septentrion

== English == === Alternative forms === septentriones (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English septentrion, septentrione, septemtryones, septemtrioun, from Latin septentriō, septentriōnem (“the northern regions, the north”) directly and through Old French septentrïon, septemtrion, from septentriōnēs (“the seven stars near the north pole”) (called Charles's Wain, or the Great Bear, also those called the Little Bear; properly, the “seven plow oxen”); from septem (“seven”) + triō, originally a plow ox (compare triōnēs, from its plural). Cognate with French septentrion, Middle English septemtrioun. === Noun === septentrion (plural septentrions) (obsolete) The north or northern regions. === Adjective === septentrion (comparative more septentrion, superlative most septentrion) (obsolete) Of or relating to the north; northern. === References === “septentrion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === pretentions == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin septentriōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛp.tɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ̃/ === Noun === septentrion m (plural septentrions) septentrion, north Synonym: nord ==== Derived terms ==== septentrional === Further reading === “septentrion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French septentrion. === Noun === septentrion n (uncountable) north ==== Declension ====