aura

See also: Aura, AURA, àura, aură, aurá, and aurą

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra)bor.

Latin aurabor.

English aura

Borrowed from Latin aura (“a breeze, a breath of air, the air”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Doublet of east, auster, air, and aria. The slang sense originated in the early 2020s and was popularized on TikTok around May 2024.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɔː.ɹə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈoɹ.ə/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.ɹə/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

Noun

aura (countable and uncountable, plural aurae or auræ or auras)

1. A subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour. [from 1732]
2. (figurative, with about, of) A distinctive atmosphere or quality surrounding or associated with something or someone. [from 1859]

   Synonyms: air, feeling, mood, spirit, vibe

   This place has an aura of 19th century Paris.

3. (also parapsychology) A supposed emanation from and surrounding a living person or thing, regarded by mystics as consisting of the essence of the individual. [from 1870]
5. (uncountable, Internet slang) The charisma or suave excellence of a person, especially implying their vibe or energy. [from 2020]

   Near-synonym: rizz

   He has insane aura.

   • 2023 December 20, @sugarsmorecake, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 6 June 2024:

     Tht Nigga [Adolf Hitler] has no aura He dress like a medieval Queer

   • 2024 February 26, @lfcemii, Twitter‎^[2], archived from the original on 6 June 2024:

     how can he still have aura even without showing his face

   • 2024 June 2, @opaltaerae, Twitter‎^[3], archived from the original on 6 June 2024:

     this genuinely shocked me omfg his aura is insane 😭

   • 2024 June 3, u/Ship_per, “What's your faves biggest aura loss?”, in Reddit‎^[4], r/kpop_uncensored, archived from the original on 6 June 2024:

     My fav aura losses are rm exposing Taehyun Infront^[sic] of jongkook, Yeonjun hugging the air while coi leray was hugging Beomgyu, huening doing that one dance in front of the ladies and everyone at the GDA(correct me if I'm wrong)lol

   • 2024 August 2, Annie Aguiar, “Who’s Winning Internet Gold at the Olympics?”, in The New York Times‎^[5], →ISSN, archived from the original on 2 August 2024:

     A clip of Kim stoically shooting at a competition in May spread exponentially online after her Olympic appearance, with posts citing her “aura,” current slang for an aspirational level of cool.

6. (pathology) A subjective sensation experienced at the onset of a neurological condition, especially a migraine headache or epileptic seizure. [from 1780s]
7. (obsolete) A gentle breeze, a zephyr. [late 14th c.–1730s]

Derived terms

• angel aura
• aqua aura
• auraed
• aura farm
• aura farming
• auraful
• auraless
• auralike
• auratic
• auric
• flame aura
• opal aura
• pearl aura

Translations

the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something

• Bulgarian: атмосфера (bg) (atmosfera), излъчване (bg) (izlǎčvane)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 靈氣 / 灵气 (zh) (língqì)

• French: aura (fr) f
• German: Aura (de) f
• Greek: αύρα (el) f (ávra)
• Italian: aura (it) f
• Japanese: 霊気 (ja) (れいき, reiki), 雰囲気 (ja) (ふんいき, fun'iki), オーラ (ja) (ōra)
• Khiamniungan Naga: ūohāh
• Korean: 영기(靈氣) (yeonggi), 령기(靈氣) (ryeonggi) (North Korea), 분위기(雰圍氣) (ko) (bunwigi)
• Polish: aura (pl) f, atmosfera (pl) f, klimat (pl) m, nastrój (pl) m
• Russian: атмосфе́ра (ru) f (atmosféra), а́ура (ru) f (áura)
• Spanish: aura (es) f
• Swedish: aura (sv) c
• Welsh: awra m or f

an invisible force surrounding a living creature

• Bulgarian: аура (aura)
• Catalan: aura (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 靈氣 / 灵气 (zh) (língqì)

