Nord

See also: nord, nörd, and nørd

English

Etymology

From French Nord.

Pronunciation

• (France)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nɔː/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /nɔɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
  • Homophone: nor
• (United States)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nɔːd/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /nɔɚd/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d

Proper noun

Nord

2. A department of Hauts-de-France, France.
3. A department of Haiti.
4. A census-designated place in Butte County, California, United States.

Derived terms

• Nord-Est
• Nord-Ouest

Translations

French department

• Dutch: Noord (nl), Noorderdepartement n
• French: Nord (fr) m, département du Nord m
• Italian: Nord (it) m, dipartimento del Nord m
• Marathi: नॉर (nŏr)
• Occitan: Nòrd m
• Picard: Nord m, départémint dech Nord m
• Spanish: Norte (es) m
• West Frisian: Noard, Noarderdepartemint n

Haitian department

• French: Nord (fr) m, département du Nord m
• Haitian Creole: Nò m
• Italian: Nord (it) m, dipartimento del Nord m
• Spanish: Norte (es) m

Anagrams

• rond

French

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Old High German nord, from Proto-West Germanic *norþr (“north, left of the rising sun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʁ

Proper noun

Nord m

1. Nord (a department of Hauts-de-France, France)

Derived terms

• Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Anagrams

• rond

German

Etymology

From Middle High German nort, from Old High German nord, from Proto-West Germanic *norþr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔʁt/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʁt

Noun

Nord m (strong, genitive Nords or Nord, no plural)

1. the north (used without article; a short form of Norden)

   der Wind kommt aus Nord

   the wind is coming from the north

2. a wind coming from the north (used with article)

Declension

Declension of Nord [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Nord
genitive	eines	des	Nords, Nord
dative	einem	dem	Nord
accusative	einen	den	Nord

Coordinate terms

compass points (short-form):  ^[edit]

Nordwest	Nord	Nordost
West		Ost
Südwest	Süd	Südost

Derived terms

• Nordamerika
• Norddeutschland
• Norden
• Nordengland
• Nordersonne
• Nordeuropa
• Nordfrankreich
• Nordfriesland
• Nordhalbkugel
• Nordirland
• nordisch
• Norditalien
• Nordkap
• Nordkorea
• Nordlibanon
• nördlich
• Nordlicht
• Nordmazedonien
• Nordmeer
• Nordpol
• Nordschweden
• Nordsee
• Nordvietnam
• nordwärts