noor

See also: Noor and nöör

Estonian

Etymology

From . Cognates include Finnish nuori, Livonian nūoŗ, Votic noori, Ingrian noor, Karelian nuori, Ludian nuor', Veps nor' and Northern Sami nuorra (from Proto-Samic *nuorë); possibly also Udmurt нордос (nordos, “second-cut hay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoːr/, [ˈnoːr]

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• Hyphenation: noor

Adjective

noor (genitive noore, partitive noort, comparative noorem, superlative kõige noorem or noorim)

1. young
   1. Having been alive for a short amount of time, born not long ago.

      Noore mehe sihikindlus on austust vääriv.

      The young man's determination is honorable.

   2. Recently created or arisen; at an early stage.

      Õhtu on alles noor, võtame veel ühed joogid.

      The night is still young, let's take some more drinks.

Declension

Declension of noor (ÕS type 13/suur, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		noor	noored
accusative	nom.
	gen.	noore
genitive			noorte
partitive		noort	noori
illative		noorde nooresse	noortesse noorisse
inessive		noores	noortes nooris
elative		noorest	noortest noorist
allative		noorele	noortele noorile
adessive		noorel	noortel nooril
ablative		noorelt	noortelt noorilt
translative		nooreks	noorteks nooriks
terminative		nooreni	noorteni
essive		noorena	noortena
abessive		nooreta	noorteta
comitative		noorega	noortega

Synonyms

• (at an early stage): värske, uus, varane, varajane, äsjane, vastne

Antonyms

• vana

Noun

noor (genitive noore, partitive noort)

1. A young person
   1. (chiefly in the plural) youth

      Elanikkond vananeb, noori vähe.

      The population is aging, less young people.

Declension

Declension of noor (ÕS type 13/suur, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		noor	noored
accusative	nom.
	gen.	noore
genitive			noorte
partitive		noort	noori
illative		noorde nooresse	noortesse noorisse
inessive		noores	noortes nooris
elative		noorest	noortest noorist
allative		noorele	noortele noorile
adessive		noorel	noortel nooril
ablative		noorelt	noortelt noorilt
translative		nooreks	noorteks nooriks
terminative		nooreni	noorteni
essive		noorena	noortena
abessive		nooreta	noorteta
comitative		noorega	noortega

Synonyms

• (young person): teismeline, noormees, neiu

Derived terms

• koolinoor
• noortegäng
• noortekodu
• noortekoor
• noorteromaan
• noortesaade
• noortevangla

References

• noor in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

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Ingrian

Adjective

noor

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References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 348
• Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎^[1], →ISBN, page 73

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Manchu

Romanization

noor

1. Romanization of ᠨᠣᠣᡵ

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Yola

Adjective

noor

1. Alternative form of nother

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 59