norman

See also: Norman

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɔɹmən/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɔːmən/
  • (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

  • norman in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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

Spanish

Verb

norman

  1. third-person plural present indicative of normar
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