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) (jíguang)

• 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
• 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. Cognates include the Ancient Greek Ἠώς (Ēōs), ἠώς (ēōs), the Sanskrit उषस् (uṣás, “dawn”, “Ushas”), and possibly the Old English Ēostre.
See also auster.

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