norma

Meaning

1. (declension-1, feminine) a carpenter’s square
2. (declension-1, feminine) a norm, standard (rule, precept)

Concepts

organization

rule

Synonyms

institutio

regula

praeceptum

lēx

nōrma

rēgula

praescrīptum

Translations

κανόνας

regola

Regel

regel

regra

règle

regla

kural

esquadro

lei

norma

organização

regulamento

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈnɔr.ma]

Etymology

Perhaps via Etruscan from Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn, “examiner, carpenter's square”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (whence nōscō).