australis

Latin

Etymology

From auster (south) + -ālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

austrālis (neuter austrāle, superlative austrālissimus); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. southern
    Synonyms: austrīnus, merīdiōnālis
    Antonym: boreālis
  2. (New Latin) (as a specific epithet) Australian
    Synonyms: austrāliēnsis, austrāliānus, austrālicus

Usage notes

  • When used as a specific epithet, australis may refer to Australia, or may mean "of the south" in a general sense, such as a southern region of Africa, America, or Europe.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative austrālis austrāle austrālēs austrālia
Genitive austrālis austrālium
Dative austrālī austrālibus
Accusative austrālem austrāle austrālēs
austrālīs
austrālia
Ablative austrālī austrālibus
Vocative austrālis austrāle austrālēs austrālia

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

austrālis m (genitive austrālis); third declension

  1. the south pole

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative austrālis austrālēs
Genitive austrālis austrālium
Dative austrālī austrālibus
Accusative austrālem austrālēs
austrālīs
Ablative austrāle austrālibus
Vocative austrālis austrālēs

References

  • australis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • australis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • australis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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