aurora

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin aurōra (“dawn”). Doublet of Eos. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈɹɔː.ɹə/, /ɔːˈɹɔː.ɹə/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈɹɔɹ.ə/, /ɔˈɹɔɹ.ə/ Hyphenation: au‧ror‧a Rhymes: -ɔːɹə === Noun === 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 Hemisphere respectively. Synonyms: chasma (obsolete, rare), polar light The Roman goddess of the dawn, equivalent to the Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs). The dawn or early morning light itself; the first light of day. Synonyms: dawn, daybreak, sunrise ==== Hyponyms ==== (Northern Hemisphere): aurora borealis, northern lights (Southern Hemisphere): aurora australis, southern lights ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: オーロラ (ōrora) → Korean: 오로라 (orora) → Persian: ارورا (ororâ) → Thai: ออโรรา (ɔɔ-roo-râa) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === aurora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === aroura == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin aurōra. === Pronunciation === === Noun === aurora f (plural aurores) dawn Synonym: alba sunrise aurora ==== Derived terms ==== aurora austral aurora boreal aurora polar auroral === Further reading === “aurora”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Finnish == === Etymology === From Latin aurōra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯ro(ː)rɑ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯ro̞(ː)rɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑurorɑ Syllabification(key): au‧ro‧ra Hyphenation(key): au‧ro‧ra === Noun === aurora synonym of auroraperhonen (“orange tip butterfly”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “aurora”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin aurōra, from an ā-stem extension of Proto-Italic *auzōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /awˈrɔ.ra/ Rhymes: -ɔra Hyphenation: au‧rò‧ra === Noun === aurora f (plural aurore) aurora dawn, sunrise Synonym: alba Antonym: tramonto ==== Related terms ==== === See also === == Latin == === Etymology === From an a-extension of Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs (“dawn”) (as Flōra from flōs, from *h₂ews- (“east”). In the Proto-Indo-European religion it was personified as the goddess of the dawn, corresponding to the Roman goddess Aurōra. De Vaan suggests that the term passed through a Proto-Italic intermediary *auzōs. However, the EIEC suggests a Proto-Indo-European form *h₂éwsōseh₂, implying that—according the EIEC—the a-extension could have already occurred before the Proto-Italic period. Cognates include the Latin auster, Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs), Sanskrit उषस् (uṣás, “dawn”, “Ushas”), and the English east. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [au̯ˈroː.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [au̯ˈrɔː.ra] === Noun === aurōra f (genitive aurōrae); first declension dawn, sunrise Synonym: lūx ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== aurōreus ==== Related terms ==== Aurōra ==== Descendants ==== === References === “aurora”, in Charlton T. Lewis and 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, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “aurora”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, 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 and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin aurōra. Doublet of Eos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /awˈrɔ.ra/ Rhymes: -ɔra Syllabification: au‧ro‧ra Homophone: Aurora === Noun === aurora f (poetic) red sky at morning (term for the brightening sky just before sunrise, when the sky takes on a yellow-orange color on the horizon) Synonyms: jutrzenka, jutrznia, zorza poranna ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === aurora in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin aurōra (“dawn, sunrise”), from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs (“dawn”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: au‧ro‧ra === Noun === aurora f (plural auroras) dawn; daybreak clipping of aurora boreal (poetic) Orient === Further reading === “aurora”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “aurora”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Noun === aurora f definite nominative/accusative singular of auroră == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin aurōra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /auˈɾoɾa/ [au̯ˈɾo.ɾa] Rhymes: -oɾa Syllabification: au‧ro‧ra === Noun === aurora f (plural auroras) aurora dawn Synonyms: alba, amanecer, madrugada ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “aurora”, 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