el
masculine
/ˈnoɾte/
#930 of 5,000 Core 1000
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.
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The wind is coming from the north today.
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We will travel north tomorrow.
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The north of the country is greener and colder.
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I lost my bearings when my father died.
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