aurora
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɔːɹə
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 hemispheres respectively.
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an atmospheric phenomenon
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Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aurora f (plural aurore)
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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”), 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[edit]
Noun[edit]
aurōra f (genitive aurōrae); first declension
Inflection[edit]
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aurōra | aurōrae |
| genitive | aurōrae | aurōrārum |
| dative | aurōrae | aurōrīs |
| accusative | aurōram | aurōrās |
| ablative | aurōrā | aurōrīs |
| vocative | aurōra | aurōrae |
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References[edit]
- aurora in Charlton T. Lewis & 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, 1883–1887)
- aurora in Félix Gaffiot (1934), Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: 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
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin aurōra (“dawn, sunrise”), from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs (“dawn”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aurora f (plural auroras)
- dawn; daybreak
- Short for aurora boreal.
Romanian[edit]
Noun[edit]
aurora f
- definite singular nominative and accusative form of auroră.
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
aurora f (plural auroras)
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