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north en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • nôrth (General-American)
  • /noːθ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (UK) audio
  • /nɔː(ɹ)θ/ without the horse–hoarse merger
  • [no̞ɹθ] (General-American)
  • /noɹt/ (Inland-Northern-American)
  • /nɔːθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /noːθ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /nɔəθ/ (New-York)
  • /noɹθ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north From Middle English north, from Old English norþ, from Proto-West Germanic *norþr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nér (“below (the surface)”). The meaning developed either from "region where the sun is below (the earth)" or from "left side of someone who turns to the east when praying". Cognates Cognate with various Germanic counterparts such as Yola noardth, nordh (“north”), North Frisian noor, nord, nuurd, Nuurđ (“north”), Saterland Frisian Noude, Nudde (“north”), West Frisian noard (“north”), Dutch noord (“north”), German Nord (“north”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk nord (“north”), Faroese and Icelandic norður (“north”), Swedish nord, norr (“north”); also with Ancient Greek νέρτερος (nérteros), ἐνέρτερος (enérteros, “below”), Russian нора (nora, “hole”), Lithuanian nėrõvė (“mermaid, nymph”), Oscan 𐌍𐌄𐌓𐌕𐌓𐌀𐌊 (nertrak, “left”), Umbrian nertru (“left”), Sanskrit नरक (naraka, “hell”), Tocharian B ñor (“below”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
    • She entered through the north gate.
    • He lived in north Germany.
  2. (not-comparable) Toward the north; northward.
    • Napoleon ordered Villeneuve north to France.
    • The most dangerous ones are those that develop during October and November and that follow a north path affecting the western part of the island. 1987, Ana María Brull Vázquez, Rosa E. Casas, Cuba, page 23:
  3. (not-comparable) Of wind, from the north.
    • The north wind was cold.
  4. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
    • Traffic was doing the speed limit on North I-45 one minute and had come to a stand-still the next. 2001, Joseph R Miller, Pipe Tobacco and Wool:
    • north highway 1
  5. (not-comparable) Designating, or situated in, the liturgical north (in a church, the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar).
    • Throughout the book I refer directionally to the altar and chancel of St. Andrew's as situated at ecclesiastical east (to avoid overcomplicating matters), not geographical or magnetic southeast. Thus, […] The north side faces the river (beyond the subdivision behind the church), and the south side, Ashley River Road. […] At St. Andrew's, ecclesiastical north, south, east, and west correspond to geographical northeast, southwest, southeast, and northwest. Unless otherwise indicated, compass directions given in this book are ecclesiastical, not geographical, reference points. 2014, Paul Porwoll, Against All Odds: History of Saint Andrew's Parish Church, Charleston, 1706-2013, WestBow Press, →ISBN, page 365:
    • […] the high church had liked its clergy to preside at the Eucharist in an ad orientem position; the low church advocated what was called the north end position; but the Liturgical Movement asked the priest to take a basilical position, facing liturgical west, and now both Anglican factions could agree on this third position without either of them losing face. 2011, Michael Attridge, Catherine E. Clifford, Gilles Routhier, Vatican II: Expériences canadiennes – Canadian experiences, University of Ottawa Press, →ISBN, page 145:
  6. (colloquial, not-comparable) More or greater than.
    • Some of the windscreens we replace cost north of $1800[.] 2021 December 14, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 57, column 2:
    • The wedding ended up costing north of $50,000.
    • The price you're offering had better be north of the highest price this company has ever traded for. 1993, Barbarians at the Gate, spoken by Charlie Hugel (Tom Aldredge):

Antonyms

austral · meridional · south

Deriveds (first 500 of 556)

