adj
Meaning 1
Farthest north.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- Alaska is the northernmost American state.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: northmost, northest
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
northernmost
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈnɔː.ðənˌməʊst/
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US: /ˈnɔɹ.ðɚnˌmoʊst/
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
situated farthest north
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Alaska is our northernmost state
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: northmost
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English northern Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English northernmost From northern + -most.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: най-северен (naj-severen) — farthest north
- Czech: nejsevernější — farthest north
- Danish: nordligste — farthest north
- Dutch: noordelijkst — farthest north
- Georgian: ყველაზე ჩრდილოეთით (q̇velaze črdiloetit) — farthest north
- Georgian: ყველაზე ჩრდილო (q̇velaze črdilo) — farthest north
- German: nördlichster — farthest north
- Greek: βορειότερος (voreióteros) — farthest north
- Hungarian: legészakibb — farthest north
- Italian: più a nord — farthest north
- Norwegian Bokmål: nordligste — farthest north
- Norwegian Nynorsk: nordlegaste — farthest north
- Russian: са́мый се́верный (sámyj sévernyj) — farthest north
- Russian: наисевернейший (naisevernejšij) — farthest north
- Slovak: najsevernejší — farthest north
- Swedish: nordligaste — farthest north
Real reading context