Aurora

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See also: aurora, auroră, aurorą, and Aurorą

English

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Etymology

Apollo and Aurora by Gérard de Lairesse

From Latin Aurora.

Proper noun

Aurora

  1. (Roman mythology) Roman goddess of the dawn; equivalent of the Greek Eos. Sister of Luna and Sol.
  2. A female given name from Latin, in regular use since the 19th century.
    • 1904 George Bernard Shaw, How He Lied to Her Husband:
      How will they know! Why, my name is all over them: my silly, unhappy name. Oh, if I had only been christened Mary Jane, or Gladys, Muriel, or Beatrice, or Francesca, or Guinevere, or something quite common. But Aurora! Aurora! I'm the only Aurora in London; and everybody knows it. I believe I'm the only Aurora in the world. And it's so horribly easy to rhyme to it!
  3. (astronomy) 94 Aurora, a main belt asteroid.
  4. (naval) the Russian cruiser Aurora, a cruiser of Soviet Navy.
  5. (poetic) the dawn
  6. A town in Ontario, Canada; named for the goddess.
  7. A town in Western Cape, South Africa; named for the goddess.
  8. A town in Suriname.
  9. A province of the Philippines; named for First Lady Aurora Quezon.
  10. A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
  11. A historical district of Turin, Italy.
  12. A locale in Brazil.
    1. A municipality of Ceará.
    2. A municipality of Santa Catarina.
  13. A locale in the Philippines.
    1. A town in Isabela.
    2. A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon.
  14. A locale in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
    2. An unincorporated community in California.
    3. A city in Colorado; named for the goddess.
    4. A city in Illinois, and suburb of Chicago; named for the goddess.
    5. A city in Indiana; named for the goddess.
    6. A city in Iowa; named for the village of East Aurora, New York.
    7. A city in Kansas; named for the city in Illinois.
    8. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
    9. A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
    10. A town in Maine; named for the goddess.
    11. A city in Minnesota.
    12. A city in Missouri; named for the goddess.
    13. A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Nebraska; named for the city in Illinois.
    14. A ghost town in Nevada; named for the goddess.
    15. A village in Cayuga County, New York.
    16. A town in Erie County, New York.
    17. A town in North Carolina.
    18. A city in Ohio.
    19. A city in Oregon; named for the daughter of the founder, Prussian-American mystic William Keil.
    20. A town in South Dakota; named for the city in Illinois.
    21. A city in Texas.
    22. A city in Utah; named for the aurora borealis seen in the area.
    23. A census-designated place in West Virginia.
    24. A town in Florence County, Wisconsin.
    25. A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.
    26. A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
    27. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Wisconsin.
    28. A ghost town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
  15. (historical) Maewo (an island in Vanuatu)
  16. (historical) Makatea (an island in French Polynesia)

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Proper noun

Aurora

  1. a female given name from Latin
  2. A province of the Philippines; named for First Lady Aurora Quezon.
  3. A locale in the Philippines.
    1. A town in Isabela.
    2. A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon.

Cebuano

Proper noun

Aurora

  1. a female given name from Latin
  2. A province of the Philippines; named for First Lady Aurora Quezon.
  3. A locale in the Philippines.
    1. A town in Isabela.
    2. A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon.

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin Aurōra.

Proper noun

Aurora f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Aurora: Auroruson
  • daughter of Aurora: Aurorudóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Aurora
Accusative Auroru
Dative Auroru
Genitive Auroru

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯rorɑ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯ro̞rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑurorɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Au‧ro‧ra

Proper noun

Aurora

  1. (Roman mythology) Aurora
  2. a female given name
    • 2014 Raija Oranen, Aurora, Teos, →ISBN, page 11:
      - Sinä valaiset tämän salin kuin aamurusko, Walleen kiittelee Auroraa viikset mielihyvästä väpättäen. - Aamurusko nimensä mukaan, totisesti, hän jatkaa vaimolleen matalasti.