• Czech: aura (cs) f
• Danish: aura
• Esperanto: aŭro
• Dutch: aura (nl) f
• Finnish: aura (fi)
• French: aura (fr)
• Georgian: აურა (aura)
• Greek: αύρα (el) f (ávra)
• Icelandic: ára (is) f, geislahjúpur m
• Italian: aura (it)
• Japanese: オーラ (ja) (ōra)
• Korean: 오라 (ora)
• Polish: aura (pl) f, pole biologiczne n
• Portuguese: aura (pt)
• Spanish: aura (es)
• Swedish: aura (sv) c
• Welsh: awra m or f

sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure

• Italian: aura (it) f
• Polish: aura (pl) f
• Swedish: aura (sv) c

References

• “aura, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “aura”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• aura in Ozdic collocation dictionary
• “Slang & Trending: aura”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 22 January 2025

Anagrams

• Aaru, Arau

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”). Doublet of the inherited ora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈaw.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈaw.ɾa]

Noun

aura f (plural aures)

1. gentle breeze

   Synonym: ora

2. popularity
3. aura

Further reading

• “aura”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Dalmatian

Noun

aura f (plural aure)

1. alternative form of jaura

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯.raː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: au‧ra

Noun

aura f (plural aura's, diminutive auraatje n)

1. aura

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯rɑ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑurɑ
• Syllabification^(key): au‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): au‧ra

Etymology 1

Traditional kehäaura

From Proto-Finnic *atra (compare Estonian ader), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *arþrą (compare Old Norse arðr), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom.

Noun

aura

1. plough, plow (agricultural tool)

   Synonym: kyntöaura

   Isäntä kynti peltoa uudella viisisiipisellä auralla.

   The householder ploughed the field with a new five-blade plough.

2. plough, plow (device used to clear snow)

   Synonym: lumiaura

3. wedge (group of birds flying in a V-shaped formation)
4. (skiing, ski jumping) wedge (pointing the skis inwards to slow down)

Declension

Inflection of aura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		aura	aurat
genitive		auran	aurojen
partitive		auraa	auroja
illative		auraan	auroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aura	aurat
accusative	nom.	aura	aurat
	gen.	auran
genitive		auran	aurojen aurain rare
partitive		auraa	auroja
inessive		aurassa	auroissa
elative		aurasta	auroista
illative		auraan	auroihin
adessive		auralla	auroilla
ablative		auralta	auroilta
allative		auralle	auroille
essive		aurana	auroina
translative		auraksi	auroiksi
abessive		auratta	auroitta
instructive		—	auroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of aura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aurani aurani accusative nom. aurani aurani gen. aurani genitive aurani aurojeni auraini rare partitive auraani aurojani inessive aurassani auroissani elative aurastani auroistani illative auraani auroihini adessive aurallani auroillani ablative auraltani auroiltani allative auralleni auroilleni essive auranani auroinani translative aurakseni auroikseni abessive aurattani auroittani instructive — — comitative — auroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aurasi aurasi accusative nom. aurasi aurasi gen. aurasi genitive aurasi aurojesi auraisi rare partitive auraasi aurojasi inessive aurassasi auroissasi elative aurastasi auroistasi illative auraasi auroihisi adessive aurallasi auroillasi ablative auraltasi auroiltasi allative aurallesi auroillesi essive auranasi auroinasi translative auraksesi auroiksesi abessive aurattasi auroittasi instructive — — comitative — auroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative auramme auramme accusative nom. auramme auramme gen. auramme genitive auramme aurojemme auraimme rare partitive auraamme aurojamme inessive aurassamme auroissamme elative aurastamme auroistamme illative auraamme auroihimme adessive aurallamme auroillamme ablative auraltamme auroiltamme allative aurallemme auroillemme essive auranamme auroinamme translative auraksemme auroiksemme abessive aurattamme auroittamme instructive — — comitative — auroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative auranne auranne accusative nom. auranne auranne gen. auranne genitive auranne aurojenne aurainne rare partitive auraanne aurojanne inessive aurassanne auroissanne elative aurastanne auroistanne illative auraanne auroihinne adessive aurallanne auroillanne ablative auraltanne auroiltanne allative aurallenne auroillenne essive aurananne auroinanne translative auraksenne auroiksenne abessive aurattanne auroittanne instructive — — comitative — auroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative auransa auransa accusative nom. auransa auransa gen. auransa genitive auransa aurojensa aurainsa rare partitive auraansa aurojaan aurojansa inessive aurassaan aurassansa auroissaan auroissansa elative aurastaan aurastansa auroistaan auroistansa illative auraansa auroihinsa adessive aurallaan aurallansa auroillaan auroillansa ablative auraltaan auraltansa auroiltaan auroiltansa allative auralleen aurallensa auroilleen auroillensa essive auranaan auranansa auroinaan auroinansa translative aurakseen auraksensa auroikseen auroiksensa abessive aurattaan aurattansa auroittaan auroittansa instructive — — comitative — auroineen auroinensa

