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Webster 1913 Edition

Aurora

Au-ro′ra

,
Noun.
;
pl. E.
Auroras
, L. (rarely used)
Auroræ
.
[L.
aurora
, for
ausosa
, akin to Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], dawn, Skr.
ushas
, and E.
east
.]
1.
The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day; the redness of the sky just before the sun rises.
2.
The rise, dawn, or beginning.
Hawthorne.
3.
(Class. Myth.)
The Roman personification of the dawn of day; the goddess of the morning. The poets represented her a rising out of the ocean, in a chariot, with rosy fingers dropping gentle dew.
4.
(Bot.)
A species of crowfoot.
Johnson.
5.
The aurora borealis or aurora australis (northern or southern lights).
Aurora borealis
, i. e., northern daybreak; popularly called northern lights.
A luminous meteoric phenomenon, visible only at night, and supposed to be of electrical origin. This species of light usually appears in streams, ascending toward the zenith from a dusky line or bank, a few degrees above the northern horizon; when reaching south beyond the zenith, it forms what is called the corona, about a spot in the heavens toward which the dipping needle points. Occasionally the aurora appears as an arch of light across the heavens from east to west. Sometimes it assumes a wavy appearance, and the streams of light are then called merry dancers. They assume a variety of colors, from a pale red or yellow to a deep red or blood color.
The
Aurora australis
is a corresponding phenomenon in the southern hemisphere, the streams of light ascending in the same manner from near the southern horizon.

Webster 1828 Edition

Aurora

AURO'RA

,
Noun.
[L. aurora; Heb. light and to raise.]
1.
The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day, or morning twilight.
2.
The goddess of the morning, or twilight deified by fancy. The poets represented her as rising out of the ocean, in a chariot, with rosy fingers dropping gentle dew.
3.
A species of crowfoot.
Aurora Borealis, or lumen boreale; northern twilight. This species of light usually appears in streams, ascending towards the zenith from a dusky line a few degrees above the horizon. sometimes it assumes a wavy appearance, as in America, in March 1782, when it overspread the whole hemisphere. Sometimes it appears in detached places; at other times, it almost covers the hemisphere. As the streams of light have a tremulous motion, they are called, in the Shetland isles, merry dancers. They assume all shapes, and a variety of colors, from a pale red or yellow to a deep red or blood color; and in the northern latitudes, serve to illuminate the earth and cheer the gloom of long winter nights. This light is sometimes near the earth. It is said to have been seen between the spectator and a distant mountain.

Definition 2024

Aurora

Aurora

See also: aurora and auroră

English

Apollo and Aurora by Gérard de Lairesse

Proper noun

Aurora

  1. (Roman mythology) Roman goddess of the dawn; equivalent of the Greek Eos. Sister of Luna and Sol.
  2. A female given name, in quiet but regular use since the 19th century.
  3. (astronomy) Short for 94 Aurora, a main belt asteroid.
  4. (poetic) the dawn
  5. A town in Ontario, Canada.
  6. A city in Colorado.
  7. A city in Illinois.
  8. A city in Indiana.
  9. A town in Iowa.
  10. A village in Kansas.
  11. A town in Maine.
  12. A city in Minnesota.
  13. A city in Missouri.
  14. A city and county seat in Nebraska.
  15. A town in Erie County, New York.
  16. A ghost town in Nevada.
  17. A town in North Carolina.
  18. A city in Ohio.
  19. A town in Oregon.
  20. A town in South Dakota.
  21. A city/town in Texas.
  22. A city in Utah.
  23. A CDP in West Virginia.
  24. One of two towns/villages in Wisconsin.
  25. A town in Western Cape, South Africa.
  26. A town/settlement in Suriname.

Quotations

  • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene: I:iv:16:
    As faire Aurora in her purple pall,
    Out of the East the dawning day doth call
  • 1904 George Bernard Shaw, How He Lied to Her Husband:
    How will they know! Why, my name is all over them: my silly, unhappy name. Oh, if I had only been christened Mary Jane, or Gladys, Muriel, or Beatrice, or Francesca, or Guinevere, or something quite common. But Aurora! Aurora! I'm the only Aurora in London; and everybody knows it. I believe I'm the only Aurora in the world. And it's so horribly easy to rhyme to it!

Translations

Faroese

Proper noun

Aurora f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Aurora: Auroruson
  • daughter of Aurora: Aurorudóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Aurora
Accusative Auroru
Dative Auroru
Genitive Auroru

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯rorɑ/
  • Hyphenation: au‧ro‧ra

Proper noun

Aurora

  1. (Roman mythology) Aurora
  2. A female given name.
    • 2014 Raija Oranen, Aurora, Teos, ISBN 978-951-851-663-0, page 11:
      - Sinä valaiset tämän salin kuin aamurusko, Walleen kiittelee Auroraa viikset mielihyvästä väpättäen. - Aamurusko nimensä mukaan, totisesti, hän jatkaa vaimolleen matalasti.

Declension

Inflection of Aurora (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative Aurora Aurorat
genitive Auroran Aurorien
Auroroiden
Auroroitten
partitive Auroraa Auroria
Auroroita
illative Auroraan Auroriin
Auroroihin
singular plural
nominative Aurora Aurorat
accusative nom. Aurora Aurorat
gen. Auroran
genitive Auroran Aurorien
Auroroiden
Auroroitten
Aurorojenrare
Aurorainrare
partitive Auroraa Auroria
Auroroita
Aurorojarare
inessive Aurorassa Auroroissa
Aurorissa
elative Aurorasta Auroroista
Aurorista
illative Auroraan Auroriin
Auroroihin
adessive Auroralla Auroroilla
Aurorilla
ablative Auroralta Auroroilta
Aurorilta
allative Auroralle Auroroille
Aurorille
essive Aurorana Auroroina
Aurorina
translative Auroraksi Auroroiksi
Auroriksi
instructive — Auroroin
Aurorin
abessive Auroratta Auroroitta
Auroritta
comitative — Auroroineen
Aurorineen

Italian

Proper noun

Aurora f

  1. A female given name.

Latin

Etymology

See aurōra.

Proper noun

Aurōra f ‎(genitive Aurōrae); first declension

  1. (Roman mythology) Aurora, the goddess of the dawn/morning.
  2. The East.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative Aurōra Aurōrae
genitive Aurōrae Aurōrārum
dative Aurōrae Aurōrīs
accusative Aurōram Aurōrās
ablative Aurōrā Aurōrīs
vocative Aurōra Aurōrae

Related terms

Norwegian

Proper noun

Aurora

  1. (Roman mythology) Aurora
  2. A female given name.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Aurora

  1. Aurora (municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil)

Spanish

Proper noun

Aurora f

  1. (Roman mythology) Aurora
  2. A female given name

Swedish

Proper noun

Aurora

  1. (Roman mythology) Aurora
  2. A female given name.

aurora

aurora

See also: Aurora and auroră

English

aurora

Noun

aurora ‎(plural auroras or aurorae)

  1. 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 hemispheres respectively.

Synonyms

  • polar light

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /auˈrɔra/, [au̯ˈrɔː.ra]
  • Hyphenation: au‧rò‧ra

Noun

aurora f ‎(plural aurore)

  1. dawn, sunrise
  2. aurora

Related terms

See also

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *auzōs (as Flōra from flōs), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs ‎(“dawn”), which was also personified as a goddess of the dawn in Proto-Indo-European religion, corresponding to the Roman goddess Aurōra, from *h₂ews- ‎(“east”).

Cognates include the Latin auster, Ancient Greek Ἠώς ‎(Ēṓs), ἠώς ‎(ēṓs), the Sanskrit उषस् ‎(uṣás, “dawn”, “Ushas”), and possibly the Old English Ēostre, English east.

Pronunciation

Noun

aurōra f ‎(genitive aurōrae); first declension

  1. dawn, sunrise

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative aurōra aurōrae
genitive aurōrae aurōrārum
dative aurōrae aurōrīs
accusative aurōram aurōrās
ablative aurōrā aurōrīs
vocative aurōra aurōrae

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

References

Portuguese

aurora

Etymology

From Latin aurōra ‎(“dawn, sunrise”), from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs ‎(“dawn”).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ˈɾɔ.ɾɐ/
  • Hyphenation: au‧ro‧ra

Noun

aurora f (plural auroras)

  1. dawn; daybreak
  2. Short for aurora boreal.

Romanian

Noun

aurora f

  1. definite singular nominative and accusative form of auroră.

Spanish

Noun

aurora f ‎(plural auroras)

  1. aurora

Etymology

From Latin Aurora.

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