nors

See also: NORs

English

Noun

nors

  1. plural of nor

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nors, norts (surly), with further origin disputed. Possibly from nort (north) + -s (equivalent to modern noord + -s), due to the north being associated with humans' negative properties. Or, less likely, from the sparsely attested verb norren (to grumble).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔrs
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Adjective

nors (comparative norser, superlative meest nors or norst)

  1. surly, sulky
    Als ik door de stad loop, vraag ik me vaak af: waarom zijn alle mensen, zo nors en zo kortaf? As I walk through the city, I often wonder to myself: why are all the people, so surly and so curt? (KvK Wakker met een wijsje)

Inflection

Inflection of nors
uninflected nors
inflected norse
comparative norser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial norsnorserhet norst
het norste
indefinite m./f. sing. norsenorserenorste
n. sing. norsnorsernorste
plural norsenorserenorste
definite norsenorserenorste
partitive norsnorsers

Derived terms

  • norsheid
  • norsig

Anagrams

Lithuanian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnôːrs̪]

Particle

nórs

  1. (in conjunction with interrogative words) some-

Conjunction

nors

  1. although

Swedish

Noun

nors

  1. inflection of nor:
    1. indefinite genitive singular
    2. indefinite genitive plural
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