nors

== English == === Noun === nors plural of nor === Anagrams === RONs, SORN, orns, sorn == 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 negative character traits. If so, a doublet of noords. Or, less likely, from the sparsely attested verb norren (“to grumble”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɔrs/ Rhymes: -ɔrs === Adjective === nors (comparative norser, superlative meest nors or norst) 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “nors”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute === Anagrams === snor == Lithuanian == === Etymology === From nórįs, the present adjectival active participle of norė́ti (“to want, desire”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [¹ˈnoːrs] Rhymes: -oːrs Syllabification: nórs === Particle === nórs (in conjunction with interrogative words) some- === Conjunction === nórs although === References === == Swedish == === Noun === nors c smelt, especially European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus Synonym: (regional) slom ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== lodda (“capelin”) === Noun === nors inflection of nor: indefinite genitive singular indefinite genitive plural === References === “nors”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “nors”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “nors”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)