aurora
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[edit] English
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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 hemispheres respectively.
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an atmospheric phenomenon
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[edit] Italian
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aurora f. (plural aurore)
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[edit] Etymology
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.
[edit] Noun
aurōra (genitive aurōrae); f, first declension
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| Number | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | aurōra | aurōrae |
| genitive | aurōrae | aurōrārum |
| dative | aurōrae | aurōrīs |
| accusative | aurōram | aurōrās |
| ablative | aurōrā | aurōrīs |
| vocative | aurōra | aurōrae |
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[edit] Romanian
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aurora f. (singular, nominative/accusative, definite form of auroră)
- the dawn
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Noun
aurora f. (plural auroras)
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