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north (adjective)) · Bunyip North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Haverhill (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Clyde North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Rhine (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Battleford (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · north forty (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Congarinni North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Caulfield North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Berwick (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Norfolk (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · NoLIta (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Lake (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Miami (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Franklin (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Bennington (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Jackson North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Miami Beach (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Windham (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Belmont North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Bourke (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Shields (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Bundaleer North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Easton (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Tivoli (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Woodville North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Hobart (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Boyanup (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Wangaratta (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Weald (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Cambridge (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Norfolk (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Renmark North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Dibua North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Longwarry North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Carolina pine (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Sydney (Terms derived from north 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north (adjective)) · North Cypress (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Kukerin (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Willaura North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Guanan North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Bendigo (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Hykeham (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North End (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Moonta (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Callignee North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Brother (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Croydon North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Ballarat North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Bend (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Bovey (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Frisia (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Hertfordshire (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Charleston (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Northorpe (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Bridgewater North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Hudson (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Vassalboro (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Stirlings (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Philadelphia (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Hill (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Mackay (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Anson (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Western Province (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Korea (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Geelong (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Arlington (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Massapequa (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Licola North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Bayswater North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Walkerville North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Boorhaman North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Huish (Terms 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derived from north (adjective)) · North Dorset (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Woorinen North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Drummond North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Isis (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Doyalson North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Northwood (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Hamilton North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Yunderup (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Chicago (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Stormont (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Fryeburg (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Northchurch (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Matabeleland North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Barnawartha North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Perth (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North West Bend (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Syracuse (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Coburg North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Acton (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Andover (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Epping (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Toowoomba (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Rothbury (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Pingan (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Navotas North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Dakota (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Narooma (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Camp Pendleton North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Wialki (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Benarkin North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Little Rock (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Ballachulish (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Attleboro (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Caloocan (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Hanover (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Glengarry North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Fambridge (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Tyne (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Leverton with Habblesthorpe (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Truro (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Carolinaese (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Lanarkshire (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Salisbury North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Shropshire (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Merah North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Elingamite North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Billerica (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Brooksville (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Wonboyn North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Pacific right whale (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Sullivan (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Gregory (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Casino (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Gyeongsang (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Dorrigo (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Royalton (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Dandalup (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Star (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · north temperate zone (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Cheam (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Largs North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Balgowlah (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Gre Gre North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Woodburn (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Clarendon (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Toora North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Wagga Wagga (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Poblacion North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Adelaide (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Yorkshire (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Hempstead (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · northish (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Mooroopna North West (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Chatham (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Uxbridge (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Lismore (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Almaguer North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · northland (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Cundare North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Warwickshire (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Camp (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Claines (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Scituate (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Norwood (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Dandenong North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Fort Myers (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Kellyville (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Lake Grace (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Eltham North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Pyungan (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North East Derbyshire (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Greenwich (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Widgee Crossing North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Deep Creek (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Weymouth (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Hills (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Northcliffe (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Maclean (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · St Arnaud North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Harcourt North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Poblacion (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Northgate (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Ringwood North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Vernon (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Murray Bridge North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Watsonia North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Sunshine North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Shepparton North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Northey (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Northfield (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Cowichan (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Mymms (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Northwich (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Elizabeth North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Yeoval (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Wraxall (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Weald Bassett (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Narre Warren North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Northumberland (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Walsham (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Grimston (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Shore (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Chungcheong (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Fitzroy North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Esk (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North West Cape (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Branch (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Willoughby (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Somerset (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Conway (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Attleborough (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Nar Nar Goon North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Bay (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Boambee Valley (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Northead (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Hero (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Mesopotamian Arabic (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Coogee (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Williamstown North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Walpole (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Duffield (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Northamptonshire 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(Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Cave (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Hayling (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Waimate North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Wychitella North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Ockendon (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Essendon North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Yabba North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Bath and North East Somerset (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Curry (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Bribie Island North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Walbottle (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Plantations (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Bexley North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Eton (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Vancouver (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Mid North Coast (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Seaton (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Cleobury North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Hamgyeong (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Kesteven (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Hampton (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Poorton (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Newlyn North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Motton (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · north geographical pole (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Great North Road (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Sheen (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Guilford (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Pownal (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Dartmouth (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Woodbury (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Avoca (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Caltowie North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Turramurra (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North St Marys (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Woodend North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Belalie North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Yalgogrin (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Strathfield (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Norrington (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Hollywood (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Goolwa North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Rose (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Ryde (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Tyneside (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Yallourn North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Norbury (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Pyongan (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Cadbury (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Tynong North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Tawton (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Plains (Terms derived from north 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Thoresby (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Sea (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Yuleba North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Col (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Cypress-Langford (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Byaduk North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Woods (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Portland North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Villazar (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Stirling North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Nilma North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Skelton (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Tewksbury (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Stonington (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Wandin North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Elba (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Stoneham (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Lawrence (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Rocks 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(adjective)) · North Blyth (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Reading (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Yelta (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Cabungaan North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Babylon (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Blackburn North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Khartoum North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Luffenham (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Maleny (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Bete Bolong North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North West Province (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Meols (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Mirboo North (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Bondi (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Gosford (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Salem (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · North Manly (Terms derived from north (adjective)) · Box Hill North (Terms derived from north (adjective))

