nors

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English

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Noun

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nors

  1. plural of nor

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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  • Rhymes: -ɔrs
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Adjective

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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)

Declension

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Declension of nors
uninflected nors
inflected norse
comparative norser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial nors norser het norst
het norste
indefinite m./f. sing. norse norsere norste
n. sing. nors norser norste
plural norse norsere norste
definite norse norsere norste
partitive nors norsers

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From nórįs, the present adjectival active participle of norė́ti (to want, desire).[1]

Pronunciation

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Particle

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nórs

  1. (in conjunction with interrogative words) some-

Conjunction

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nórs

  1. although

References

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  1. ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “nórį̃s”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume I, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 508

Swedish

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Noun

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nors

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