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aura

See also: Aura, AURA, àura, aură, aurá, and aurą

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin aura (“a breeze, a breath of air, the air”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Doublet of east, auster, air, and aria.

Pronunciation edit

 
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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɹə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.ə/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

Noun edit

aura (plural aurae or auræ or auras)

  1. Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
    Synonyms: air, feeling, mood, spirit, vibe
    This place has an aura of 19th century Paris.
  2. (parapsychology) An invisible force surrounding a living creature.
  3. (medicine) Perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache.
  4. (medicine) Telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure.

Derived terms edit

Translations edit

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”). Doublet of the inherited ora.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

aura f (plural aures)

  1. gentle breeze
    Synonym: ora
  2. popularity
  3. aura

Further reading edit

Dalmatian edit

Noun edit

aura f (plural aure)

  1. Alternative form of jaura

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.raː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: au‧ra

Noun edit

aura f (plural aura's, diminutive auraatje n)

  1. aura

Finnish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯rɑ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑurɑ
  • Syllabification(key): au‧ra

Etymology 1 edit

 
Traditional kehäaura

From Proto-Finnic *atra (compare Estonian ader), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *arþrą (compare Old Norse arðr), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom.

Noun edit

aura

  1. plough, plow (agricultural tool)
    Synonym: kyntöaura
    Isäntä kynti peltoa uudella viisisiipisellä auralla.
    The householder ploughed the field with a new five-blade plough.
  2. plough, plow (device used to clear snow)
    Synonym: lumiaura
  3. wedge (group of birds flying in a V-shaped formation)
  4. (skiing, ski jumping) wedge (pointing the skis inwards to slow down)
Declension edit
Inflection of aura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative aura aurat
genitive auran aurojen
partitive auraa auroja
illative auraan auroihin
singular plural
nominative aura aurat
accusative nom. aura aurat
gen. auran
genitive auran aurojen
aurainrare
partitive auraa auroja
inessive aurassa auroissa
elative aurasta auroista
illative auraan auroihin
adessive auralla auroilla
ablative auralta auroilta
allative auralle auroille
essive aurana auroina
translative auraksi auroiksi
abessive auratta auroitta
instructive — auroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of aura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative aurani aurani
accusative nom. aurani aurani
gen. aurani
genitive aurani aurojeni
aurainirare
partitive auraani aurojani
inessive aurassani auroissani
elative aurastani auroistani
illative auraani auroihini
adessive aurallani auroillani
ablative auraltani auroiltani
allative auralleni auroilleni
essive auranani auroinani
translative aurakseni auroikseni
abessive aurattani auroittani
instructive — —
comitative — auroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative aurasi aurasi
accusative nom. aurasi aurasi
gen. aurasi
genitive aurasi aurojesi
auraisirare
partitive auraasi aurojasi
inessive aurassasi auroissasi
elative aurastasi auroistasi
illative auraasi auroihisi
adessive aurallasi auroillasi
ablative auraltasi auroiltasi
allative aurallesi auroillesi
essive auranasi auroinasi
translative auraksesi auroiksesi
abessive aurattasi auroittasi
instructive — —
comitative — auroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative auramme auramme
accusative nom. auramme auramme
gen. auramme
genitive auramme aurojemme
auraimmerare
partitive auraamme aurojamme
inessive aurassamme auroissamme
elative aurastamme auroistamme
illative auraamme auroihimme
adessive aurallamme auroillamme
ablative auraltamme auroiltamme
allative aurallemme auroillemme
essive auranamme auroinamme
translative auraksemme auroiksemme
abessive aurattamme auroittamme
instructive — —
comitative — auroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative auranne auranne
accusative nom. auranne auranne
gen. auranne
genitive auranne aurojenne
aurainnerare
partitive auraanne aurojanne
inessive aurassanne auroissanne
elative aurastanne auroistanne
illative auraanne auroihinne
adessive aurallanne auroillanne
ablative auraltanne auroiltanne
allative aurallenne auroillenne
essive aurananne auroinanne
translative auraksenne auroiksenne
abessive aurattanne auroittanne
instructive — —
comitative — auroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative auransa auransa
accusative nom. auransa auransa
gen. auransa
genitive auransa aurojensa
aurainsarare
partitive auraansa aurojaan
aurojansa
inessive aurassaan
aurassansa 		auroissaan
auroissansa
elative aurastaan
aurastansa 		auroistaan
auroistansa
illative auraansa auroihinsa
adessive aurallaan
aurallansa 		auroillaan
auroillansa
ablative auraltaan
auraltansa 		auroiltaan
auroiltansa
allative auralleen
aurallensa 		auroilleen
auroillensa
essive auranaan
auranansa 		auroinaan
auroinansa
translative aurakseen
auraksensa 		auroikseen
auroiksensa
abessive aurattaan
aurattansa 		auroittaan
auroittansa
instructive — —
comitative — auroineen
auroinensa
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Latin aura.