Synonyms

septentrional (of the north) · boreal (of the north)

Translations (111)

hy հյուսիսային (of or pertaining to the north) · fi pohjoinen (of or pertaining to the north) · mk се́верен (of or pertaining to the north) · ms syamali (of or pertaining to the north) · gl ao norte (toward the north) · ru се́верный (part of a corridor used by northbound traffic) · sh сјеверни (part of a corridor used by northbound traffic) · io norda (of or pertaining to the north) · es boreal (of or pertaining to the north) · la borealis (of or pertaining to the north) · ml ഉത്തര (of or pertaining to the north) · da nordlig (of or pertaining to the north) · sh северни (toward the north) · fi pohjois- (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · es norteño (part of a corridor used by northbound traffic) · ru се́верный (of or pertaining to the north) · uk півні́чний (of or pertaining to the north) · es septentrional (of or pertaining to the north) · az şimali (of or pertaining to the north) · mk се́верен (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · sh severni (toward the north) · sh severni (of or pertaining to the north) · de nord- (part of a corridor used by northbound traffic) · eo norda (of or pertaining to the north) · ru се́верный (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · ms syamali (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · hy հյուսիսային (part of a corridor used by northbound traffic) · nl noordelijk (of or pertaining to the north) · fi pohja- (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · pl północny (toward the north) · la borealis (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · ms utara (of or pertaining to the north) · vo nolüdik (of or pertaining to the north) · jv lor (of or pertaining to the north) · sk severný (part of a corridor used by northbound traffic) · ja(of or pertaining to the north) · pl północny (of or pertaining to the north) · sh сјеверни (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · mk се́верна (of or pertaining to the north) · sh sjeverni (toward the north) · fi pohjoiseen (toward the north) · sk severný (of or pertaining to the north) · hu északi (toward the north) · sk severný (toward the north) · ms utara (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · sk severný (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · nl noordelijk (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · sh сјеверни (of or pertaining to the north) · sh sjeverni (part of a corridor used by northbound traffic) · pt ao norte (toward the north) · pt setentrional (of or pertaining to the north) · it a nord (toward the north) · fi pohjois- (of or pertaining to the north) · sh сјеверни (toward the north) · pt nortista (of or pertaining to the north) · gd a tuath (toward the north) · el βόρειος (of or pertaining to the north) · la septentrionalis (of or pertaining to the north) · hu északi (of or pertaining to the north) · de nord- (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · txb oṣṣaleṣṣe (of or pertaining to the north) · az quzey (of or pertaining to the north) · es al norte (toward the north) · grc βόρειος (of or pertaining to the north) · de nordwärts (toward the north) · nl noordwaarts (toward the north) · es del norte (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · jv lèr (of or pertaining to the north) · hu északi (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · es nord- (of or pertaining to the north) · gl ó norte (toward the north) · pt norte (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · fo norður- (of or pertaining to the north) · es nor- (of or pertaining to the north) · de nordwärtig (toward the north) · de nördlich (of or pertaining to the north) · el βόρειος (toward the north) · be паўно́чны (of or pertaining to the north) · ru се́верный (toward the north) · nl noordelijk (part of a corridor used by northbound traffic) · fi pohjoinen (part of a corridor used by northbound traffic) · sh sjeverni (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · sh северни (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · hy հյուսիսային (toward the north) · fi pohjoinen (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · sh северни (of or pertaining to the north) · cs severní (toward the north) · mk се́верно (toward the north) · hu északi (part of a corridor used by northbound traffic) · ms utara (toward the north) · sh sjeverni (of or pertaining to the north) · ms syamali (toward the north) · fa شمالی (of or pertaining to the north) · es nortino (of or pertaining to the north) · mk се́верно (of or pertaining to the north) · es norteño (of or pertaining to the north) · tl hilaga (of or pertaining to the north) · gd a tuath (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · sh северни (part of a corridor used by northbound traffic) · bg северен (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · sh severni (part of a corridor used by northbound traffic) · pl północny (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · hy հյուսիսային (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · la borēus (of or pertaining to the north) · et põhja (of or pertaining to the north) · bg северен (of or pertaining to the north) · sh severni (meteorology: of wind, from the north) · pt do norte (of or pertaining to the north) · pt nortenho (of or pertaining to the north) · ml വടക്കൻ (of or pertaining to the north) · gd a tuath (of or pertaining to the north)

