north

(Englisch)

Noun

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.
2. (countable, uncountable) The up or positive direction.
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”).
5. (countable, uncountable) In a church: the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
2. (not-comparable) Toward the north; northward.
3. (not-comparable) Of wind, from the north.
4. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
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).
6. (colloquial, not-comparable) More or greater than.

Adv

Toward the north; northward; northerly.

Verb

To turn or move toward the north.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/nɔːθ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: north

Geerbt von Altenglisch: norþ

Verwandt mit Niederländisch: noord

Verwandt mit Westfriesisch: noard

Verwandt mit Deutsch: Nord

Verwandt mit Dänisch: -

Verwandt mit Norwegisch: nord

Verwandt mit Griechisch: νέρτερος

In summary

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, Icelandic norður (“north”), Swedish nord, norr (“north”); also with Ancient Greek νέρτερος (nérteros), ἐνέρτερος (enérteros, “below”), Russian нора (nora, “hole”), Lithuanian nėrōvė (“mermaid, nymph”), Oscan 𐌍𐌄𐌓𐌕𐌓𐌀𐌊 (nertrak, “left”), Umbrian nertru (“left”), Sanskrit नरक (naraka, “hell”), Tocharian B ñor (“below”).

Konzepte

Norden

nördlich

Nord

oben

nordwärts

nördlicher Teil

Wendung nach Norden

aufwärts

nördlich Norden

bergauf

Mitternacht

nord

N

Synonyme

northern

northwards

northward

North

northerly

above

up

🆙

west

boreal

north side

magnetic north

from the north

Arctic

due north

east

in the north

compass north

N

northwest

left

uptown

upwards

left side

northern part

extreme north

facing north

north face

up country

northern trail

north-polar

septrional

far north

awkward

downstream

flip

higher

high up

hyperborean

left hand

midtown

northeast

north-east

polar

septentrional

south

southeast

south-west

under

uphill

upstate

Übersetzungen

nord

norte

nord

norte

noorden

północ

nord

βορράς

βόρειος

settentrionale

settentrione

kuzey

północny

noordelijk

شمال

Sätze

It lies at the north end of Chestnut Ridge .

Es liegt am nördlichen Ende von Chestnut Ridge.

The armies and divisions are listed north to south .

Die Armeen und Abteilungen sind nach Norden nach Süden aufgeführt.

A passage leads from the north side of the church to the vicarage .

Eine Passage führt von der Nordseite der Kirche zum Pfarrhaus.

It was smoked in the north but other brands were locally more popular .

The station was located on an embankment to the north of Milltown Road .

Der Bahnhof befand sich auf einer Böschung nördlich der Milltown Road.

The large townland of Athlone borders the area to the north .

Das große Stadtland von Athlone grenzt an das Gebiet im Norden.