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nor

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nor"

Translingual edit

Symbol edit

nor

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Norwegian.

English edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle English nauther, from nother. Cognate with neither.

Conjunction edit

nor

  1. (literary) And... not (introducing a negative statement, without necessarily following one).
    Nor did I stop to think, but ran.
    They are happy, nor need we worry.
  2. A function word introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true.
    I am neither hungry nor thirsty nor tired.
    • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
      I love your majesty / According to my bond, nor more nor less.
    • 1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
      But neither breath of Morn when she ascends / With charm of earliest birds; nor rising sun / On this delightful land, nor herb, fruit, flower, / Glistering with dew; nor fragrance after showers; / Nor grateful Evening mild; nor silent Night / With this her solemn bird; nor walk by moon, / Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet.
    • 2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 68:
      The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them […] is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies. […] current tax rules make it easy for all sorts of firms to generate […] “stateless income”: profit subject to tax in a jurisdiction that is neither the location of the factors of production that generate the income nor where the parent firm is domiciled.
  3. (archaic) Neither.
  4. Used to introduce a further negative statement.
    The struggle didn't end, nor was it diminished.
  5. (UK, dialect) Than.
    He's no better nor you.
    • 1861, George Eliot, Silas Marner, London: Penguin Books, published 1967, page 131:
      'I used to think, when you first come into these parts, as you were no better nor you should be.'
    • 1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 92:
      I wouldn’t like to live here though, not after dark. Sooner you nor me.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Etymology 1 (sense 2 above), reinterpreted as not + or or negation + or.

Noun edit

 
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nor (plural nors)

  1. (logic, electronics) Alternative form of NOR
Coordinate terms edit

Anagrams edit

Aromanian edit

Noun edit

nor

  1. Alternative form of norã

Basque edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nor/ [nor]
  • Rhymes: -or
  • Hyphenation: nor

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Basque *nor, containing the interrogative prefix *no-.[1]

Pronoun edit

nor (interrogative)

  1. who
    Nor da? ― Who is he/she?
    Ez nekien nor zinen. ― I didn't know who you were.
    Norentzat da opari hau? ― Who is this present for?
Declension edit
Declension of Basque interrogative pronouns
nor zer zein zenbat
indefinite plural indefinite plural
absolutive nor nortzuk zer zein zeintzuk zenbat
ergative nork nortzuek zerk zeinek zeintzuek zenbatek
dative nori nortzuei zeri zeini zeintzuei zenbati
genitive noren nortzuen zeren zeinen zeintzuen zenbaten
comitative norekin nortzuekin zerekin zeinekin zeintzuekin zenbatekin
causative norengatik nortzuengatik zergatik zeinengatik zeintzuengatik zenbatengatik
benefactive norentzat nortzuentzat zerentzat zeinentzat zeintzuentzat zenbatentzat
instrumental animate nortaz nortzuetaz zertaz zeinetaz zeintzuetaz zenbatetaz
inanimate
―
―
 zerez zeinez zeintzuez zenbatez
inessive animate norengan nortzuengan
―
 zeinengan zeintzuengan zenbatengan
inanimate non
―
 zertan zeinetan zeintzuetan zenbatean, zenbatetan
locative animate
―
―
―
―
―
―
inanimate nongo
―
 zereko zeinetako zeintzuetako zenbateko, zenbatetako
allative animate norengana nortzuengana
―
 zeinengana zeintzuengana zenbatengana
inanimate nora
―
 zertara zeinetara zeintzuetara zenbatetara
terminative animate norenganaino nortzuenganaino
―
 zeinenganaino zeintzuenganaino zenbatenganaino
inanimate noraino
―
 zertaraino zeinetaraino zeintzuetaraino zenbatetaraino
directive animate norenganantz nortzuenganantz
―
 zeinenganantz zeintzuenganantz zenbatenganantz
inanimate norantz
―
 zertarantz zeinetarantz zeintzuetarantz zenbatetarantz
destinative animate norenganako nortzuenganako
―
 zeinenganako zeintzuenganako zenbatenganako
inanimate norako
―
 zertarako zeinetarako zeintzuetarako zenbatetarako
ablative animate norengandik nortzuengandik
―
 zeinengandik zeintzuengandik zenbatengandik
inanimate nondik
―
 zertatik zeinetatik zeintzuetatik zenbatetatik
prolative nortzat
―
 zertzat
―
―
―
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From the interrogative pronoun.

