"aurora" meaning in English

See aurora in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əˈɹɔː.ɹə/ [UK], /ɔːˈɹɔː.ɹə/ [UK], /əˈɹɔɹ.ə/ [US], /ɔˈɹɔɹ.ə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aurora.wav [Southern-England] Forms: auroras [plural], aurorae [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹə Etymology: From Latin aurōra (“dawn”). Doublet of Eos. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂ews-|id=dawn}}, {{der|en|la|aurōra||dawn}} Latin aurōra (“dawn”), {{doublet|en|Eos}} Doublet of Eos Head templates: {{en-noun|s|aurorae}} 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 Hemisphere respectively. Categories (topical): Atmospheric phenomena Synonyms: chasma [obsolete, rare], polar light Hyponyms (Northern Hemisphere): aurora borealis, northern lights Hyponyms (Southern Hemisphere): aurora australis, southern lights Translations (atmospheric phenomenon): aurorë (Albanian), شَفَق قُطْبِيّ (šafaq quṭbiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), һаҙағай (haźağay) (Bashkir), се́верно сия́ние (séverno sijánie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), aurora f polar (Catalan), 極光 (Chinese Mandarin), 极光 (jíguāng) (Chinese Mandarin), polární záře [feminine] (Czech), polarlys [neuter] (Danish), poollicht [neuter] (Dutch), aŭroro (Esperanto), virmalised [plural] (Estonian), pólalýsi [neuter] (Faroese), revontulet [plural] (Finnish), aurore polaire [feminine] (French), aurora [feminine] (Galician), Polarlicht [neuter] (German), σέλας (sélas) [neuter] (Greek), זֹהַר הַקֹּטֶב (zóhar haqótev) [masculine] (Hebrew), sarki fény (Hungarian), segulljós [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), auroro (Ido), revontulet (Ingrian), gealán [masculine] (Irish), 極光 (kyokukō) (alt: きょくこう) (Japanese), オーロラ (ōrora) (Japanese), 극광 (geukgwang) (alt: 極光) (Korean), 오로라 (orora) (Korean), pūstumdzīsna (Latgalian), polardzīsna (Latgalian), sarkanis [plural] (Latgalian), aurōra [feminine] (Latin), ziemeļblāzma (Latvian), polārblāzma (Latvian), kāvi (Latvian), авро́ра (avróra) [feminine] (Macedonian), tahunuiarangi (Maori), tahu-nui-a-rangi (Maori), ngā kurakura o Hinenuitepō (Maori), polarlys [neuter] (Norwegian), ارورا (ororâ) (Persian), شفق قطبی (šafaq-e qotbi) (Persian), اوشه (uše) (Persian), zorza polarna [feminine] (Polish), aurora [feminine] (Polish), zorza poranna [feminine] (Polish), aurora [feminine] (Portuguese), auroră polară [feminine] (Romanian), поля́рное сия́ние (poljárnoje sijánije) [neuter] (Russian), се́верное сия́ние (sévernoje sijánije) (english: northern lights) [neuter] (Russian), aurora [feminine] (Spanish), polarsken [neuter] (Swedish), kutup ışığı (Turkish), поля́рне ся́йво (poljárne sjájvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), قۇتۇپ نۇرى (qutup nuri) (Uyghur), cực quang (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for aurora meaning in English (10.1kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂ews-",
        "id": "dawn"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "aurōra",
        "4": "",
        "5": "dawn"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin aurōra (“dawn”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Eos"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Eos",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin aurōra (“dawn”). Doublet of Eos.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "auroras",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aurorae",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s",
        "2": "aurorae"
      },
      "expansion": "aurora (plural auroras or aurorae)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "au‧ro‧ra"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Bashkir terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Atmospheric phenomena",
          "orig": "en:Atmospheric phenomena",
          "parents": [
            "Atmosphere",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "aurora australis"
        },
        {
          "word": "aurora bluetail"
        },
        {
          "word": "aurora borealis"
        },
        {
          "word": "aurora-colored"
        },
        {
          "word": "aurora-coloured"
        },
        {
          "word": "aurora glass"
        },
        {
          "word": "auroral"
        },
        {
          "word": "aurora sauce"
        },
        {
          "word": "aurora yellow"
        },
        {
          "word": "aurorean"
        },
        {
          "word": "black aurora"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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 Hemisphere respectively."
