austral

See also: Austral

English

WOTD – 20 March 2006

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin australis (southern).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɒstɹəl/, /ˈɔːstɹəl/
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Adjective

austral (comparative more austral, superlative most austral)

  1. Of, relating to, or coming from the south.
    an austral migrant
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NW N NE
W E
SW S SE
n-occ sept n-or
occ or
s-occ mer s-or
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Translations

Etymology 2

From Spanish austral, from Latin australis.

Noun

austral (plural australs)

  1. A former currency of Argentina.
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Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin austrālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

austral (masculine and feminine plural australs)

  1. southern, austral
    Synonym: meridional
  2. Pertaining to the south wind.

Antonyms

Noun

austral m (plural australs)

  1. south wind
    Synonym: austre
  2. southeasterly
  3. austral (former currency)

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin australis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

austral (feminine australe, masculine plural austraux, feminine plural australes)

  1. austral
    Antonym: boréal

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin australis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aʊ̯sˈtʁaːl]
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  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

austral (strong nominative masculine singular australer, not comparable)

  1. austral
    Antonym: boreal

Declension

Further reading

  • austral” in Duden online
  • austral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awsˈtɾaw/ [aʊ̯sˈtɾaʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /awʃˈtɾal/ [awʃˈtɾaɫ]

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: aus‧tral

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin austrālis.

Adjective

austral m or f (plural austrais)

  1. southern; austral (of, relating to, or coming from the south)
    Synonyms: meridional, sulista
    Antonyms: boreal, setentrional, nortenho

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish austral, from Latin austrālis.

Noun

austral m (plural austrais)

  1. (historical) austral (short-lived Argentinian currency)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French austral, Latin australis.

Adjective

austral m or n (feminine singular australă, masculine plural australi, feminine and neuter plural australe)

  1. southern, austral

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin australis.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ausˈtɾal/ [au̯sˈt̪ɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: aus‧tral

Adjective

austral (plural australes)

  1. southern; austral (of, relating to, or coming from the south)
    Synonym: meridional
    Antonyms: boreal, septentrional, norteño

Derived terms

Noun

austral m (plural australes)

  1. austral (short-lived Argentinian currency)

Further reading

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