north en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • nôrth (General-American)
  • /noːθ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (UK) audio
  • /nɔː(ɹ)θ/ without the horse–hoarse merger
  • [no̞ɹθ] (General-American)
  • /noɹt/ (Inland-Northern-American)
  • /nɔːθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /noːθ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /nɔəθ/ (New-York)
  • /noɹθ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north From Middle English north, from Old English norþ, from Proto-West Germanic *norþr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nér (“below (the surface)”). The meaning developed either from "region where the sun is below (the earth)" or from "left side of someone who turns to the east when praying". Cognates Cognate with various Germanic counterparts such as Yola noardth, nordh (“north”), North Frisian noor, nord, nuurd, Nuurđ (“north”), Saterland Frisian Noude, Nudde (“north”), West Frisian noard (“north”), Dutch noord (“north”), German Nord (“north”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk nord (“north”), Faroese and Icelandic norður (“north”), Swedish nord, norr (“north”); also with Ancient Greek νέρτερος (nérteros), ἐνέρτερος (enérteros, “below”), Russian нора (nora, “hole”), Lithuanian nėrõvė (“mermaid, nymph”), Oscan 𐌍𐌄𐌓𐌕𐌓𐌀𐌊 (nertrak, “left”), Umbrian nertru (“left”), Sanskrit नरक (naraka, “hell”), Tocharian B ñor (“below”).

Meanings

  1. Toward the north; northward; northerly.
    • We headed north.
    • Switzerland is north of Italy.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
furthest north Degree=Sup lexicographic
farthest north Degree=Sup lexicographic
farther north Degree=Cmp lexicographic
further north Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

south

Deriveds

gone north about (Terms derived from north (adverb)) · northish (Terms derived from north (adverb)) · up north (Terms derived from north (adverb)) · it's grim up north (Terms derived from north (adverb))

Translations (21)

de nordwärts (towards the north) · bg на север (towards the north) · tl hilaga (towards the north) · lv uz ziemeļiem (towards the north) · el βορείως (towards the north) · ja 北へ (towards the north) · ru к се́веру (towards the north) · gd a tuath (towards the north) · el βόρεια (towards the north) · de nach Norden (towards the north) · pl na północ (towards the north) · nv náhookǫsjigo (towards the north) · ko 북쪽으로 (towards the north) · fi pohjoiseen (towards the north) · tr kuzeye (towards the north) · eo norde (towards the north) · nl noordwaarts (towards the north) · grc πρὸς ἄρκτον (towards the north) · grc πρὸς Βορέαν (towards the north) · ru на се́вер (towards the north) · uk на пі́вніч (towards the north)

