noor

See also: Noor and nöör

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *noori. 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/

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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

Inflection of noor (ÕS type 13/suur, length gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	noor	noored
accusative	noore	noored
genitive	noore	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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• noorelt
• noorendama
  • noorendus
• noorendik

• noorenema
• noorik
• nooruk
• nooruke

• noorus
  • noorusaeg
  • noorusiga
  • nooruslik
  • nooruslikkult
  • nooruslikkus
  • nooruspõlv

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

Inflection of noor (ÕS type 13/suur, length gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	noor	noored
accusative	noore	noored
genitive	noore	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

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *noori.

Adjective

noor (genitive nooren, partitive noort, comparative nooremp, superlative kaikkea nooremp)

1. young

Antonyms

• vanha