# norte
## Aragonese
### Etymology

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### Noun

norte m
* north

### References

* Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “norte”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

## Asturian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French nord, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

### Noun

norte m (plural nortes)
* north

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* N
* norde

### Etymology

Attested since the 14th century. Borrowed from Middle French nord, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɔɾte/ [ˈnɔɾ.t̪ɪ]
* Rhymes: -ɔɾte
* Hyphenation: nor‧te

### Noun

norte m (plural nortes)
* (uncountable) north (cardinal direction)
    Synonym: setentrión
* (uncountable) the northern portion of a territory or region
* (uncountable) the north wind
* (countable) a northern; a wind blowing from the north

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “north”): sur
* (antonym(s) of “northern portion”): sur

#### Coordinate terms

* ábrego
* leste
* nordés
* occidente
* sur

#### Derived terms

* estrela do norte
* norleste
* noroeste
* nortada
* norteiro
* polo Norte

### References

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “norte”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “norte”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “norte”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “norte”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* N

### Etymology

Borrowed from French nord, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈnɔh.t͡ʃi]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈnɔh.t͡ʃi]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈnɔɾ.t͡ʃi/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈnɔʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ˈnɔχ.t͡ʃi]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈnɔɻ.te/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈnɔɾ.tɨ/
* (Northeast Brazil) IPA: /ˈnɔh.ti/
* Hyphenation: nor‧te

### Noun

norte m (plural nortes)
* north (compass point)
* (figurative) orientation
    Antonym: desnorte

#### Coordinate terms

* (compass points) ponto cardeal;
| noroeste | norte | nordeste |
| oeste poente ocidente | | leste este nascente oriente |
| sudoeste | sul | sudeste |

#### Derived terms

* Carolina do Norte
* Coreia do Norte
* Dacota do Norte
* desnortear
* Estrela do Norte
* Irlanda do Norte
* Macedónia do Norte
* Mar do Norte
* nortada
* nortenho
* perder o norte

#### See also

* setentrional

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French nord, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnoɾte/ [ˈnoɾ.t̪e]
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* Rhymes: -oɾte
* Syllabification: nor‧te

### Adjective

norte m or f (masculine and feminine plural nortes)
* north, northern

### Noun

norte m (plural nortes)
* (uncountable) north (compass point)
    Synonym: septentrión
    Antonym: sur
    Vamos al norte.We're going north.
* (uncountable) north wind
    Entrada la noche, el norte sopla.Late at night, the north wind blows.
* (countable) guide, inspiration
    Synonyms: guía, inspiración
** 2003, Luis Beresaluze Galbis, Trinidad de la palabra:El rigor y la exigencia son parte de mis nortes.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (countable) goal, objective
    Synonym: meta
** 2007, Identidades‎:Reunir en un solo espacio la obra gráfica que nos ilustra el desarrollo del movimiento de mujeres en Puerto Rico fue uno de mis nortes cuando asumí la dirección del Proyecto de Estudios de las Mujeres de la Universidad de Puerto Rico […](please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (El Salvador) strong wind
    Synonym: ventarrón

#### Coordinate terms

* (compass points) puntos cardinales;
| noroeste | norte | noreste |
| oeste | | este |
| suroeste | sur | sureste |

#### Derived terms

* América del Norte
* gallo del norte
* noreste
* noroeste
* nororiente
* norponiente
* Norteamérica
* nortear
* norteño
* perder el norte
* picaflor del norte
* tayú del norte

### See also

* boreal
* septentrional

### Further reading

* “norte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* entro
* entró
* rentó
* rento
* roten
* tenor
* terno
* tóner
* torné
* torne
* troné

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish norte, from French nord, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈnoɾte/ [ˈn̪oɾ.t̪ɛ]
* Rhymes: -oɾte
* Syllabification: nor‧te

### Noun

norte (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ) (uncommon)
* north (compass point)
    Synonym: hilaga
** 1985, Francisco Soc Rodrigo, Mga tula at tilamsik ng diwa:At, sa angkan naman ng ating First Lady, si Kokoy, na siyang governor ng Leyte, Ay embahador pa sa lahat ng parte - Sa este't oeste, sa sur at sa norte!(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Coordinate terms

| hilagang kanluran norweste | hilaga norte | hilagang silangan nordeste |
| oksidente kanluran oeste | | oryente silangan este |
| salatan timog-kanluran | sur timog | timog-silangan |

#### Derived terms

* panorte

#### Related terms

* karne norte
* nordeste
* Norte
* norweste

### Further reading

* “norte”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* tenor, terno