north en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • nôrth (General-American)
  • /noːθ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (UK) audio
  • /nɔː(ɹ)θ/ without the horse–hoarse merger
  • [no̞ɹθ] (General-American)
  • /noɹt/ (Inland-Northern-American)
  • /nɔːθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /noːθ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /nɔəθ/ (New-York)
  • /noɹθ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north From Middle English north, from Old English norþ, from Proto-West Germanic *norþr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nér (“below (the surface)”). The meaning developed either from "region where the sun is below (the earth)" or from "left side of someone who turns to the east when praying". Cognates Cognate with various Germanic counterparts such as Yola noardth, nordh (“north”), North Frisian noor, nord, nuurd, Nuurđ (“north”), Saterland Frisian Noude, Nudde (“north”), West Frisian noard (“north”), Dutch noord (“north”), German Nord (“north”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk nord (“north”), Faroese and Icelandic norður (“north”), Swedish nord, norr (“north”); also with Ancient Greek νέρτερος (nérteros), ἐνέρτερος (enérteros, “below”), Russian нора (nora, “hole”), Lithuanian nėrõvė (“mermaid, nymph”), Oscan 𐌍𐌄𐌓𐌕𐌓𐌀𐌊 (nertrak, “left”), Umbrian nertru (“left”), Sanskrit नरक (naraka, “hell”), Tocharian B ñor (“below”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.
    • Minnesota is in the north of the USA.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The up or positive direction.
    • Stock prices are heading back towards the north.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).
  4. (alt-of, countable, uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of North (“a northern region; the inhabitants thereof”).
    alt of North
    • […] and after independence the north clung to sugar production longer than the south, with the result that when the north took […] 2002, Mats Lundahl, Politics or Markets?: Essays on Haitian Underdevelopment, Routledge, →ISBN:
  5. (countable, uncountable) In a church: the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar.
    • The new St Mary's Anglican Church, Walkerville, has an attached rectory flanking to the liturgical south and an attached parish hall flanking to the liturgical north, both half-timbered in the Tudor Revival style. [Referring to a church that is oriented SSE, making "south" WSW] 2017, Cameron Macdonell, Ghost Storeys: Ralph Adams Cram, Modern Gothic Media, and Deconstructive Microhistory at a Canadian Church, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, →ISBN:
    • Many early Christian basilicas were designed with twin ambos for the proclamation of the epistle (on the liturgical south side) and the Gospel (on the north). The separation of the ambos indicated the distinction that should be accorded the Gospel, which was proclaimed from the north as if evangelization needed to happen to the geographically southern part of the world. 2011, Paul Turner, At the Supper of the Lamb: A Pastoral and Theological Commentary on the Mass, LiturgyTrainingPublications, →ISBN, page 27:
    • If candidates stand on the liturgical south facing the presider and liturgical assistants on the liturgical north, it will present better visual lines for the congregation than if they stand facing east and west with their backs toward the congregation. 1998, Leonel L. Mitchell, Pastoral and Occasional Liturgies: A Ceremonial Guide, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 49:
    • At St. Andrew's, ecclesiastical north, south, east, and west correspond to geographical northeast, southwest, southeast, and northwest. 2014, Paul Porwoll, Against All Odds: History of Saint Andrew's Parish Church, Charleston, 1706-2013, WestBow Press, →ISBN, page 365:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
norths Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

