aurora
English
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Etymology
From Latin aurōra (“dawn”). Doublet of Eos.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /əˈɹɔː.ɹə/, /ɔːˈɹɔː.ɹə/
Audio (RP) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /əˈɹɔɹ.ə/, /ɔˈɹɔɹ.ə/
- Rhymes: -ɔːɹə
- Hyphenation: au‧ro‧ra
Noun
aurora (plural auroras or aurorae)
- An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
Synonyms
- chasma (obsolete, rare)
- polar light
Hyponyms
- (Northern Hemisphere): aurora borealis, northern lights
- (Southern Hemisphere): aurora australis, southern lights
Derived terms
- aurora australis
- aurora bluetail
- aurora borealis
- aurora-colored/aurora-coloured
- aurora glass
- auroral
- aurora sauce
- aurorean
- black aurora
Translations
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Further reading
aurora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- aroura
Finnish
Etymology
From Latin aurōra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯ro(ː)rɑ/, [ˈɑu̯ro̞(ː)rɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑurorɑ
- Syllabification(key): au‧ro‧ra
Noun
aurora
- Synonym of auroraperhonen (“orange tip butterfly”)
Declension
Inflection of aurora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | aurora | aurorat | |
genitive | auroran | aurorien | |
partitive | auroraa | auroria | |
illative | auroraan | auroriin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | aurora | aurorat | |
accusative | nom. | aurora | aurorat |
gen. | auroran | ||
genitive | auroran | aurorien aurorainrare | |
partitive | auroraa | auroria | |
inessive | aurorassa | aurorissa | |
elative | aurorasta | aurorista | |
illative | auroraan | auroriin | |
adessive | auroralla | aurorilla | |
ablative | auroralta | aurorilta | |
allative | auroralle | aurorille | |
essive | aurorana | aurorina | |
translative | auroraksi | auroriksi | |
instructive | — | aurorin | |
abessive | auroratta | auroritta | |
comitative | — | aurorineen |
Possessive forms of aurora (type koira) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | aurorani | auroramme |
2nd person | aurorasi | auroranne |
3rd person | auroransa |
Italian
Etymology
From Latin aurōra, from an ā-stem extension of Proto-Italic *auzōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awˈrɔ.ra/
- Rhymes: -ɔra
- Hyphenation: au‧rò‧ra
Noun
aurora f (plural aurore)
- dawn, sunrise
- Synonym: alba
- Antonym: tramonto
- 1816, Gioachino Rossini & Cesare Sterbini (lyrics and music), “Ecco, ridente in cielo”, in Il barbiere di Siviglia:
- Ecco, ridente in cielo spunta la bella aurora, e tu non sorgi ancora e puoi dormir cosi'?
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- aurora
Related terms
- aurora boreale
- aurorale
See also
- (times of day) parte del giorno; aurora, alba, mattino/mattina, mezzogiorno, pomeriggio, tramonto, crepuscolo, sera, notte, mezzanotte (Category: it:Time) [edit]
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *auzōs (as Flōra from flōs), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs (“dawn”). In the Proto-Indo-European religion it was personified as the goddess of the dawn, corresponding to the Roman goddess Aurōra, from *h₂ews- (“east”).
Cognates include the Latin auster, Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs), ἠώς (ēṓs), the Sanskrit उषस् (uṣás, “dawn”, “Ushas”), and the Old English Ēostre (modern Easter), English east.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /au̯ˈroː.ra/, [äu̯ˈroːrä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /au̯ˈro.ra/, [äu̯ˈrɔːrä]
Noun
aurōra f (genitive aurōrae); first declension
- dawn, sunrise
- Synonym: lūx
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | aurōra | aurōrae |
Genitive | aurōrae | aurōrārum |
Dative | aurōrae | aurōrīs |
Accusative | aurōram | aurōrās |
Ablative | aurōrā | aurōrīs |
Vocative | aurōra | aurōrae |
Derived terms
- aurōreus
Related terms
- Aurōra
Descendants
- → English: aurora
- French: aurore
- Italian: aurora
- Romanian: auroră
- Spanish: aurora
- Portuguese: aurora
References
- “aurora”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aurora”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aurora in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- aurora in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “aurora”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “aurora”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aurōra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awˈrɔ.ra/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔra
- Syllabification: au‧ro‧ra
- Homophone: Aurora
Noun
aurora f
- (literary) aurora
- Synonym: zorza poranna
Declension
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | aurora |
genitive | aurory |
dative | aurorze |
accusative | aurorę |
instrumental | aurorą |
locative | aurorze |
vocative | auroro |
Further reading
- aurora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- aurora in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aurōra (“dawn, sunrise”), from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs (“dawn”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɔ.ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈɾɔ.ɾa/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɔ.ɾa]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ/
- Hyphenation: au‧ro‧ra
Noun
aurora f (plural auroras)
- dawn; daybreak
- Clipping of aurora boreal.
- (poetic) Orient
Romanian
Noun
aurora f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of auroră
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin aurōra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /auˈɾoɾa/ [au̯ˈɾo.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -oɾa
- Syllabification: au‧ro‧ra
Noun
aurora f (plural auroras)
- aurora
Derived terms
- aurora austral
- aurora boreal
Related terms
- auroral
Further reading
- “aurora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014