northerly

English

WOTD – 9 February 2015

Etymology

northern +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɹðɚli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔːðəli/

Noun

northerly ‎(plural northerlies)

1. A wind blowing from the north.

Synonyms

• boreas, northwind

Antonyms

• auster
• southerly

Translations

wind blowing from the north

• French: aquilon (fr) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: nordavind (no) m

  Nynorsk: nordavind m

• Russian: се́верный ве́тер m ‎(sévernyj véter)
• Swedish: nordanvind (sv)

Adjective

northerly ‎(comparative more northerly, superlative most northerly)

1. Facing the north; directed towards the north.
2. Located in a northern region
3. Coming from the north.

Synonyms

• northly

Derived terms

• northerliness

Translations

from/to the north

• Belarusian: паўно́чны m ‎(paŭnóčny)
• Greek: βόρειος (el) ‎(vóreios)

• Russian: се́верный (ru) m ‎(sévernyj)
• Swedish: nordlig (sv)
• Ukrainian: півні́чний m ‎(pivníčnyj)

Adverb

northerly ‎(comparative more northerly, superlative most northerly)

1. In an northward direction or position; towards the north.
2. From the north.

Synonyms

• northly