south

Deriveds

north-northeastern (Terms derived from north (noun)) · Hollywood North (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-east (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-easterly (Terms derived from north (noun)) · Mid North (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northerner (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northie (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northeasterly (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-western (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-seeking pole (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north northwest (Terms derived from north (noun)) · magnetic north (Terms derived from north (noun)) · east by north (Terms derived from north (noun)) · neighbor to the north (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northeast (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north and south (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-north-east (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northwest (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-westerly (Terms derived from north (noun)) · grid north (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-northwestward (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northern (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north of sixty (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north of the border (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north of Watford (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-caper (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north by northwest (Terms derived from north (noun)) · norther (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northbridge (Terms derived from north (noun)) · Solid North (Terms derived from north (noun)) · west by north (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north of (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north northeast (Terms derived from north (noun)) · Far North (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-eastern (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northcentral (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northpaw (Terms derived from north (noun)) · global north (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-northwestwards (Terms derived from north (noun)) · king of the north (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northwardly (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northeaster (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northside (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-northeastwards (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northerly (Terms derived from north (noun)) · east-northeast (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northeastern (Terms derived from north (noun)) · true north (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-northwestern (Terms derived from north (noun)) · Northman (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northward (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-northeastward (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northeast by north (Terms derived from north (noun)) · west-north-west (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northing (Terms derived from north (noun)) · east-north-east (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-northwesterly (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-northwest (Terms derived from north (noun)) · Athens of the North (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-north-west (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northwards (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northwest by north (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northwesterly (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-northeast (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north by northeast (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north side (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northly (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northwestern (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north by west (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north-northeasterly (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north by east (Terms derived from north (noun)) · northbound (Terms derived from north (noun)) · north of 60 (Terms derived from north (noun))

Relateds

Norse · N

Translations (292)

