north
Betekenis (English)
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- 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.
- The up or positive direction.
- 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).
- Alternative letter-case form of North (“a northern region; the inhabitants thereof”).
- In a church: the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar.
Concepten
Synonyms
from the north
due north
in the north
compass north
left side
northern part
extreme north
facing north
north face
up country
northern trail
north-polar
far north
left hand
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/nɔːθ/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English north, from Old English norþ, from Proto-West Germanic *norþr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą, ultimately, these may derive from either: (a) Proto-Indo-European *h₁ner- (“inner, under”), from *h₁en (“in”); (b) alternatively from a Proto-Indo-European *ner- (“left, below”), as north is to the left when one faces the rising sun. Cognate with various Germanic counterparts such as Dutch noord, West Frisian noard, German Nord, Danish and Norwegian nord; also with Greek νέρτερος (nérteros, “infernal, lower”).
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