septentrional
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin septentrionalis, from septentriones (“seven ploughoxen”), a name for the constellations now known as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, which appear in the northern sky.
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septentrional (comparative more septentrional, superlative most septentrional)
- (rare, literary) Pertaining to the north; northern.
- 1901, George Gissing, By the Ionian Sea, chapter 9.
- Cow's milk could be obtained in very small quantities, but it was of evil flavour; butter, in the septentrional sense of the word, did not exist.
- 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers
- Well, no, we are all septentrional here, all a bit cool. What is mother? Genova and the Alto Adige. Coolest of them all.
- 1901, George Gissing, By the Ionian Sea, chapter 9.
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin septentriōnālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [səp.tən.tɾi.uˈnal]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [səp.tən.tɾi.oˈnal]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [sep.ten.tɾi.oˈnal]
Adjective
septentrional m or f (masculine and feminine plural septentrionals)
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(compass points) punt cardinal;
| nord-oest (n-occ) |
nord (sept) |
nord-est (n-or) |
| oest (occ) |
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est (or) |
| sud-oest (s-occ) |
sud (mer) |
sud-est (s-or) |
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin septentrionalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛp.tɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ.nal/
Audio (Paris): (file) - Homophones: septentrionale, septentrionales
Adjective
septentrional (feminine septentrionale, masculine plural septentrionaux, feminine plural septentrionales)
- northern (facing, situated in or related to the north); septentrional, boreal
Further reading
- “septentrional”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French septentrional, Latin septentrionalis.
Adjective
septentrional m or n (feminine singular septentrională, masculine plural septentrionali, feminine and neuter plural septentrionale)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | septentrional | septentrională | septentrionali | septentrionale | ||
| definite | septentrionalul | septentrionala | septentrionalii | septentrionalele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | septentrional | septentrionale | septentrionali | septentrionale | ||
| definite | septentrionalului | septentrionalei | septentrionalilor | septentrionalelor | |||
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin septentrionalis.
Adjective
septentrional m or f (masculine and feminine plural septentrionales)
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