Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna wind that blows from the north
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishnorþwind
- Englishnorth wind
From Old English norþwind, corresponding to north (originally an adjective) + wind. Compare Dutch noordwind, German Nordwind.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan tramuntana
- tramuntanawind blowing from the north
Chinese Mandarin 北風 /北风
- 北風 /北风 (běifēng)wind blowing from the north
Estonian põhjatuul, põhjatuuled
- põhjatuulwind blowing from the north
- põhjatuuledwind blowing from the north
Finnish pohjoistuuli
- pohjoistuuliwind blowing from the north
French vent du nord, aquilon
- vent du nordwind blowing from the north
- aquilonwind blowing from the north
Greek βοριάς
- βοριάς (voriás)wind blowing from the north
Hungarian északi szél, tramontana
- északi szélwind blowing from the north
- tramontanawind blowing from the north
Irish gaoth aduaidh
- gaoth aduaidhwind blowing from the north
Italian tramontana
- tramontanawind blowing from the north
Japanese 北風
- 北風 (kitakaze)wind blowing from the north
Korean 북풍
- 북풍 (bukpung)wind blowing from the north
Latin aquilō, septentriō
- aquilōwind blowing from the north
- septentriōwind blowing from the north
Latvian sīvenis, ziemeļvējš
- sīveniswind blowing from the north
- ziemeļvējšwind blowing from the north
Lithuanian šiaurys
- šiauryswind blowing from the north
Norwegian Bokmål nordavind
- nordavindwind blowing from the north
Persian باد شمال
- باد شمال (bâd-e šomâl)wind blowing from the north
Portuguese nortada
- nortadawind blowing from the north
Romanian crivăț, acvilon
- crivățwind blowing from the north
- acvilonwind blowing from the north
Russian северный ветер
- северный ветер (severnyj veter)wind blowing from the north
Spanish cierzo
- cierzowind blowing from the north
Swahili kaskazi, upepo wa kaskazini
- kaskaziwind blowing from the north
- upepo wa kaskaziniwind blowing from the north
Swedish nordanvind
- nordanvindwind blowing from the north
Tamil வாடை, வடகாற்று
- வாடை (vāṭai)wind blowing from the north
- வடகாற்று (vaṭakāṟṟu)wind blowing from the north
- வாடைக்காற்று (vāṭaikkāṟṟu)wind blowing from the north
Turkish poyraz, yıldız yeli
- poyrazwind blowing from the north
- yıldız yeliwind blowing from the north
- yıldız rüzgârıwind blowing from the north
- dağ yeliwind blowing from the north
Cite this entry
APA
north wind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/north%20wind
MLA
“north wind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/north%20wind. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “north wind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/north%20wind.
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