • → Italian: nord
  • → Portuguese: norte
  • → Romanian: nord
  • → Romansch: nord
  • → Spanish: norte

Further reading

Anagrams

Interlingua

Noun

nord (uncountable)

  1. north

Adjective

nord (not comparable)

  1. north

See also

  • (compass points)
nord
west
occidente 		est
oriente
levante
sud


Italian

Etymology

Via Spanish and French, ultimately from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

Pronunciation

Noun

nord m (invariable)

  1. north
    Synonyms: settentrione, mezzanotte
    Antonym: sud

Derived terms

Adjective

nord (invariable)

  1. northern

See also

From Latin
settentrione
occidente
ponente 		oriente
levante
meridione
mezzogiorno
From Germanic
nordovest nord nordest
ovest est
sudovest sud sudest

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French norht, north, nort (“north”), from Old English norþ (“north”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą (“north”), from Proto-Indo-European *ner- (“lower, bottom; to sink, shrivel”).

Noun

nord m (uncountable)

  1. north

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

From Danish nord, from Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

Pronunciation

Adverb

nord

  1. north (for / of)

Noun

nord (indeclinable) (uncountable)

  1. north, a compass direction
  2. a land area towards the north
    det høye nord - the far north
  3. indefinite singular of Norden - the Nordic countries
  4. (dialectal, obsolete) upriver (in the mountain valleys of eastern Norway, without considering the actual orientation of the valley)

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “of north”): sør, syd

Derived terms

See also

nordvest nord nordøst
vest øst
sørvest sør sørøst

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą. Akin to English north.

Pronunciation

Adverb

nord

  1. north (for / of)

Noun

nord (indeclinable) (uncountable)

  1. north, a compass direction
  2. a land area towards the north
    det høge nord - the far north
  3. indefinite singular of Norden - the Nordic countries

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “of north”): sør

Derived terms

References

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nurþrą, akin to Old English norþ, Old Norse norðr.

Noun

nord ?

  1. north

Descendants

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French nord or German Nord, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą (“north”), the French via Old English.

Pronunciation

Noun

nord n (uncountable)

  1. north
    Synonym: (archaic or poetic) miazănoapte

Declension

declension of nord (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) nord nordul
genitive/dative (unui) nord nordului
vocative nordule

Coordinate terms

Native Romanian
miazănoapte
apus răsărit
miazăzi
Borrowed from French/German
nord-vest nord nord-est
vest est
sud-vest sud sud-est

Further reading

Romansch

Etymology

Borrowed from French nord, from Old French norht, north, nort (“north”), from Old English norþ (“north”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą (“north”), from Proto-Indo-European *ner- (“lower, bottom; to sink, shrivel”).

Noun

nord m

  1. north

Antonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

Pronunciation

Noun

nord c

  1. north, a compass direction
  2. indefinite form singular of Norden = the Nordic countries

Adverb

nord (not comparable)

  1. north

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

  • (compass points) vädersträck;
nordväst norr
nord 		nordost
nordöst
väster
väst 		öster
öst
ost
sydväst söder
syd 		sydost
sydöst
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia