aurora
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin aurōra (“dawn”). Doublet of Eos.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /əˈɹɔː.ɹə/, /ɔːˈɹɔː.ɹə/
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈɹɔɹ.ə/, /ɔˈɹɔɹ.ə/
- Rhymes: -ɔːɹə
- Hyphenation: au‧ro‧ra
Noun[edit]
aurora (plural auroras or aurorae)
- 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 Hemisphere respectively.
Synonyms[edit]
- chasma (obsolete, rare)
- polar light
Hyponyms[edit]
- (Northern Hemisphere): aurora borealis, northern lights
- (Southern Hemisphere): aurora australis, southern lights
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
aurora
- Synonym of auroraperhonen (“orange tip butterfly”)
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 an ā-stem extension of Proto-Italic *auzōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aurora f (plural aurore)
- dawn, sunrise
- 1816, Gioachino Rossini & Cesare Sterbini (lyrics and music), “Ecco, ridente in cielo”, in Il barbiere di Siviglia:
- Ecco, ridente in cielo spunta la bella aurora, e tu non sorgi ancora e puoi dormir cosi'?
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- aurora
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- (times of day) parte del giorno; aurora, alba, mattino/mattina, mezzogiorno, pomeriggio, tramonto, crepuscolo, sera, notte, mezzanotte (Category: it:Time) [edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Italic *auzōs (as Flōra from flōs), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs (“dawn”). In the Proto-Indo-European religion it was personified as the goddess of the dawn, 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 the Old English Ēostre (modern Easter), English east.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aurōra f (genitive aurōrae); first declension
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 |
Derived terms[edit]
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- aurora in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aurora in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aurora in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- aurora in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- aurora in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aurora in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aurora f
- (literary) aurora
- Synonym: zorza poranna
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- aurora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- aurora in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin aurōra (“dawn, sunrise”), from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs (“dawn”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aurora f (plural auroras)
- dawn; daybreak
- Clipping of aurora boreal.
- (poetic) Orient
Romanian[edit]
Noun[edit]
aurora f
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aurora f (plural auroras)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “aurora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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