norman

See also: Norman

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɔɹmən/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɔːmən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: nor‧man
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mən

Etymology 1

From French normand.

Noun

norman (plural normans)

  1. (nautical) A wooden bar, or iron pin.
    • 2013, Keith N. Meverden, Wisconsin Coal Haulers:
      An iron norman pin penetrates the bitt near the top , and there is visible wear on the bitt from lines being tied to it and the norman pin

Etymology 2

From normal +‎ -an, possibly influenced by the given name Norman.

Noun

norman (plural normans)

  1. (slang) Synonym of normie (a normal person).

References

Esperanto

Adjective

norman

  1. accusative singular of norma

Old Occitan

Adjective

norman m (feminine singular normanda, masculine plural normans, feminine plural normandas)

  1. Norman (relating to Normandy or its inhabitants)

See also

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse norðmaðr.

Noun

norman m

  1. a Norwegian (native of Norway)
    Synonym: nordhman

Descendants

  • Swedish: norrman

References

  • norman in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T
  • norrman in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Spanish

Verb

norman

  1. third-person plural present indicative of normar