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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Aurora
- (Roman mythology) Roman goddess of the dawn; equivalent of the Greek Eos. Sister of Luna and Sol.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for VVilliam Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938, book I, canto IV, stanza 16:
- As faire Aurora in her purple pall, / Out of the East the dawning day doth call […]
- 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!
- 1904 George Bernard Shaw, How He Lied to Her Husband:
- (astronomy) 94 Aurora, a main belt asteroid.
- (naval) the Russian cruiser Aurora, a cruiser of Soviet Navy.
- (poetic) the dawn
- A town in Ontario, Canada; named for the goddess.
- A town in Western Cape, South Africa; named for the goddess.
- A town in Suriname.
- A province of the Philippines; named for First Lady Aurora Quezon.
- A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
- A historical district of Turin, Italy.
- A locale in Brazil.
- A municipality of Ceará.
- A municipality of Santa Catarina.
- A locale in the Philippines.
- A town in Isabela.
- A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon.
- A locale in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in California.
- A city in Colorado; named for the goddess.
- A city in Illinois, and suburb of Chicago; named for the goddess.
- A city in Indiana; named for the goddess.
- A city in Iowa; named for the village of East Aurora, New York.
- A city in Kansas; named for the city in Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
- A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
- A town in Maine; named for the goddess.
- A city in Minnesota.
- A city in Missouri; named for the goddess.
- A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Nebraska; named for the city in Illinois.
- A ghost town in Nevada; named for the goddess.
- A village in Cayuga County, New York.
- A town in Erie County, New York.
- A town in North Carolina.
- A city in Ohio.
- A city in Oregon; named for the daughter of the founder, Prussian-American mystic William Keil.
- A town in South Dakota; named for the city in Illinois.
- A city in Texas.
- A city in Utah; named for the aurora borealis seen in the area.
- A census-designated place in West Virginia.
- A town in Florence County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Wisconsin.
- A ghost town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
- (historical) Maewo (an island in Vanuatu)
- (historical) Makatea (an island in French Polynesia)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Roman goddess of dawn
female given name
Anagrams[edit]
Bikol Central[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Aurora
- A female given name from Latin
- A province of the Philippines; named for First Lady Aurora Quezon.
- A locale in the Philippines.
- A town in Isabela.
- A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon.
Cebuano[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Aurora
- A female given name from Latin
- A province of the Philippines; named for First Lady Aurora Quezon.
- A locale in the Philippines.
- A town in Isabela.
- A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon.
Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Aurora f
- A female given name
Usage notes[edit]
Matronymics
- son of Aurora: Auroruson
- daughter of Aurora: Aurorudóttir
Declension[edit]
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Aurora |
Accusative | Auroru |
Dative | Auroru |
Genitive | Auroru |
Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Aurora
- (Roman mythology) Aurora
- 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.
- 2014 Raija Oranen, Aurora, Teos, →ISBN, page 11:
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Aurōra, from aurōra (“dawn, sunrise”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Aurora f
- (Roman mythology) Aurora (goddess of dawn)
- A female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Aurora
Further reading[edit]
Aurora (divinità) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Aurora (nome) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See aurōra.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Aurōra f (genitive Aurōrae); first declension
- (Roman mythology) Aurora, the goddess of the dawn/morning
- 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 4.721:
- Nox abiit, oriturque Aurōra.
- Night has gone, and Aurora is appearing.
(See Aurora (mythology).)
- Night has gone, and Aurora is appearing.
- Nox abiit, oriturque Aurōra.
- (transferred) dawn, daybreak, morning
- The East.
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Aurōra | Aurōrae |
Genitive | Aurōrae | Aurōrārum |
Dative | Aurōrae | Aurōrīs |
Accusative | Aurōram | Aurōrās |
Ablative | Aurōrā | Aurōrīs |
Vocative | Aurōra | Aurōrae |
Related terms[edit]
Norwegian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Aurora
- (Roman mythology) Aurora
- A female given name.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Aurora f
- A female given name, equivalent to English Aurora.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Aurora
Noun[edit]
Aurora f
Declension[edit]
Declension of Aurora
Further reading[edit]
- Aurora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Aurora in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Aurora
- A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Romanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Aurora f
- A female given name.
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Aurora f
- (Roman mythology) Aurora
- A female given name
Swedish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Aurora c (genitive Auroras)
- (Roman mythology) Aurora
- A female given name.
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish Aurora. The province was named after first lady Aurora Quezon.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Aurora
- (lalawigan/probinsiya ng ~) Aurora (a province of the Philippines)
- Aurora (a locale in the Philippines)
- Aurora (a town in Isabela)
- Aurora (a town in Zamboanga del Sur)
- A female given name from Latin
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