A2adjective · frequent

north

північний

северный

nord-, nördlich, nordwärts, nordwärtig

Of or pertaining to the northOf or pertaining to the north; northern.

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UK/nɔːθ/US/noɹθ/

» The weather is bad in the north.

Im Norden ist schlechtes Wetter. — Alois

На Півночі погана погода. — deniko

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Meaning

6 senses

(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
He lived in north Germany.
She entered through the north gate.
nördlich
се́верныйsévernyj
півні́чнийpivníčnyj
(not comparable)Toward the north; northward.
Napoleon ordered Villeneuve north to France.
nordwärts, nordwärtig
се́верныйsévernyj
situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north
(not comparable)Of wind, from the north.
The north wind was cold.
nord-
се́верныйsévernyj
(not comparable)Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
north highway 1
nord-
се́верныйsévernyj
(not comparable)Designating, or situated in, the liturgical north (in a church, the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar).
(colloquial, not comparable)More or greater than.
The wedding ended up costing north of $50,000.

Examples

972 sentences

The weather is bad in the north.
На Півночі погана погода. — deniko
deIm Norden ist schlechtes Wetter. — Alois
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Both cars headed north.
Обидві машини попрямували на північ. — deniko
ruОбе машины направлялись на север. — marafon
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The boys have gone north.
Хлопці пішли на північ. — deniko
ruМальчики пошли на север. — paul_lingvo
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The wind is blowing from the north.
Вітер дує з півночі. — deniko
ruВетер дует с севера. — marafon
deDer Wind weht von Norden her. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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We went due north.
Ми пішли точно на північ. — mkazarian
ruМы пошли точно на север. — Hellerick
deWir fuhren nach Norden. — mayabe
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

of or pertaining to the north:

Русский

By meaning 1

of or pertaining to the north:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

of or pertaining to the north:

toward the north:

meteorology: of wind, from the north:

Origin

From Middle English north, from Old English norþ, from Proto-West Germanic *norþr, from Pr

From Middle English north, from Old English norþ, from Proto-West Germanic *norþr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nér (“below (the surface)”). The meaning developed either from "region where the sun is below (the earth)" or from "left side of someone who turns to the east when praying".

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Synonyms

2 synonyms

of the north:boreal septentrional

Antonyms

3 antonyms

southA2 austral meridional

Word family

Collocations

3 patterns

the north pole
north pole
from the north