le
nɔʁ
Translation
north
Word origin
From Frankish nord ('north'), a Germanic borrowing into French rather than a Latin inheritance. It shares its origin with English north.
- Origin
- Frankish
- Root
- nord
- English cognates
- north
Grammar
Examples
Lille .
Lille is in the north of France.
aujourd'hui.
The wind is blowing from the north today.
.
He has lost his bearings with all this news.
, Lille.
His family comes from the north of France, near Lille.
.
The north wind is blowing strongly on the coast this morning.
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