Aurora

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See also: aurora and auroră

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Apollo and Aurora by Gérard de Lairesse

From Latin Aurora.

Proper noun[edit]

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.
  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. A city in Colorado; named for the goddess.
    2. A city in Illinois, and suburb of Chicago; named for the goddess.
    3. A city in Ohio.
    4. A town in Erie County, New York.
    5. A city in Missouri; named for the goddess.
    6. A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Nebraska; named for the city in Illinois.
    7. A city in Indiana; named for the goddess.
    8. A city in Minnesota.
    9. A city in Texas.
    10. A town in Florence County, Wisconsin.
    11. A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.
    12. A city in Utah; named for the aurora borealis seen in the area.
    13. A city in Oregon; named for the daughter of the founder, Prussian-American mystic William Keil.
    14. A village in Cayuga County, New York.
    15. A town in South Dakota; named for the city in Illinois.
    16. A town in North Carolina.
    17. A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
    18. A census-designated place in West Virginia.
    19. A city in Iowa; named for the village of East Aurora, New York.
    20. A town in Maine; named for the goddess.
    21. A city in Kansas; named for the city in Illinois.
    22. A neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
    23. An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
    24. An unincorporated community in California.
    25. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
    26. A ghost town in Nevada; named for the goddess.
    27. A ghost town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
    28. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Wisconsin.
  15. (historical) Maewo (an island in Vanuatu)
  16. (historical) Makatea (an island in French Polynesia)

Quotations[edit]

  • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene. […], London: Printed [by 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 […]
  • 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!

Translations[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Bikol Central[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

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[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Aurōra.

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora f

  1. 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]

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

Proper noun[edit]

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[edit]

Inflection of Aurora (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative Aurora Aurorat
genitive Auroran Aurorien
Auroroiden
Auroroitten
partitive Auroraa Auroria
Auroroita
illative Auroraan Auroriin
Auroroihin
singular plural
nominative Aurora Aurorat
accusative nom. Aurora Aurorat
gen. Auroran
genitive Auroran Aurorien
Auroroiden
Auroroitten
Aurorojenrare
Aurorainrare
partitive Auroraa Auroria
Auroroita
Aurorojarare
inessive Aurorassa Auroroissa
Aurorissa
elative Aurorasta Auroroista
Aurorista
illative Auroraan Auroriin
Auroroihin
adessive Auroralla Auroroilla
Aurorilla
ablative Auroralta Auroroilta
Aurorilta
allative Auroralle Auroroille
Aurorille
essive Aurorana Auroroina
Aurorina
translative Auroraksi Auroroiksi
Auroriksi
instructive — Auroroin
Aurorin
abessive Auroratta Auroroitta
Auroritta
comitative — Auroroineen
Aurorineen
Possessive forms of Aurora (type omena)
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]

  • IPA(key): /au̯ˈrɔ.ra/, [äu̯ˈr̺ɔːr̺ä]
  • Hyphenation: Au‧rò‧ra

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora f

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

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

See aurōra.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Aurōra f (genitive Aurōrae); first declension

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

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
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

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

Portuguese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora

  1. A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Romanian[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora f

  1. A female given name.

Spanish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora f

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

Swedish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Aurora c (genitive Auroras)

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

Tagalog[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

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.
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