Declension

Inflection of Aurora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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
Aurorain rare
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
abessive Auroratta Auroritta
instructive — Aurorin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Aurora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Aurorani Aurorani
accusative nom. Aurorani Aurorani
gen. Aurorani
genitive Aurorani Aurorieni
Auroraini rare
partitive Auroraani Auroriani
inessive Aurorassani Aurorissani
elative Aurorastani Auroristani
illative Auroraani Auroriini
adessive Aurorallani Aurorillani
ablative Auroraltani Auroriltani
allative Auroralleni Aurorilleni
essive Auroranani Aurorinani
translative Aurorakseni Aurorikseni
abessive Aurorattani Aurorittani
instructive — —
comitative — Aurorineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Aurorasi Aurorasi
accusative nom. Aurorasi Aurorasi
gen. Aurorasi
genitive Aurorasi Auroriesi
Auroraisi rare
partitive Auroraasi Auroriasi
inessive Aurorassasi Aurorissasi
elative Aurorastasi Auroristasi
illative Auroraasi Auroriisi
adessive Aurorallasi Aurorillasi
ablative Auroraltasi Auroriltasi
allative Aurorallesi Aurorillesi
essive Auroranasi Aurorinasi
translative Auroraksesi Auroriksesi
abessive Aurorattasi Aurorittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Aurorinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Auroramme Auroramme
accusative nom. Auroramme Auroramme
gen. Auroramme
genitive Auroramme Auroriemme
Auroraimme rare
partitive Auroraamme Auroriamme
inessive Aurorassamme Aurorissamme
elative Aurorastamme Auroristamme
illative Auroraamme Auroriimme
adessive Aurorallamme Aurorillamme
ablative Auroraltamme Auroriltamme
allative Aurorallemme Aurorillemme
essive Auroranamme Aurorinamme
translative Auroraksemme Auroriksemme
abessive Aurorattamme Aurorittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Aurorinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Auroranne Auroranne
accusative nom. Auroranne Auroranne
gen. Auroranne
genitive Auroranne Aurorienne
Aurorainne rare
partitive Auroraanne Aurorianne
inessive Aurorassanne Aurorissanne
elative Aurorastanne Auroristanne
illative Auroraanne Auroriinne
adessive Aurorallanne Aurorillanne
ablative Auroraltanne Auroriltanne
allative Aurorallenne Aurorillenne
essive Aurorananne Aurorinanne
translative Auroraksenne Auroriksenne
abessive Aurorattanne Aurorittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Aurorinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Auroransa Auroransa
accusative nom. Auroransa Auroransa
gen. Auroransa
genitive Auroransa Auroriensa
Aurorainsa rare
partitive Auroraansa Auroriaan
Auroriansa
inessive Aurorassaan
Aurorassansa 		Aurorissaan
Aurorissansa
elative Aurorastaan
Aurorastansa 		Auroristaan
Auroristansa
illative Auroraansa Auroriinsa
adessive Aurorallaan
Aurorallansa 		Aurorillaan
Aurorillansa
ablative Auroraltaan
Auroraltansa 		Auroriltaan
Auroriltansa
allative Auroralleen
Aurorallensa 		Aurorilleen
Aurorillensa
essive Auroranaan
Auroranansa 		Aurorinaan
Aurorinansa
translative Aurorakseen
Auroraksensa 		Aurorikseen
Auroriksensa
abessive Aurorattaan
Aurorattansa 		Aurorittaan
Aurorittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Aurorineen
Aurorinensa

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Aurōra, from aurōra (“dawn, sunrise”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /awˈrɔ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɔra
  • Hyphenation: Au‧rò‧ra

Proper noun

Aurora f

  1. (Roman mythology) Aurora (goddess of dawn)
  2. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Aurora

Further reading

Latin

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Etymology

See aurōra.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Aurōra f (genitive Aurōrae); first declension

  1. (Roman mythology) Aurora, the goddess of the dawn/morning
  2. (transferred) dawn, daybreak, morning
  3. The East.

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

Norwegian

Proper noun

Aurora

  1. (Roman mythology) Aurora
  2. a female given name

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Aurōra.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Aurora f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Aurora

Declension

Declension of Aurora
singular plural
nominative Aurora Aurory
genitive Aurory Auror
dative Aurorze Aurorom
accusative Aurorę Aurory
instrumental Aurorą Aurorami
locative Aurorze Aurorach
vocative Auroro Aurory

Noun

Aurora f

  1. (Roman mythology) Aurora (Roman goddess of dawn)

Declension

Declension of Aurora
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

Proper noun

Aurora

  1. A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Aurora f

  1. a female given name

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /auˈɾoɾa/ [au̯ˈɾo.ɾa]

Proper noun

Aurora f

  1. (Roman mythology) Aurora
  2. a female given name

Swedish

Proper noun

Aurora c (genitive Auroras)

  1. (Roman mythology) Aurora
  2. a female given name

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Aurora, from Latin Aurora.

The places were named after first lady Aurora Quezon.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Au‧ro‧ra
  • IPA(key): /ʔawˈɾoɾa/, [ʔaʊ̯ˈɾoː.ɾɐ]

Proper noun

Aurora

  1. Aurora (a province of the Philippines; capital: Baler)
  2. a female given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin]
  3. several municipalities in the Philippines
    1. Aurora (a municipality of Isabela)
    2. Aurora (a municipality of Zamboanga del Sur)

See also

Further reading

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