nor

See also ñor, Nor, NOR, and nor-

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• (RP): enPR: nô, IPA: /nɔː/, X-SAMPA: /nO:/
• (US) enPR: nôr, IPA: /nɔːɹ/, X-SAMPA: /nO:r/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)
• Homophone: gnaw (in non-rhotic accents)

Etymology 1

Middle English nauther, from nother. Cognate with neither.

Conjunction

nor

1. (literary) And not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one)

   Nor did I stop to think, but ran.

   • Boethius

     Out with it, nor hold it fast within your breast.

   • Sir Walter Scott, The Talisman

     And, moreover, I had made my vow to preserve my rank unknown till the crusade should be accomplished; nor did I mention it […]

2. A function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true

   I am neither hungry nor thirsty nor tired

3. Used to introduce a further negative statement

   The struggle didn't end, nor was it any less diminished

4. (UK, dialect, Yorkshire) than

   He's no better nor you.

See also

• neither

Translations

nor

• Czech: ani (cs)
• Dutch: noch (nl)
• Esperanto: nek (eo)
• Finnish: -kä (fi)
• French: ni (fr)
• Georgian: არც (ka) (arc’)
• German: noch (de)
• Icelandic: né (is)
• Latin: nec (la)

• Luxembourgish: nach (lb)
• Norwegian: eller (no), heller ikke (no)
• Portuguese: nem (pt)
• Russian: ни (ru) (ni)
• Scottish Gaelic: no (gd), neo (gd), air neo (gd), cha mhò (gd)
• Serbo-Croatian: niti (sh), ni (sh)
• Spanish: ni (es)
• Swedish: eller (sv)
• Turkish: ne (tr)

Etymology 2

Possibly Blend of not and or; alternatively, short for "negation of OR".

Noun

Wikipedia nor (plural nors)

1. (logic, electronics) Alternative form of NOR.

See also

• and
• nand
• or
• xor

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: small · cannot · father · #225: nor · moment · however · enough

Anagrams

• Ron

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Aromanian

Noun

nor

1. Alternative form of norã.

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Basque

Pronoun

nor

1. who

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔr

• audio

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Noun

(only as singular, with definite article: de nor)

1. (informal) Jail, prison; imprisonment

Synonyms

• bajes
• bak
• gevangenis
• lik

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Lojban

Rafsi

nor

1. rafsi of no'e.

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Romanian

Alternative forms

• nour, nuor (regional)

Etymology

From Late Latin nūbilus, from classical Latin nūbēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [nor]

Noun

nor m (plural nori)

1. A cloud

Declension

declension of nor

	singular		plural
gender m	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un nor	norul	niște nori	norii
genitive/dative	unui nor	norului	unor nori	norilor

Derived terms

• înnora

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɔr/

Adjective

nòr

1. crazy, insane, mad

Declension

Declension of nor (hard)

singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nor ind nori def	nora	noro
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	noro	noro
genitive	norega	nore	norega
dative	noremu	nori	noremu
locative	norem	nori	norem
instrumental	norim	noro	norim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nora	nori	nori
accusative	nora	nori	nori
genitive	norih	norih	norih
dative	norima	norima	norima
locative	norih	norih	norih
instrumental	norima	norima	norima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	nori	nore	nora
accusative	nore	nore	nora
genitive	norih	norih	norih
dative	norim	norim	norim
locative	norih	norih	norih
instrumental	norimi	norimi	norimi

Derived terms

• norčàv
• norec
• noreti
• norost