norte

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See also: Norte and nořte

Aragonese

Etymology

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Noun

norte m

  1. north

References

Asturian

Etymology

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

Noun

norte m (plural nortes)

  1. north

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century. Borrowed from Middle French nord, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

Pronunciation

Noun

norte m (plural nortes)

  1. (uncountable) north (cardinal direction)
    Synonym: setentrión
  2. (uncountable) the northern portion of a territory or region
  3. (uncountable) the north wind
  4. (countable) a northern; a wind blowing from the north

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “north”): sur
  • (antonym(s) of “northern portion”): sur

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References

  • “norte” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “norte” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “norte” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “norte” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnɔh.ti/
  • Hyphenation: nor‧te

Noun

norte m (plural nortes)

  1. north (compass point)
  2. (figurative) orientation
    Antonym: desnorte

Coordinate terms

noroeste norte nordeste
oeste
poente
ocidente 		leste
este
nascente
oriente
sudoeste sul sudeste


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Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnoɾte/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾte
  • Syllabification: nor‧te

Adjective

norte m or f (masculine and feminine plural nortes)

  1. north, northern

Noun

norte m (plural nortes)

  1. (uncountable) north (compass point)
    Synonym: septentrión
    Antonym: sur
    Vamos al norte.
    We're going north.
  2. (uncountable) north wind
    Entrada la noche, el norte sopla.
    Late at night, the north wind blows.
  3. (countable) guide, inspiration
    Synonyms: guía, inspiración
    • 2003, Luis Beresaluze Galbis, Trinidad de la palabra:
      El rigor y la exigencia son parte de mis nortes.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  4. (countable) goal, objective
    Synonym: meta
    • 2007, Identidades‎:
      Reunir en un solo espacio la obra gráfica que nos ilustra el desarrollo del movimiento de mujeres en Puerto Rico fue uno de mis nortes cuando asumí la dirección del Proyecto de Estudios de las Mujeres de la Universidad de Puerto Rico […]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  5. (El Salvador) strong wind
    Synonym: ventarrón

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Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

norte (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ) (uncommon)

  1. north (compass point)
    Synonym: hilaga
    • 1985, Francisco Soc Rodrigo, Mga tula at tilamsik ng diwa:
      At, sa angkan naman ng ating First Lady, si Kokoy, na siyang governor ng Leyte, Ay embahador pa sa lahat ng parte - Sa este't oeste, sa sur at sa norte!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Coordinate terms

hilagang kanluran
norweste 		hilaga
norte 		hilagang silangan
nordeste
oksidente
kanluran
oeste 		oryente
silangan
este
salatan
timog-kanluran 		sur
timog 		timog-silangan

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Related terms

Further reading

  • “norte”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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