aurora

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.1.2 Derived terms 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Related terms 3 Latin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Inflection 3.2.2 Related terms 3.2.3 Descendants 4 Romanian 4.1 Noun 5 Spanish 5.1 Noun

[edit] English

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aurora (plural auroras or aurorae)

1. 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 hemispheres respectively.

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• aurora borealis
• aurora australis

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[edit] Italian

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aurora f. (plural aurore)

1. dawn, sunrise
2. aurora

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• aurora boreale
• aurorale

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsṓs (“‘dawn’”), which was also personified as a goddess of dawn in PIE religion, corresponding to Roman goddess Aurōra. Cognates include Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēōs)/ἠώς (hēōs), Sanskrit उषस् (uṣás), “‘dawn; Ushas’”) and possibly Old English Ēostre.

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aurōra (genitive aurōrae); f, first declension

1. dawn, sunrise

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Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	aurōra	aurōrae
genitive	aurōrae	aurōrārum
dative	aurōrae	aurōrīs
accusative	aurōram	aurōrās
ablative	aurōrā	aurōrīs
vocative	aurōra	aurōrae

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• Aurōra

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• English: aurora
• French: aurore
• Italian: aurora
• Romanian: aurora
• Spanish: aurora

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[edit] Romanian

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aurora f. (singular, nominative/accusative, definite form of auroră)

1. the dawn

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

aurora f. (plural auroras)

1. aurora