Derived terms

• Aura
• aurata

compounds

• aura-auto
• aurakulma
• aurakäännös
• aurankukka
• aurankurki
• auranvannas
• hankoaura
• jankkoaura
• kaariaura
• karja-aura
• kehäaura
• koukkuaura
• kurkiaura
• kyntöaura
• kärkiaura
• kääntöaura
• lautasaura
• lumiaura
• miina-aura
• multausaura
• oja-aura
• orsiaura
• vakoaura
• vetoaura

Further reading

• “1. aura”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[6] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin aura.

Noun

aura

1. aura

Declension

Inflection of aura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		aura	aurat
genitive		auran	aurojen
partitive		auraa	auroja
illative		auraan	auroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aura	aurat
accusative	nom.	aura	aurat
	gen.	auran
genitive		auran	aurojen aurain rare
partitive		auraa	auroja
inessive		aurassa	auroissa
elative		aurasta	auroista
illative		auraan	auroihin
adessive		auralla	auroilla
ablative		auralta	auroilta
allative		auralle	auroille
essive		aurana	auroina
translative		auraksi	auroiksi
abessive		auratta	auroitta
instructive		—	auroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of aura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aurani aurani accusative nom. aurani aurani gen. aurani genitive aurani aurojeni auraini rare partitive auraani aurojani inessive aurassani auroissani elative aurastani auroistani illative auraani auroihini adessive aurallani auroillani ablative auraltani auroiltani allative auralleni auroilleni essive auranani auroinani translative aurakseni auroikseni abessive aurattani auroittani instructive — — comitative — auroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aurasi aurasi accusative nom. aurasi aurasi gen. aurasi genitive aurasi aurojesi auraisi rare partitive auraasi aurojasi inessive aurassasi auroissasi elative aurastasi auroistasi illative auraasi auroihisi adessive aurallasi auroillasi ablative auraltasi auroiltasi allative aurallesi auroillesi essive auranasi auroinasi translative auraksesi auroiksesi abessive aurattasi auroittasi instructive — — comitative — auroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative auramme auramme accusative nom. auramme auramme gen. auramme genitive auramme aurojemme auraimme rare partitive auraamme aurojamme inessive aurassamme auroissamme elative aurastamme auroistamme illative auraamme auroihimme adessive aurallamme auroillamme ablative auraltamme auroiltamme allative aurallemme auroillemme essive auranamme auroinamme translative auraksemme auroiksemme abessive aurattamme auroittamme instructive — — comitative — auroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative auranne auranne accusative nom. auranne auranne gen. auranne genitive auranne aurojenne aurainne rare partitive auraanne aurojanne inessive aurassanne auroissanne elative aurastanne auroistanne illative auraanne auroihinne adessive aurallanne auroillanne ablative auraltanne auroiltanne allative aurallenne auroillenne essive aurananne auroinanne translative auraksenne auroiksenne abessive aurattanne auroittanne instructive — — comitative — auroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative auransa auransa accusative nom. auransa auransa gen. auransa genitive auransa aurojensa aurainsa rare partitive auraansa aurojaan aurojansa inessive aurassaan aurassansa auroissaan auroissansa elative aurastaan aurastansa auroistaan auroistansa illative auraansa auroihinsa adessive aurallaan aurallansa auroillaan auroillansa ablative auraltaan auraltansa auroiltaan auroiltansa allative auralleen aurallensa auroilleen auroillensa essive auranaan auranansa auroinaan auroinansa translative aurakseen auraksensa auroikseen auroiksensa abessive aurattaan aurattansa auroittaan auroittansa instructive — — comitative — auroineen auroinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• migreeniaura

Further reading

• “2. aura”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[7] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Anagrams

• raau, uraa

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.ʁa/, /ɔ.ʁa/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Saint-Étienne)):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin aura.

