Aurora

See also: aurora and auroră

English

Etymology

Apollo and Aurora by Gérard de Lairesse

From Latin Aurora.

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) 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 in Nebraska, and the county seat of Hamilton County.
  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.
  27. (historical) The island of Maewo.
  28. (historical) The island of Makatea.

Quotations

  • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938, book I, canto IV, stanza 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

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Aurora.

Proper noun

Aurora

  1. a female given name
  2. (Roman mythology) the Roman goddess of the dawn
  3. (astronomy) short for 94 Aurora

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin Aurōra.

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, 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.

Pronunciation

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

Norwegian

Proper noun

Aurora

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

Portuguese

Proper noun

Aurora

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

Spanish

Proper noun

Aurora f

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

Swedish

Proper noun

Aurora c (genitive Auroras)

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