north northeast vs nor'-nor'-east

north northeast and nor'-nor'-east both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
north northeast	Yes	No	No	No
nor'-nor'-east	Yes	No	No	Yes

As nouns, north northeast and nor'-nor'-east are synonyms defined as:

north northeast and nor'-nor'-east: the compass point that is midway between north and northeast

Other synonyms of north northeast include NNE.

north northeast (noun)	nor'-nor'-east (noun)
the compass point that is midway between north and northeast	the compass point that is midway between north and northeast

north northeast (adverb)	nor'-nor'-east (adverb)
	to, toward, or in the north-northeast