norður
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See also: nørdur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.
Pronunciation
Noun
norður n (genitive singular norðurs, uncountable)
Usage notes
Declension
| n13s | Singular | |
| Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | norður | norðrið |
| Accusative | norður | norðrið |
| Dative | norðri | norðrinum |
| Genitive | norðurs | norðursins |
Antonyms
Adverb
norður
Usage notes
- norður til Fugloyar - northward to the Island of Fugloy
- norður um Fjørð - northward over the fjord between Suðuroy and Sandoy (Suðuroyarfjørður)
See also
- (compass points)
| útnyrðingur | norður | landnyrðingur |
| vestur | 
|
eystur |
| útsynningur | suður | landsynningur |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.
Pronunciation
Noun
norður n (genitive singular norðurs, no plural)
Declension
| Declension of norður | ||
|---|---|---|
| n-s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | norður | norðrið |
| accusative | norður | norðrið |
| dative | norðri | norðrinu |
| genitive | norðurs | norðursins |
Derived terms
Adverb
norður
See also
- (compass points)
| norðvestur | norður | norðaustur |
| vestur |
|
austur |
| suðvestur | suður | suðaustur |