el

masculine

/ˈnoɾte/

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Translation

north

Word origin

From Old French north, ultimately of Germanic origin (Proto-Germanic nurthra). The same Germanic root gives English north.

Origin: Germanic
Root: nurthra
English cognates: north

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

España.

My family is from the north of Spain.

The wind is coming from the north today.

We will travel north tomorrow.

The north of the country is greener and colder.

I lost my bearings when my father died.

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This word is part of lesson 19.