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "sense": "Northern Hemisphere",
          "word": "aurora borealis"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Northern Hemisphere",
          "word": "northern lights"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Southern Hemisphere",
          "word": "aurora australis"
        },
        {
          "sense": "Southern Hemisphere",
          "word": "southern lights"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-aurora-en-noun-sAJS3Wxo",
      "links": [
        [
          "atmospheric",
          "atmospheric"
        ],
        [
          "phenomenon",
          "phenomenon"
        ],
        [
          "charged",
          "charged"
        ],
        [
          "particle",
          "particle"
        ],
        [
          "sun",
          "sun#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "atmosphere",
          "atmosphere"
        ],
        [
          "lights",
          "light#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "sky",
          "sky"
        ],
        [
          "Southern",
          "Southern Hemisphere"
        ],
        [
          "Northern Hemisphere",
          "Northern Hemisphere"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete",
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "chasma"
        },
        {
          "word": "polar light"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "aurorë"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "šafaq quṭbiyy",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "شَفَق قُطْبِيّ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "haźağay",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "һаҙағай"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "séverno sijánie",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "се́верно сия́ние"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "aurora f polar"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "極光"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jíguāng",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "极光"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "polární záře"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "polarlys"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "poollicht"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "aŭroro"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "virmalised"
        },
        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "pólalýsi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "revontulet"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aurore polaire"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aurora"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Polarlicht"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "sélas",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "σέλας"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "zóhar haqótev",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "זֹהַר הַקֹּטֶב"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "sarki fény"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "segulljós"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "auroro"
        },
        {
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "revontulet"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gealán"
        },
        {
          "alt": "きょくこう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyokukō",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "極光"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ōrora",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "オーロラ"
        },
        {
          "alt": "極光",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "geukgwang",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "극광"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "orora",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "오로라"
        },
        {
          "code": "ltg",
          "lang": "Latgalian",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "pūstumdzīsna"
        },
        {
          "code": "ltg",
          "lang": "Latgalian",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "polardzīsna"
        },
        {
          "code": "ltg",
          "lang": "Latgalian",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "sarkanis"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aurōra"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "ziemeļblāzma"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "polārblāzma"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "kāvi"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "avróra",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "авро́ра"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "tahunuiarangi"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "tahu-nui-a-rangi"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "ngā kurakura o Hinenuitepō"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "polarlys"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "ororâ",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "ارورا"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šafaq-e qotbi",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "شفق قطبی"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "uše",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "اوشه"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zorza polarna"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aurora"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zorza poranna"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aurora"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "auroră polară"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "poljárnoje sijánije",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "поля́рное сия́ние"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "northern lights",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sévernoje sijánije",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "се́верное сия́ние"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aurora"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "polarsken"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "kutup ışığı"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "poljárne sjájvo",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "поля́рне ся́йво"
        },
        {
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "qutup nuri",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "قۇتۇپ نۇرى"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
          "word": "cực quang"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈɹɔː.ɹə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔːˈɹɔː.ɹə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈɹɔɹ.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔˈɹɔɹ.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːɹə"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aurora.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/73/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-aurora.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-aurora.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/73/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-aurora.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-aurora.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aurora"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "aurora australis"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurora bluetail"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurora borealis"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurora-colored"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurora-coloured"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurora glass"
    },
    {
      "word": "auroral"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurora sauce"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurora yellow"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurorean"
    },
    {
      "word": "black aurora"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂ews-",
        "id": "dawn"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "aurōra",
        "4": "",
        "5": "dawn"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin aurōra (“dawn”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Eos"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Eos",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin aurōra (“dawn”). Doublet of Eos.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "auroras",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aurorae",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s",
        "2": "aurorae"
      },
      "expansion": "aurora (plural auroras or aurorae)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "au‧ro‧ra"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "sense": "Northern Hemisphere",
      "word": "aurora borealis"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Northern Hemisphere",
      "word": "northern lights"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Southern Hemisphere",
      "word": "aurora australis"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Southern Hemisphere",
      "word": "southern lights"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Bashkir terms with redundant script codes",
        "English 3-syllable words",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English doublets",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English nouns with irregular plurals",
        "English terms derived from Latin",
        "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ews- (dawn)",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "Greek terms with redundant script codes",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Requests for review of Northern Mansi translations",
        "Rhymes:English/ɔːɹə",
        "Rhymes:English/ɔːɹə/3 syllables",
        "en:Atmospheric phenomena"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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 Hemisphere respectively."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "atmospheric",
          "atmospheric"
        ],
        [
          "phenomenon",
          "phenomenon"
        ],
        [
          "charged",
          "charged"
        ],
        [
          "particle",
          "particle"
        ],
        [
          "sun",
          "sun#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "atmosphere",
          "atmosphere"
        ],
        [
          "lights",
          "light#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "sky",
          "sky"
        ],
        [
          "Southern",
          "Southern Hemisphere"
        ],
        [
          "Northern Hemisphere",
          "Northern Hemisphere"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈɹɔː.ɹə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔːˈɹɔː.ɹə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈɹɔɹ.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔˈɹɔɹ.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːɹə"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aurora.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/73/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-aurora.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-aurora.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/73/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-aurora.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-aurora.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "chasma"
    },
    {
      "word": "polar light"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "aurorë"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šafaq quṭbiyy",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "شَفَق قُطْبِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "haźağay",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "һаҙағай"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "séverno sijánie",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "се́верно сия́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "aurora f polar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "極光"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jíguāng",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "极光"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "polární záře"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "polarlys"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "poollicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "aŭroro"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "virmalised"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pólalýsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "revontulet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aurore polaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aurora"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Polarlicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sélas",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σέλας"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "zóhar haqótev",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "זֹהַר הַקֹּטֶב"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "sarki fény"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "segulljós"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "auroro"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "revontulet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gealán"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きょくこう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyokukō",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "極光"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōrora",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "オーロラ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "極光",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "geukgwang",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "극광"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "orora",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "오로라"
    },
    {
      "code": "ltg",
      "lang": "Latgalian",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "pūstumdzīsna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ltg",
      "lang": "Latgalian",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "polardzīsna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ltg",
      "lang": "Latgalian",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "sarkanis"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aurōra"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "ziemeļblāzma"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "polārblāzma"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "kāvi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "avróra",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "авро́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "tahunuiarangi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "tahu-nui-a-rangi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "ngā kurakura o Hinenuitepō"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "polarlys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ororâ",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "ارورا"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šafaq-e qotbi",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "شفق قطبی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "uše",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "اوشه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zorza polarna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aurora"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zorza poranna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aurora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "auroră polară"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poljárnoje sijánije",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "поля́рное сия́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "northern lights",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sévernoje sijánije",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "се́верное сия́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aurora"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "polarsken"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "kutup ışığı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poljárne sjájvo",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "поля́рне ся́йво"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "qutup nuri",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "قۇتۇپ نۇرى"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "atmospheric phenomenon",
      "word": "cực quang"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aurora"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (a644e18 and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.