septentrional

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin septentrionalis, from septentriones (“seven ploughoxen”), a name for the constellations now known as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, which appear in the northern sky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛpˈtɛntɹɪənəl/

Adjective

septentrional (comparative more septentrional, superlative most septentrional)

1. (rare, literary) Pertaining to the north; northern.
   • 1901, George Gissing, By the Ionian Sea, chapter 9.

     Cow's milk could be obtained in very small quantities, but it was of evil flavour; butter, in the septentrional sense of the word, did not exist.

   • 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers

     Well, no, we are all septentrional here, all a bit cool. What is mother? Genova and the Alto Adige. Coolest of them all.

Anagrams

• prosentential

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin septentriōnālis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /səp.tən.tɾi.oˈnal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /səp.tən.tɾi.uˈnal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /sep.ten.tɾi.oˈnal/

Adjective

septentrional (masculine and feminine plural septentrionals)

1. northern

See also

Cardinal directions (punt cardinal):

NO N NE O E SO S SE

n-occ sept n-or occ or s-occ mer s-or

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin septentrionalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛp.tɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ.nal/

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• Homophones: septentrionale, septentrionales

Adjective

septentrional (feminine singular septentrionale, masculine plural septentrionaux, feminine plural septentrionales)

1. northern (facing, situated in or related to the north); septentrional, boreal

Further reading

• “septentrional” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from French septentrional, Latin septentrionalis.

Adjective

septentrional m, n (feminine singular septentrională, masculine plural septentrionali, feminine and neuter plural septentrionale)

1. northern, septentrional

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin septentrionalis.

Adjective

septentrional (plural septentrionales)

1. northern