austral

See also: Austral

English
WOTD – 20 March 2006

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin australis (“southern”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɒstɹəl/, /ˈɔːstɹəl/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒstɹəl

Adjective

austral (comparative more austral, superlative most austral)

  1. Of, relating to, or coming from the south.
    an austral migrant
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Etymology 2

From Spanish austral, from Latin australis.

Noun

austral (plural australs)

  1. A former currency of Argentina. Its symbol was ₳.
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Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin austrālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

austral m or f (masculine and feminine plural australs)

  1. southern, austral
    Synonym: meridional
    Antonym: boreal
  2. (relational) of the south wind

Noun

austral m (plural australs)

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

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin austrālis.

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]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

austral (strong nominative masculine singular australer, not comparable)

  1. austral
    Antonym: boreal

Declension
Positive forms of austral (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist austral sie ist austral es ist austral sie sind austral
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative australer australe australes australe
genitive australen australer australen australer
dative australem australer australem australen
accusative australen australe australes australe
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der australe die australe das australe die australen
genitive des australen der australen des australen der australen
dative dem australen der australen dem australen den australen
accusative den australen die australe das australe die australen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein australer eine australe ein australes (keine) australen
genitive eines australen einer australen eines australen (keiner) australen
dative einem australen einer australen einem australen (keinen) australen
accusative einen australen eine australe ein australes (keine) australen

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]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /awʃˈtɾa.li/

  • Audio (Brazil)(file)
  • 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
    Synonyms: sudic, meridional
    Antonyms: boreal, nordic

Declension
Declension of austral
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite austral australă australi australe
definite australul australa australii australele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite austral australe australi australe
definite australului australei australilor australelor

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin austrālis.

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

Adjective

austral m or f (masculine and feminine 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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