Synonyms for north
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : nawrth |
| Phonetic Transcription : nɔrθ |
Top 10 synonyms for north Other synonyms for the word north
Définition of north
Origin :- Old English norð "northern" (adj.), "northwards" (adv.), from Proto-Germanic *nurtha- (cf. Old Norse norðr, Old Saxon north, Old Frisian north, Middle Dutch nort, Dutch noord, German nord), possibly ultimately from PIE *ner- "left," also "below," as north is to the left when one faces the rising sun (cf. Sanskrit narakah "hell," Greek enerthen "from beneath," Oscan-Umbrian nertrak "left"). The same notion underlies Old Irish tuath "left; northern;" Arabic shamal "left hand; north." The usual word for "north" in the Romance languages ultimately is from English, cf. Old French north (Modern French nord), borrowed from Old English norð; Italian, Spanish norte are borrowed from French.
- As a noun, c.1200, from the adverb. North Pole attested from mid-15c. (earlier the Arctic pole, late 14c.). North American (n.) first used 1766, by Franklin; as an adjective, from 1770.
- adv toward the top pole of the earth
- I can give you sixty seconds to find that I'm the North Star.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- To the North, South, and East nothing but spinifex sand-hills in sight.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Ascended the Frere Ranges and got a fine view to the north and east.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- He found the district to the north to be a dreary waste, destitute of food and water.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- A party of fugitives were to meet her in a wood, that she might conduct them North.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- To us in the North, the African is a comparatively negligible factor.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- We left the track to examine a gully to the north, but could not find any water.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- "I have a liking for that north countryman," he remarked presently.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- They went swiftly with their eyes on the ground by the north gate to the mountain.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- To the north lies Thunder Mountain, wall-sided and menacing.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
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