nora

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nora"

Basque

Alternative forms

• norat (Northern)

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *no- (interrogative stem) +‎ -ra (allative suffix).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /noɾa/ [no.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa, -a
• Hyphenation: no‧ra

Adverb

nora (interrogative)

1. allative indefinite inanimate of nor; to where, whither, whereto

Derived terms

• nora edo hara (“to somewhere”)
• nora gabe
• norabait (“to somewhere”)
• norabait ere
• norabide (“direction”)
• norabideratu (“to orient”)
• noraez
• noraezean
• noraezeko (“compulsory”)
• noragabe
• noragabetu (“to disorient”)
• noraino (“up to where”)
• norainoko
• norako
• noranahi (“to anywhere”)
• norantz (“in what direction”)
• noranzko (“sense”)
• noratsu (“to where more or less”)
• noratu

Further reading

• “nora”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “nora”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan nora, from Vulgar Latin *nŏra, from Late Latin nura, from Classical Latin nurus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈnɔ.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈnɔ.ɾa]

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Noun

nora f (plural nores)

1. daughter-in-law

   Synonym: jove

See also

• gendre

References

• “nora”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “nora”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “nora” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “nora” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

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nora

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnora]

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Noun

nora f

1. burrow

   schovat se do nory ― to hide in a burrow

Declension

Declension of nora (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	nora	nory
genitive	nory	nor
dative	noře	norám
accusative	noru	nory
vocative	noro	nory
locative	noře	norách
instrumental	norou	norami

Derived terms

• norník

Further reading

• “nora”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “nora”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “nora”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese nora, already attested in local Medieval Latin documents since the 9th century; from Vulgar Latin *nŏra, from Late Latin nura, from Classical Latin nurus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɾa̝/

Noun

nora f (plural noras, masculine xenro, masculine plural xenros)

1. daughter-in-law

See also

• xenro

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “nora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “nora”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nora”, 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), “nora”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nora”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian нора (nora).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈnorɑ/, [ˈno̞rɑˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈnorɑ/, [ˈno̞rɑˑ]
• Rhymes: -orɑ
• Hyphenation: no‧ra

Noun

nora

1. den, burrow
   • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:

     Yksiil ono sooja șuuba, toiset syvviis norriis peittiisivät.

     Some have a warm fur, others hid in deep burrows.

Declension

Declension of nora (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	nora	norat
genitive	noran	norriin
partitive	norraa	norria
illative	norraa	norrii
inessive	noras	noris
elative	norast	norist
allative	noralle	norille
adessive	noral	noril
ablative	noralt	norilt
translative	noraks	noriks
essive	noranna, norraan	norinna, norriin
exessive1)	norant	norint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• pesä

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 346

Japanese

Romanization

nora

1. Rōmaji transcription of のら

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

nora

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ɔra
• Syllabification: no‧ra
• Homophone: Nora

Noun

nora f (diminutive norka)

1. den
2. burrow
3. (colloquial, derogatory) hovel, hole (undesirable place to live or visit)

Declension

Declension of nora

	singular	plural
nominative	nora	nory
genitive	nory	nor
dative	norze	norom
accusative	norę	nory
instrumental	norą	norami
locative	norze	norach
vocative	noro	nory

Related terms

• nornica
• nornik
• norowiec
• ponor

Further reading

• nora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• nora in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.ɾɐ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɾɐ
• Hyphenation: no‧ra

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese nora (“daughter-in-law”), from Vulgar Latin *nŏra, from Late Latin nura, from Classical Latin nurus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.

Noun

nora f (plural noras)

1. daughter-in-law

See also

• genro

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʕūra), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, “water wheel; growler”). Cognate with Spanish noria.

Noun

nora f (plural noras)

1. noria (waterwheel with buckets, used to raise water)

Further reading

• “nora”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “nora”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

Sicilian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *nŏra, from Late Latin nura, from Classical Latin nurus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snusós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɾa/
• Hyphenation: no‧ra

Noun

nora f (plural nori)

1. daughter-in-law

See also

• jènniru