Adjective edit

nor (indeclinable)

  1. (grammatical term) (of a verb) intransitive without a dative argument
    Nor aditzak euskarazko aditzik errezenak dira. ― In Basque, nor verbs are the easiest to learn.

References edit

  1. ^ “no-” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading edit

  • "nor" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “nor” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Czech edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nor f

  1. genitive plural of nora

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Unclear, perhaps onomatopoeic, compare brommen (“to do time”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nor (only as singular, with definite article: de nor)

  1. (informal) Jail, prison; imprisonment
    Synonyms: bajes, bak, gevangenis, lik

Megleno-Romanian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin nubilum. Compare Romanian nor, Aromanian nior.

Noun edit

nor m

  1. cloud

Norman edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old French norht, north, nort (“north”), from Old English norþ (“north”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą (“north”), from Proto-Indo-European *ner- (“lower, bottom; to sink, shrivel”).

Noun edit

nor m (uncountable)

  1. (Sark) north

Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nɔr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔr
  • Syllabification: nor

Noun edit

nor f

  1. genitive plural of nora

Romanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From older nuar, nuăr, from Latin nūbilum, noun use of the neuter of the adjective nūbilus (“cloudy”), from Latin nūbēs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ- (“to cover”). Compare Aromanian nior, Spanish nube, Italian nuvola, Friulian nûl, Portuguese nuvem, Catalan núvol.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nor m (plural nori)

  1. cloud

Declension edit

Declension of nor
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) nor norul (niște) nori norii
genitive/dative (unui) nor norului (unor) nori norilor
vocative norule norilor

Derived terms edit

Slovene edit

Etymology edit

From German Narr.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

nȍr (comparative bȍlj nȍr, superlative nȁjbolj nȍr)

  1. crazy, insane, mad

Inflection edit

 
 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. nòr nôra nôro
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative nòr ind
nôri def 		nôra nôro
genitive nôrega nôre nôrega
dative nôremu nôri nôremu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitiveanim 		nôro nôro
locative nôrem nôri nôrem
instrumental nôrim nôro nôrim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative nôra nôri nôri
genitive nôrih nôrih nôrih
dative nôrima nôrima nôrima
accusative nôra nôri nôri
locative nôrih nôrih nôrih
instrumental nôrima nôrima nôrima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative nôri nôre nôra
genitive nôrih nôrih nôrih
dative nôrim nôrim nôrim
accusative nôre nôre nôra
locative nôrih nôrih nôrih
instrumental nôrimi nôrimi nôrimi

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • “nor”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Swedish nor, from Proto-Germanic *narwaz. Cognate with English narrow.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nor n

  1. narrow strait

Declension edit

Declension of nor 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nor noret nor noren
Genitive nors norets nors norens

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Veps edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *noora.

Noun edit

nor

  1. rope

Declension edit

Inflection of nor (inflection type 6/kuva)
nominative sing. nor
genitive sing. noran
partitive sing. norad
partitive plur. norid
singular plural
nominative nor norad
accusative noran norad
genitive noran noriden
partitive norad norid
essive-instructive noran norin
translative noraks norikš
inessive noras noriš
elative noraspäi norišpäi
illative noraha norihe
adessive noral noril
ablative noralpäi norilpäi
allative norale norile
abessive norata norita
comitative noranke noridenke
prolative noradme noridme
approximative I noranno noridenno
approximative II norannoks noridennoks
egressive norannopäi noridennopäi
terminative I norahasai norihesai
terminative II noralesai norilesai
terminative III norassai —
additive I norahapäi norihepäi
additive II noralepäi norilepäi

Yola edit

Conjunction edit

nor

  1. Alternative form of noor
    • 1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 100:
      Mye thee friend ne're waant welcome, nor straayart comfoort.
      May thy friend ne'er want welcome, nor the stranger comfort.
    • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 104:
      Mee piggès, mee geearthès, nor nodhing threeve,
      My pigs, my goats, nor nothing thrive,

References edit

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 100
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