Noun

aura f (plural auras)

1. aura

Etymology 2

Verb

aura

1. third-person singular future of avoir

Further reading

• “aura”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aura (“breeze, smell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒurɒ]
• Hyphenation: au‧ra
• Rhymes: -rɒ

Noun

aura (plural aurák)

1. aura

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	aura	aurák
accusative	aurát	aurákat
dative	aurának	auráknak
instrumental	aurával	aurákkal
causal-final	auráért	aurákért
translative	aurává	aurákká
terminative	auráig	aurákig
essive-formal	auraként	aurákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	aurában	aurákban
superessive	aurán	aurákon
adessive	auránál	auráknál
illative	aurába	aurákba
sublative	aurára	aurákra
allative	aurához	aurákhoz
elative	aurából	aurákból
delative	auráról	aurákról
ablative	aurától	auráktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	auráé	auráké
non-attributive possessive – plural	auráéi	aurákéi

Possessive forms of aura

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	aurám	auráim
2nd person sing.	aurád	auráid
3rd person sing.	aurája	aurái
1st person plural	auránk	auráink
2nd person plural	aurátok	auráitok
3rd person plural	aurájuk	auráik

Further reading

• aura in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Indonesian

Etymology

From English aura, from Latin aura (“a breeze, a breath of air, the air”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯ra/ [ˈau̯.ra]
• Rhymes: -au̯ra
• Syllabification: au‧ra

Noun

aura (plural aura-aura)

1. aura:
   1. an invisible force surrounding a living creature
   2. (medicine) perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache
   3. (medicine) telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure

Derived terms

• beraura

• aura kecantikan

Further reading

• “aura”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”). Doublet of the inherited ora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ra/
• Rhymes: -awra
• Hyphenation: àu‧ra

Noun

aura f (plural aure)

1. aura
2. light breeze

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra)bor.

Latin aura

From Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈau̯.ra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaːu̯.ra]

Noun

aura f (genitive aurae); first declension

1. air
2. breeze
   • 13 CE, Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto 2.3.25–28:

     Ēn ego, nōn paucīs quondam mūnītus amīcīs,
          dum flāvit vēlīs aura secunda meīs,
     ut fera nimbōsō tumuērunt aequora ventō,
          in mediīs lacerā nāve relinquor aquīs.

     Behold me! once supported by many friends—while a favouring breeze filled my sails now that the wild seas have been swelled by the stormy wind, I am abandoned on a shattered bark in the midst of the waters.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	aura	aurae
genitive	aurae	aurārum
dative	aurae	aurīs
accusative	auram	aurās
ablative	aurā	aurīs
vocative	aura	aurae

Synonyms

• āēr
• ventus
• spīritus

Descendants

• Balkano-Romance:
  • Megleno-Romanian: aură
  • Aromanian: avrã
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: ora (ety. 3)
• Rhaeto-Romance:
  • Romansch: aura, ora (Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader)
• Gallo-Italic:
  • Piedmontese: òra
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: ora
  • Franco-Provençal: oura
  • Occitan: aura
  • Old French: ore
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Portuguese: oura, oira
• ⇒ Vulgar Latin: (see there for further descendants)
  • *aurāticum
  • *aurizāre

Unsorted borrowings:

