australis

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Latin

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Etymology

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From auster (south) +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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austrālis (neuter austrāle, superlative austrālissimus); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. southern
    Synonyms: austrīnus, merīdiōnālis
    Antonym: boreālis
  2. (New Latin) (as a specific epithet) Australian
    Synonyms: austrāliēnsis, austrāliānus, austrālicus

Usage notes

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  • When used as a specific epithet, australis may refer to Australia, or may mean "of the south" in a general sense, such as a southern region of Africa, America, or Europe.

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative austrālis austrāle austrālēs austrālia
Genitive austrālis austrālium
Dative austrālī austrālibus
Accusative austrālem austrāle austrālēs
austrālīs
austrālia
Ablative austrālī austrālibus
Vocative austrālis austrāle austrālēs austrālia

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Noun

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austrālis m (genitive austrālis); third declension

  1. the south pole

Declension

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Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative austrālis austrālēs
Genitive austrālis austrālium
Dative austrālī austrālibus
Accusative austrālem austrālēs
austrālīs
Ablative austrāle austrālibus
Vocative austrālis austrālēs

References

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  • australis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • australis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • australis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.