aurora boreal

Portuguese

aurora boreal

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin aurōra boreālis, from Latin aurōra (“dawn”) + boreālis (“northern”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ bo.ɾeˈaw/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɔ.ɾɐ bo.ɾeˈaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ bo.ɾeˈaw/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɔ.ɾɐ bo.ɾeˈaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɾɔ.ɾa bo.ɾeˈaw/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɔ.ɾa bo.ɾeˈaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ buˈɾjal/ [awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ βuˈɾjaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ buˈɾjal/ [awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ βuˈɾjaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ buˈɾja.li/ [awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ βuˈɾja.li]

Noun

aurora boreal f (plural auroras boreais)

1. aurora borealis

   Synonym: luzes do norte

Further reading

• “aurora boreal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /auˌɾoɾa boɾeˈal/ [au̯ˌɾo.ɾa β̞o.ɾeˈal]
• Syllabification: au‧ro‧ra bo‧re‧al

Noun

aurora boreal f (plural auroras boreales)

1. aurora borealis

Further reading

• “aurora boreal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025