• → Albanian: aura
• → Bulgarian: аура (aura)
• → Catalan: aura
• → Czech: aura
• → Danish: aura
• → Dutch: aura
• → English: aura
  • → Japanese: オーラ (ōra)
• → Esperanto: aŭro
• → Finnish: aura
• → French: aura
• → Galician: aura
• → German: Aura
• → Hungarian: aura
• → Icelandic: ára
• → Indonesian: aura
• → Italian: aura
• → Korean: 아우라 (aura)
• → Macedonian: аура (aura)
• → Norwegian: aura
• → Occitan: aura
• → Polish: aura
• → Portuguese: aura
• → Romanian: aură
• → Romansch: aura
• → Russian: а́ура (áura)
• → Serbo-Croatian: àura, а̀ура
• → Slovene: aura
• → Spanish: aura
• → Sundanese: aura
• → Swedish: aura
• → Turkish: aura
• → Ukrainian: а́ура (áura)

References

• “aura”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “aura”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎^[8], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • popular favour; popularity: aura favoris popularis (Liv. 22. 26)
    
  • popular favour; popularity: aura popularis (Harusp. 18. 43)
    
  • to court popularity: auram popularem captare (Liv. 3. 33)
    
  • a popular man: aurae popularis homo (Liv. 42. 30)
    
  • to use some one's unpopularity as a means of making oneself popular: ex invidia alicuius auram popularem petere (Liv. 22. 26)
    

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin aura. Compare Catalan ora, Franco-Provençal oura.

Noun

aura f (plural auras)

1. wind, breeze

Derived terms

• aurada
• auratge
• aurejar

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[9], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 90

Old Norse

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

aura

1. accusative plural of eyrir
2. genitive plural of eyrir

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra)bor.

Latin auralbor.

Polish aura

Learned borrowing from Latin aura. Doublet of jutro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ra/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -awra
• Syllabification: au‧ra

Noun

aura f

1. aura (distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something)

   Synonyms: atmosfera, klimat, nastrój

2. (meteorology) weather (distinctive atmosphere)

   Synonym: pogoda

3. (medicine) aura (telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure)
4. (parapsychology) aura, biofield (invisible force surrounding a living creature; supposed field of energy or life force that surrounds or permeates a living thing)

   Synonyms: biopole, pole biologiczne

Declension

Declension of aura

	singular	plural
nominative	aura	aury
genitive	aury	aur
dative	aurze	aurom
accusative	aurę	aury
instrumental	aurą	aurami
locative	aurze	aurach
vocative	auro	aury

Further reading

• aura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• aura in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”). Doublet of oura, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ɾɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ɾɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ɾa/ [ˈaʊ̯.ɾa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ɾɐ/

• Rhymes: -awɾɐ
• Hyphenation: au‧ra

Noun

aura f (plural auras)

1. aura (an invisible force surrounding a living creature)

Romansch

Alternative forms

• ora (Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin aura.

Noun

aura f

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) weather

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈauɾa/ [ˈau̯.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -auɾa
• Syllabification: au‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”).

Noun

aura f (plural auras)

1. aura

Etymology 2

Noun

aura f (plural auras)

1. the turkey vulture and related species in the genus Cathartes, carrion-eating birds native to the Americas

Usage notes

• Before feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like aura, the singular definite article takes the form of el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el aura. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al aura, del aura.

This also applies to the indefinite article, which takes the form of un, which is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una also occurs): un aura or una aura. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).

However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) are used: la mejor aura, una buena aura.

• In these cases, el and un are not masculine but feminine, deriving from Latin illa and una, respectively, even though they are identical in form to the corresponding masculine singular articles. Thus, they are allomorphs of the feminine singular articles la and una.
• The use of these allomorphs does not change the gender agreement of the adjectives modifying the feminine noun: el aura única, un(a) aura buena.
• In the plural, the usual feminine plural articles and determiners (las, unas, etc.) are always used.

Further reading

• “aura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aura (“a breeze, a breath of air, the air”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Doublet of aria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ̯.ra/

Noun

aura c

1. aura

Declension

Declension of aura

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	aura	auras
	definite	auran	aurans
plural	indefinite	auror	aurors
	definite	aurorna	aurornas

References

• aura in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• aura in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Weyewa

Noun

aura

1. (Loli) vow, oath, pledge

References

• Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010), “aura”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat