aurora
English
/əˈɹɔː.ɹə/
noun
Definitions
- 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 Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
Etymology
Derived from Latin aurōra (dawn, sunrise) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (dawn, east, eastern, scoop, draw liquids).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂ews-
Gloss
dawn, east, eastern, scoop, draw liquids
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
東
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Australia English
- auroral English
- aurorally English
- auroraphobia English
- aurorean English
- subauroral English
- transauroral English
- aureus Latin
- auroreus Latin
- aurum Phrygium Latin
- aurōra Latin
- auster Latin
- australis Latin
- haurientem Latin
- haurio Latin
- aurora Italian
- aurore French
- aurora Spanish, Castilian
- αὔριον Ancient Greek
- ἀήρ Ancient Greek
- ἀφύσσω Ancient Greek
- ἠριγένεια Ancient Greek
- ᾱ̓ήρ Ancient Greek
- *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ews-ro- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ewsḗr Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éh₂usom Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éwsr̥h₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éwsōs Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éyeri Proto-Indo-European
- *Austrǭ Proto-Germanic
- *austanē Proto-Germanic
- *austrą Proto-Germanic
- *austrōnijaz Proto-Germanic
- オーロラ Japanese
- Austri Old Norse
- auradagr Old Norse
- auralykt Old Norse
- auralógan Old Norse
- auraskortr Old Norse
- aurataka Old Norse
- bjargaurar Old Norse
- búfjáreyrir Old Norse
- eystri Old Norse
- kaupeyrir Old Norse
- koseyrir Old Norse
- landaurar Old Norse
- lausaeyrir Old Norse
- verðaurar Old Norse
- ออโรรา Thai
- *wei Proto-Celtic
- *auzōs Proto-Italic
- aušra Lithuanian
- *ausra Proto-Albanian
- *āwḗr Proto-Hellenic