mi raki (compass point) · kxd uraga (compass point) · ks شُمال (compass point) · war norte (compass point) · co nordu (compass point) · tk demirgazyk (compass point) · ru се́вер (north pole of a magnet) · iba utara (compass point) · tr şimal (compass point) · tyv соңгужүк (compass point) · sco north (compass point) · kbd ищхъэрэ (compass point) · pa ਉੱਤਰ (compass point) · ca septentrió (compass point) · gl norte (compass point) · gl norde (compass point) · ba төньяҡ (compass point) · hi ऊतर (compass point) · ar شمال (compass point) · tg шимол (compass point) · bbc utara (compass point) · rup njadzã-noapti (compass point) · sat ᱮᱛᱚᱢ (compass point) · lo ທິດເໜືອ (compass point) · ro septentrion (compass point) · sog 𐼾𐼰𐽁 (compass point) · pl północ (compass point) · sv nord (compass point) · wuu(compass point) · yue 北方 (compass point) · nv náhookǫs (compass point) · vi bắc (compass point) · mg avaratra (compass point) · mk север (compass point) · kn ಉತ್ತರ (compass point) · shn ပွတ်းႁွင်ႇ (compass point) · pt norte (compass point) · alt тӱндӱк (compass point) · fi ylös (up or positive direction) · fa اپاختر (compass point) · zh бый (compass point) · it nord (compass point) · si උතුර (compass point) · tyv соңгу чүк (compass point) · ae 𐬀𐬞𐬁𐬑𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬀 (compass point) · cst 'áw̄as (compass point) · ro nord (compass point) · ru се́вер (compass point) · kw north (compass point) · ryu(compass point) · ti ሰሜን (compass point) · oc nòrd (compass point) · hu észak (compass point) · it mezzanotte (compass point) · gd tuath (compass point) · za baek (compass point) · rgn nòrd (compass point) · ia nord (compass point) · cjy(compass point) · ky түндүк (compass point) · rm nord (compass point) · af noord (compass point) · tr kuzey (compass point) · ckb باکور (compass point) · cy gogledd (compass point) · hy հյուսիս (compass point) · kw kledhbarth (compass point) · es septentrión (compass point) · lv ziemeļi (compass point) · ga tuaisceart (compass point) · dv އުތުރު (compass point) · sq veri (compass point) · mic oqwatn (compass point) · crh sırt (compass point) · sh сје̏вер (compass point) · haw ʻākau (compass point) · ain ヘペラ (compass point) · sog 𐫛𐫀𐫢 (compass point) · ca septentrió (up or positive direction) · mfe lenor (compass point) · ce къилбаседе (compass point) · rup nordu (compass point) · fur nord (compass point) · mnp(compass point) · gv twoaie (compass point) · cdo(compass point) · my မြောက် (compass point) · ne उत्तर (compass point) · yoi ニチ (compass point) · hsb sewjer (compass point) · xpr 𐫀𐫁𐫀𐫟𐫤𐫡 (compass point) · krc шимал (compass point) · bo བྱང (compass point) · ja 北方 (compass point) · ms laut (compass point) · crh şimal (compass point) · he צָּפוֹן (compass point) · pap nort (compass point) · ca nord (up or positive direction) · sh се̏вер (compass point) · jv utara (compass point) · zh быйфон (compass point) · fi pohjoinen (compass point) · ja(compass point) · mnc ᠠᠮᠠᡵᡤᡳ (compass point) · ilo amianan (compass point) · vi phía bắc (compass point) · ltg pūstumi (compass point) · ota شمال (compass point) · is norður (compass point) · os цӕгат (compass point) · az şimal (compass point) · bg се́вер (compass point) · km ឧត្តរ (compass point) · eu helburu (compass point) · ta வடக்கு (compass point) · ca nord (north pole of a magnet) · yue(compass point) · ams(compass point) · gu ઉત્તર (compass point) · fy noard (compass point) · se davvi (compass point) · btx utara (compass point) · arc ܓܪܒܝܐ (compass point) · ug شىمال (compass point) · xbc αβαχρανο (compass point) · ro miazănoapte (compass point) · uli iyfaeng (compass point) · sah хоту (compass point) · dsb połnóc (compass point) · cs sever (compass point) · th ทิศเหนือ (compass point) · la boreās (compass point) · uz shimol (compass point) · bcl amihanan (compass point) · ppl ajkuikpa (compass point) · atv тӱн ньаны (compass point) · id utara (compass point) · lo ເໜືອ (compass point) · my ဥတ္တရ (compass point) · sv norr (compass point) · it settentrione (compass point) · cs půlnoc (compass point) · be по́ўнач (compass point) · zh 北方 (compass point) · kk солтүстік (compass point) · sat ᱩᱛᱟᱹᱨ (compass point) · gan(compass point) · bn উত্তর (compass point) · akk ištānum (compass point) · chr ᏧᏴᏨᎢ (compass point) · ain コタンマカロコソラト (compass point) · bdr toro (compass point) · ks व्वतुर (compass point) · txb oṣṣale (compass point) · sh sȅver (compass point) · ket тыльбаʼӈ (compass point) · ks وۄتُر (compass point) · sa उत्तर (compass point) · ps شمال (compass point) · vo nolüd (compass point) · mel utara (compass point) · hsb połnóc (compass point) · so woqooyi (compass point) · hsn(compass point) · hi उत्तर (compass point) · ceb amihanan (compass point) · cv ҫурҫӗр (compass point) · ml വടക്ക് (compass point) · lt šiaurė (compass point) · enm north (compass point) · kl avannarleq (compass point) · pa اُتَّر (compass point) · liv pūoj (compass point) · ty to'erau (compass point) · yi צפֿון (compass point) · an norte (compass point) · cu сѣверъ (compass point) · uk пі́вніч (compass point) · te ఉత్తరము (compass point) · sjd таввял (compass point) · io nordo (compass point) · zh(compass point) · wa Bijhe (compass point) · ks शुमाल (compass point) · ko 북쪽 (compass point) · izh pohja (compass point) · ko(compass point) · ain シサㇺシアンルル (compass point) · yag uša (compass point) · ko 북방 (compass point) · oj giiwedinong (compass point) · ru норд (compass point) · pam pangulu (compass point) · kpv войвыв (compass point) · gd tuath (north pole of a magnet) · tl hilaga (compass point) · sms tâʹvv (compass point) · hi शुमाल (compass point) · ca nord (compass point) · sh sjȅver (compass point) · da nord (compass point) · km ខាងជើង (compass point) · et põhi (compass point) · kca-eas йиԓ (compass point) · hak(compass point) · nb nord (compass point) · fr septentrion (compass point) · jv lèr (compass point) · am ሰሜን (compass point) · ur شِمال (compass point) · vi hướng bắc (compass point) · fi pohjoisnapa (north pole of a magnet) · fo norður (compass point) · sco nort (compass point) · nah mictlampa (compass point) · ar شَمَال (compass point) · cjs қузам (compass point) · tt төньяк (compass point) · wa nôr (compass point) · rue се́вер (compass point) · kum темиркъазыкъ (compass point) · uga 𐎕𐎔𐎐 (compass point) · kmr bakur (compass point) · nl (magnetisch) noorden (north pole of a magnet) · cic falammi (compass point) · ms utara (compass point) · orv сѣверъ (compass point) · ar شمال (compass point) · eo nordo (compass point) · fy noarden (compass point) · rue сѣ́вер (compass point) · yai шимол (compass point) · br norzh (compass point) · zh(compass point) · or ଉତ୍ତର (compass point) · egy mḥtt (compass point) · th เหนือ (compass point) · kw noor (compass point) · el βορράς (compass point) · cu ⱄⱑⰲⰵⱃⱏ (compass point) · de Nord (compass point) · kpy айгытӄын (compass point) · fa شُمال (compass point) · jv lor (compass point) · mt ta’ fuq (compass point) · fa شُمَال (compass point) · nl stijgende (up or positive direction) · kca-nor увәс (compass point) · ur اُتَّر (compass point) · wa Vûcir (compass point) · ur شُمال (compass point) · rsk сивер (compass point) · sw hanali (compass point) · non norðr (compass point) · ckt эйгысӄын (compass point) · pt setentrião (compass point) · as উত্তৰ (compass point) · kjh алтынзарых (compass point) · lij nòrd (compass point) · rhg uttor (compass point) · sl sever (compass point) · te ఉత్తరం (compass point) · arc גרביא (compass point) · de Norden (compass point) · dsb pódpołnoc (compass point) · fr nord (compass point) · es norte (compass point) · la septentriō (compass point) · eu ipar (compass point) · ket тыль (compass point) · mi tokerau (compass point) · ast norte (compass point) · ka ჩრდილოეთი (compass point) · ht nannò (compass point) · mad ḍâjâ (compass point) · bg се́вер (north pole of a magnet) · mn ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠳᠤ (compass point) · kxd iraga (compass point) · gag poyraz (compass point) · ca septentrió (north pole of a magnet) · nl noorden (compass point) · sk sever (compass point) · nn nord (compass point) · sw kaskazi (compass point) · rup Nordu (compass point) · mn умард зүг (compass point) · rcf nor (compass point) · grc Βορρᾶς (compass point) · mn хойд (compass point) · mt tramuntana (compass point) · ast septentrión (compass point)

