Polyglot Dictionary

Norm

/nɔʁm/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Normen

Meaning

  1. norm, standard

    • Das ist hier die Norm.

      That is the norm here.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Durchschnitt

Close — average and norm both describe the usual, typical measure.

Similar in other languages

French

norme

norme is the French word for the same thing — both mean "norm, standard."

Practice

1 What does Norm mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ist hier die ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Norm?

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