north

(Inglese)

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.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/nɔːθ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: north

Ereditato da inglese antico: norþ

Affine olandese: noord

Affine frisone occidentale: noard

Affine tedesco: Nord

Affine danese: -

Affine norvegese: nord

Affine greco: 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”).

Concetti

nord

settentrionale

settentrione

sopra

su

🆙

nordico

a nord

in alto

verso nord

del nord

nell’alto

mezzanotte

superiore

bòrea

verso l’alto

in cima

al nord

nella parte superiore

alto

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

nord

norte

Norden

norte

noorden

północ

nord

nördlich

βορράς

βόρειος

Nord

kuzey

północny

noordelijk

شمال

Frasi

It lies at the north end of Chestnut Ridge .

Si trova all'estremità nord di Chestnut Ridge.

The armies and divisions are listed north to south .

Gli eserciti e le divisioni sono elencati da nord a sud.

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

Un passaggio conduce dal lato nord della chiesa al vicariato.

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 .

La stazione si trovava su un terrapieno a nord di Milltown Road.

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

La grande città di Athlone confina con la zona a nord.