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nor¹

  • [nor]

Where it comes from

From older nuar, nuăr, from Latin nūbilum, noun use of the neuter of the adjective nūbilus (“cloudy”), from Latin nūbēs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ- (“to cover”). Compare Aromanian nior, Spanish nube, Italian nuvola, Friulian nûl, Portuguese nuvem, Catalan núvol, Provençal nyiuro, niora.

noun nori · nor · norul · norii

  1. masculine cloud

Nor²

Where it comes from

From nor.

proper noun lui Nor

  1. masculine a surname

In English

  • cloud visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air
  • NOR NOT OR

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"nor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/nor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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nor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/nor

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"nor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/nor.

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@misc{nor_2026,
  title = {nor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/nor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}