norte

See also: nořte, Norte, and Norté

Aragonese

Etymology

Ultimately from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoɾte/
• Syllabification: nor‧te
• Rhymes: -oɾte

Noun

norte m

1. north

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “norte”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from French nord, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoɾte/ [ˈnoɾ.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -oɾte
• Syllabification: nor‧te

Noun

norte m (plural nortes)

1. north

   Antonym: sur

   Coordinate terms: oeste, este

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish norte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoɾte/ [ˈn̪oɾ.te]
• Hyphenation: nor‧te

Noun

nórte (Basahan spelling ᜈᜓᜍ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. north

   Synonym: amihanan

   Antonyms: sur, habagatan

See also

• este
• weste

Galician

Alternative forms

• N
• norde

Etymology

Attested since the 14th century. Borrowed from Middle French nord, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɾte/ [ˈnɔɾ.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɔɾte
• Hyphenation: nor‧te

Noun

norte m (plural nortes)

1. (uncountable) north (cardinal direction)

   Synonym: setentrión

2. (uncountable) the northern portion of a territory or region
3. (uncountable) the north wind
4. (countable) a northern; a wind blowing from the north

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “north”): sur
• (antonym(s) of “northern portion”): sur

Coordinate terms

• ábrego
• leste
• nordés
• occidente
• sur

Derived terms

• estrela do norte
• norleste
• noroeste
• nortada
• norteiro
• polo Norte

Further reading

• “norte”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “norte”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “norte”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “norte”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “norte”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• N

Etymology

Borrowed from French nord, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈnɔh.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈnɔh.t͡ʃi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɾ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈnɔχ.t͡ʃi]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɻ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔʁ.te/ [ˈnɔh.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɾ.tɨ/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔh.ti/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Hyphenation: nor‧te

Noun

norte m (plural nortes)

1. north (compass point)
2. (figurative) orientation

   Antonym: desnorte

Coordinate terms

compass points: pontos cardeais:  ^[edit]

noroeste	norte	nordeste
oeste poente ocidente		leste este nascente oriente
sudoeste	sul	sudeste

Derived terms

• Carolina do Norte
• Coreia do Norte
• Dacota do Norte
• desnortear
• Estrela do Norte
• Irlanda do Norte
• Macedónia do Norte
• Mar do Norte
• nortada
• nortenho
• perder o norte

See also

• setentrional

Further reading

• “norte”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “norte”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French nord, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoɾte/ [ˈnoɾ.t̪e]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oɾte
• Syllabification: nor‧te

Adjective

norte m or f (masculine and feminine plural nortes)

1. north, northern

Noun

norte m (plural nortes)

1. (uncountable) north (compass point)

   Synonym: septentrión

   Antonyms: ostro, austro, sur

   Vamos al norte.

   We're going north.

2. (uncountable) north wind

   Entrada la noche, el norte sopla.

   Late at night, the north wind blows.

3. (countable) guide, inspiration

   Synonyms: guía, inspiración

   • 2003, Luis Beresaluze Galbis, Trinidad de la palabra:

     El rigor y la exigencia son parte de mis nortes.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

4. (countable) goal, objective

   Synonym: meta

   • 2007, Identidades‎^[1]:

     Reunir en un solo espacio la obra gráfica que nos ilustra el desarrollo del movimiento de mujeres en Puerto Rico fue uno de mis nortes cuando asumí la dirección del Proyecto de Estudios de las Mujeres de la Universidad de Puerto Rico […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

5. (El Salvador) strong wind

   Synonym: ventarrón

Coordinate terms

compass points: puntos cardinales:  ^[edit]

noroeste	norte septentrión	noreste
oeste occidente poniente		este oriente levante
suroeste	sur ostro austro	sureste

Derived terms

• América del Norte
• gallo del norte
• noreste
• noroeste
• nororiente
• norponiente
• Norteamérica
• nortear
• norteño
• perder el norte
• picaflor del norte
• tayú del norte

Descendants

• → Copala Triqui: Norté (“United States”)

See also

• boreal
• septentrional

Further reading

• “norte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

• entro
• entró
• rentó
• rento
• roten
• tenor
• terno
• tóner
• torné
• torne
• troné

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish norte, from French nord, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈnoɾte/ [ˈn̪oɾ.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -oɾte
• Syllabification: nor‧te

Noun

norte (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ) (uncommon)

1. north (compass point)

   Synonym: hilaga

   • 1985, Francisco Soc Rodrigo, Mga tula at tilamsik ng diwa:

     At, sa angkan naman ng ating First Lady, si Kokoy, na siyang governor ng Leyte, Ay embahador pa sa lahat ng parte - Sa este't oeste, sa sur at sa norte!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Coordinate terms

compass points:  ^[edit]

hilagang-kanluran	hilaga	hilagang-silangan
kanluran		silangan
timog-kanluran	timog	timog-silangan

Derived terms

• panorte

Related terms

• Agusan del Norte
• Amerika del Norte
• Camarines Norte
• Davao del Norte
• Ilocos Norte
• karne norte
• Lanao del Norte
• Maguindanao del Norte
• nordeste
• Norte
• Norte-Amerika
• Norte-Amerikano
• norweste
• Surigao del Norte
• Zamboanga del Norte

Further reading

• “norte”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• tenor, terno