wikidata: Q659

north en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • nôrth (General-American)
  • /noːθ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
  • (UK) audio
  • /nɔː(ɹ)θ/ without the horse–hoarse merger
  • [no̞ɹθ] (General-American)
  • /noɹt/ (Inland-Northern-American)
  • /nɔːθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /noːθ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /nɔəθ/ (New-York)
  • /noɹθ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north From Middle English north, from Old English norþ, from Proto-West Germanic *norþr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nér (“below (the surface)”). The meaning developed either from "region where the sun is below (the earth)" or from "left side of someone who turns to the east when praying". Cognates Cognate with various Germanic counterparts such as Yola noardth, nordh (“north”), North Frisian noor, nord, nuurd, Nuurđ (“north”), Saterland Frisian Noude, Nudde (“north”), West Frisian noard (“north”), Dutch noord (“north”), German Nord (“north”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk nord (“north”), Faroese and Icelandic norður (“north”), Swedish nord, norr (“north”); also with Ancient Greek νέρτερος (nérteros), ἐνέρτερος (enérteros, “below”), Russian нора (nora, “hole”), Lithuanian nėrõvė (“mermaid, nymph”), Oscan 𐌍𐌄𐌓𐌕𐌓𐌀𐌊 (nertrak, “left”), Umbrian nertru (“left”), Sanskrit नरक (naraka, “hell”), Tocharian B ñor (“below”).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To turn or move toward the north.
    • When at B you had northed 3.71[…] 1769, Henry Wilson, William Hume, Surveying improved, page 239:

Forms

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norths Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
northing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
northed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
northed Tense=Past lexicographic