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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, “Book I, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, 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!
- (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
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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]
Etymology[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.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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 | See the possessive forms below. |
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]
Proper noun[edit]
Aurora f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Aurora
Declension[edit]
Declension of Aurora
Proper 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, from Latin Aurora.
The places were named after first lady Aurora Quezon.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Aurora
- Aurora (a province of the Philippines; capital: Baler)
- a female given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin]
- several municipalities in the Philippines
- Aurora (a municipality of Isabela)
- Aurora (a municipality of Zamboanga del Sur)
See also[edit]
- (Provinces of the Philippines) mga lalawigan ng Pilipinas; Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Albay, Antique, Apayao, Aurora, Basilan, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Benguet, Biliran, Bohol, Bukidnon, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cavite, Cebu, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao de Oro, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Guimaras, Hilagang Cotabato, Hilagang Samar, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Isabela, Kalinga, Kapuluang Dinagat, Katimugang Cotabato, Katimugang Leyte, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, La Union, Leyte, Maguindanao, Marinduque, Masbate, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Mountain Province, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Nueva Vizcaya, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Quirino, Rizal, Romblon, Samar, Saranggani, Silangang Samar, Siquijor, Sorsogon, Sulu, Sultan Kudarat, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Tarlac, Tawi-Tawi, Zambales, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, (Category: tl:Provinces of the Philippines)
Further reading[edit]
Aurora on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia tl
- “Aurora”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
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