nord

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɾt/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔrt/

Noun

nord m (uncountable)

1. north

See also

Cardinal directions (punt cardinal):

NO N NE O E SO S SE

n-occ sept n-or occ or s-occ mer s-or

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːr/, [noɐ̯ˀ]
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

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

1. The north

Adverb

nord

1. Toward the north, northwards

References

• “nord” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /nɔʁ/

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Noun

nord m (plural nord)

1. north

Further reading

• “nord” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• rond

Noun

nord (uncountable)

1. north

Adjective

nord (not comparable)

1. north

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔrd/

• Audio

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Noun

nord m (invariable)

1. north

Adjective

nord m, f (invariable)

1. northern

See also

• est
• ovest
• punto cardinale
• stella polare

Alternative forms

• nor (Sark)

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

Etymology

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

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 form of Norden - the Nordic countries
4. (dialectal, obsolete) upriver (in the mountain valleys of eastern Norway, without considering the actual orientation of the valley)

References

• “nord” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuːr/

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 form of Norden - the Nordic countries

References

• “nord” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

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

Noun

nord ?

1. north

Etymology

Borrowed from French nord, from Middle French [Term?], 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 n (uncountable)

1. north

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

Alternative forms

• norr

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): nuːɖ

• audio

  (file)

Noun

nord c

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