aurora

See also: Aurora

§English

aurora

§Etymology

From Latin aurora (“dawn”).

§Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

§Noun

aurora (plural auroras or aurorae)

1. An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the southern or northern hemispheres respectively.

§Synonyms

• polar light

§Derived terms

• aurora australis
• aurora borealis
• auroral
• aurorean

§Translations

an atmospheric phenomenon

• Albanian: aurorë (sq)
• Arabic: شفق قطبي m (shafaq quTniy)
• Bashkir: һаҙағай (haðağay)
• Bulgarian: северно сияние n (séverno sijánie)
• Catalan: aurora (ca) f polar
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 極光 (zh), 极光 (zh) (jíguāng)

• Czech: polární záře f
• Danish: polarlys n
• Dutch: poollicht (nl) n
• Esperanto: aŭroro
• Faroese: pólalýsi n
• Finnish: revontulet (fi) pl
• French: aurore polaire f
• German: Polarlicht (de) n

• Greek: σέλας (el) n (sélas)
• Icelandic: segulljós (is) n pl
• Ido: auroro (io)
• Irish: gealán m
• Japanese: 極光 (ja) (きょくこう, kyokukō)
• Korean: 극광 (ko) (geukgwang) (極光 (ko)), 오로라 (ko) (orora)
• Latin: aurora (la) f
• Maori: tahunuiarangi, tahu-nui-a-rangi
• Norwegian: polarlys n
• Persian: ارورا (ororâ), شفق قطبی (šafaq-e qotbi)
• Polish: zorza polarna (pl) f
• Portuguese: aurora (pt) f
• Russian: полярное сияние (ru) n (poljárnoje sijánije), северное сияние (ru) n (sévernoje sijánije) (northern lights)
• Spanish: aurora (es) f
• Swedish: polarsken (sv) n
• Turkish: kutup ışığı (tr)

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§Italian

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /auˈrɔra/, [au̯ˈrɔː.ra]
• Hyphenation: au‧rò‧ra

§Noun

aurora f (plural aurore)

1. dawn, sunrise
2. aurora

§Related terms

• aurora boreale
• aurorale

§See also

• (times of day) parte del giorno; aurora,‎ alba,‎ mattino/‎mattina,‎ mezzogiorno,‎ pomeriggio,‎ tramonto,‎ crepuscolo,‎ sera,‎ notte,‎ mezzanotte ^{(Category: it:Time) [edit]}

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§Latin

§Etymology

From Proto-Italic *auzōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs (“dawn”), which was also personified as a goddess of the dawn in Proto-Indo-European religion, corresponding to the Roman goddess Aurōra, from *h₂ews- (“east”). Cognates include the Latin auster, Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs), ἠώς (ēṓs), the Sanskrit उषस् (uṣás, “dawn”, “Ushas”), and possibly the Old English Ēostre, English east.

§Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /auˈroː.ra/

§Noun

aurōra f (genitive aurōrae); first declension

1. dawn, sunrise

§Inflection

First declension.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	aurōra	aurōrae
genitive	aurōrae	aurōrārum
dative	aurōrae	aurōrīs
accusative	aurōram	aurōrās
ablative	aurōrā	aurōrīs
vocative	aurōra	aurōrae

§Derived terms

• aurōreus

§Related terms

• Aurōra

§Descendants

• English: aurora
• French: aurore
• Italian: aurora

• Romanian: aurora
• Spanish: aurora
• Portuguese: aurora

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§Portuguese

aurora

§Etymology

From Latin aurōra (“dawn, sunrise”), from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs (“dawn”).

§Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aw.ˈɾɔ.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: au‧ro‧ra

§Noun

aurora f (plural auroras)

1. dawn, daybreak

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§Romanian

§Noun

aurora f (singular, nominative/accusative, definite form of auroră)

1. the dawn

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§Spanish

§Noun

aurora f (plural auroras)

1. aurora