aura

See also Aura

English

Etymology

From Latin aura (“a breeze, a breath of air, the air”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aura, “breeze, soft wind”), from ἀήρ (aēr, “air”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːrə

Noun

aura (plural aurae or auræ or auras)

1. Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
2. An invisible force surrounding a living creature.
3. (medicine) Perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache.
4. (medicine) Telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure.

Synonyms

The terms below need to be checked and allocated to the definitions (senses) of the headword above. Each term should appear in the sense for which it is appropriate. Use the template {{sense|"gloss"}}, substituting a short version of the definition for "gloss".

• air
• feeling
• mood
• spirit
• vibe

Derived terms

• auratic

Translations

The distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something

• Bulgarian: атмосфера (bg) (atmosfera), излъчване (bg) (izlǎčvane)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 靈氣 (cmn), 灵气 (cmn) (língqì)

• German: Aura (de) f
• Greek: αύρα (el) (ávra) f

• Italian: aura (it) f
• Japanese: 霊気 (ja) (れいき, reiki)
• Polish: aura (pl) f, atmosfera (pl) f
• Russian: атмосфера (ru) (atmosféra) f, аура (ru) (áura) f
• Spanish: aura (es) f

An invisible force surrounding a living creature.

• Bulgarian: аура (bg) (aura)
• Catalan: aura (ca) f
• Chinese: 靈氣
• Czech: aura (cs) f
• Danish: aura (da)
• Dutch: aura (nl) f
• Finnish: aura (fi)
• French: aura (fr)

• Greek: αύρα (el) (ávra) f
• Italian: aura (it)
• Japanese: オーラ (ja)
• Polish: aura (pl) f
• Portuguese: aura (pt)
• Spanish: aura (es)

External links

• aura in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• aura in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• aura at OneLook Dictionary Search

---

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aura.

Noun

aura f (plural aures)

1. aura

---

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• jaura

Etymology

From Latin hōra.

Noun

aura f

1. hour

---

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

aura f (plural aura's, diminutive auraatje)

1. aura

---

Finnish

(index au)

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈɑurɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑurɑ
• Hyphenation: au‧ra

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *atra, compare Estonian ader; borrowed from a Germanic language, compare Old Norse arðr.

Noun

aura

1. plough
2. wedge (group of birds flying in a V-shaped formation)

Declension

Declension of aura (type kala) singular plural nominative aura aurat genitive auran aurojen aurain1 partitive auraa auroja accusative aura auran aurat inessive aurassa auroissa elative aurasta auroista illative auraan auroihin adessive auralla auroilla ablative auralta auroilta allative auralle auroille essive aurana auroina translative auraksi auroiksi instructive – auroin abessive auratta auroitta comitative – auroine 1) Rare.

Synonyms

• kola

Derived terms

• aura-auto
• aurata
• kurkiaura

Etymology 2

Latin aura.

Noun

aura

1. aura

Declension

Declension of aura (type kala) singular plural nominative aura aurat genitive auran aurojen aurain1 partitive auraa auroja accusative aura auran aurat inessive aurassa auroissa elative aurasta auroista illative auraan auroihin adessive auralla auroilla ablative auralta auroilta allative auralle auroille essive aurana auroina translative auraksi auroiksi instructive – auroin abessive auratta auroitta comitative – auroine 1) Rare.

Anagrams

• raau, uraa

---

French

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin aura.

Noun

aura f (plural auras)

1. aura

Etymology 2

Verb

aura

1. Third-person singular future indicative of avoir

---

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aura (“breeze, smell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɒurɒ/
• Hyphenation: au‧ra

Noun

aura (plural aurák)

1. aura

Declension

declension of aura singular plural nominative aura aurák accusative aurát aurákat dative aurának auráknak instrumental aurával aurákkal causal-final auráért aurákért translative aurává aurákká terminative auráig aurákig essive-formal auraként aurákként essive-modal - - inessive aurában aurákban superessive aurán aurákon adessive auránál auráknál illative aurába aurákba sublative aurára aurákra allative aurához aurákhoz elative aurából aurákból delative auráról aurákról ablative aurától auráktól

possessives of aura possessor singular possession plural possession 1st person sing. aurám auráim 2nd person sing. aurád auráid 3rd person sing. aurája aurái 1st person plural auránk auráink 2nd person plural aurátok auráitok 3rd person plural aurájuk auráik

---

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aura.

Noun

aura f (plural aure)

1. aura
2. light breeze

---

Latin

Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Greek αὔρα (aura).

Noun

aura (genitive aurae); f, first declension

1. the air
2. a breeze

   dum flavit velis aura secunda meis. Ovidius. P. 2, 3, 26

   while a favorable breeze breathed on my sails, i. e. so long as I was in prosperity.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	aura	aurae
genitive	aurae	aurārum
dative	aurae	aurīs
accusative	auram	aurās
ablative	aurā	aurīs
vocative	aura	aurae

Synonyms

• aër
• ventus
• spiritus

Descendants

Aromanian: avrã Catalan: aura Dutch: aura English: aura French: aura Hungarian: aura

Italian: aura, ora Portuguese: aura, oura, oira Romanian: aură Romansch: aura, ora Russian: а́ура (áura) m Spanish: aura, orear

References

• aura in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879

---

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) ora

Etymology

From Latin aura.

Noun

aura f

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) weather

---

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin aura.

Noun

aura f (plural auras)

1. aura

Etymology 2

Noun

aura f (plural auras)

1. The turkey vulture and related species in the genus Cathartes, carrion-eating birds native to the Americas.