Noun edit

aura

  1. aura
Declension edit
Inflection of aura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative aura aurat
genitive auran aurojen
partitive auraa auroja
illative auraan auroihin
singular plural
nominative aura aurat
accusative nom. aura aurat
gen. auran
genitive auran aurojen
aurainrare
partitive auraa auroja
inessive aurassa auroissa
elative aurasta auroista
illative auraan auroihin
adessive auralla auroilla
ablative auralta auroilta
allative auralle auroille
essive aurana auroina
translative auraksi auroiksi
abessive auratta auroitta
instructive — auroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of aura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative aurani aurani
accusative nom. aurani aurani
gen. aurani
genitive aurani aurojeni
aurainirare
partitive auraani aurojani
inessive aurassani auroissani
elative aurastani auroistani
illative auraani auroihini
adessive aurallani auroillani
ablative auraltani auroiltani
allative auralleni auroilleni
essive auranani auroinani
translative aurakseni auroikseni
abessive aurattani auroittani
instructive — —
comitative — auroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative aurasi aurasi
accusative nom. aurasi aurasi
gen. aurasi
genitive aurasi aurojesi
auraisirare
partitive auraasi aurojasi
inessive aurassasi auroissasi
elative aurastasi auroistasi
illative auraasi auroihisi
adessive aurallasi auroillasi
ablative auraltasi auroiltasi
allative aurallesi auroillesi
essive auranasi auroinasi
translative auraksesi auroiksesi
abessive aurattasi auroittasi
instructive — —
comitative — auroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative auramme auramme
accusative nom. auramme auramme
gen. auramme
genitive auramme aurojemme
auraimmerare
partitive auraamme aurojamme
inessive aurassamme auroissamme
elative aurastamme auroistamme
illative auraamme auroihimme
adessive aurallamme auroillamme
ablative auraltamme auroiltamme
allative aurallemme auroillemme
essive auranamme auroinamme
translative auraksemme auroiksemme
abessive aurattamme auroittamme
instructive — —
comitative — auroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative auranne auranne
accusative nom. auranne auranne
gen. auranne
genitive auranne aurojenne
aurainnerare
partitive auraanne aurojanne
inessive aurassanne auroissanne
elative aurastanne auroistanne
illative auraanne auroihinne
adessive aurallanne auroillanne
ablative auraltanne auroiltanne
allative aurallenne auroillenne
essive aurananne auroinanne
translative auraksenne auroiksenne
abessive aurattanne auroittanne
instructive — —
comitative — auroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative auransa auransa
accusative nom. auransa auransa
gen. auransa
genitive auransa aurojensa
aurainsarare
partitive auraansa aurojaan
aurojansa
inessive aurassaan
aurassansa 		auroissaan
auroissansa
elative aurastaan
aurastansa 		auroistaan
auroistansa
illative auraansa auroihinsa
adessive aurallaan
aurallansa 		auroillaan
auroillansa
ablative auraltaan
auraltansa 		auroiltaan
auroiltansa
allative auralleen
aurallensa 		auroilleen
auroillensa
essive auranaan
auranansa 		auroinaan
auroinansa
translative aurakseen
auraksensa 		auroikseen
auroiksensa
abessive aurattaan
aurattansa 		auroittaan
auroittansa
instructive — —
comitative — auroineen
auroinensa
Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

French edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Latin aura.

Noun edit

aura f (plural auras)

  1. aura

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

aura

  1. third-person singular future of avoir

Further reading edit

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin aura (“breeze, smell”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒurɒ]
  • Hyphenation: au‧ra
  • Rhymes: -rɒ

Noun edit

aura (plural aurák)

  1. aura

Declension edit

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative aura aurák
accusative aurát aurákat
dative aurának auráknak
instrumental aurával aurákkal
causal-final auráért aurákért
translative aurává aurákká
terminative auráig aurákig
essive-formal auraként aurákként
essive-modal — —
inessive aurában aurákban
superessive aurán aurákon
adessive auránál auráknál
illative aurába aurákba
sublative aurára aurákra
allative aurához aurákhoz
elative aurából aurákból
delative auráról aurákról
ablative aurától auráktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		auráé auráké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		auráéi aurákéi
Possessive forms of aura
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. aurám auráim
2nd person sing. aurád auráid
3rd person sing. aurája aurái
1st person plural auránk auráink
2nd person plural aurátok auráitok
3rd person plural aurájuk auráik

Further reading edit

  • aura in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Indonesian edit

 
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Etymology edit

From English aura, from Latin aura (“a breeze, a breath of air, the air”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈau̯ra]
  • Hyphenation: au‧ra

Noun edit

aura (plural a-, first-person possessive auraku, second-person possessive auramu, third-person possessive auranya)

  1. aura,
    1. an invisible force surrounding a living creature.
    2. (medicine) perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache.
    3. (medicine) telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure.

Further reading edit

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”). Doublet of the inherited ora.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaw.ra/
  • Rhymes: -awra
  • Hyphenation: àu‧ra

Noun edit

aura f (plural aure)

  1. aura
  2. light breeze

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

aura f (genitive aurae); first declension

  1. air
  2. breeze
    • 13 CE, Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto 2.3.25–28:
      Ēn ego, nōn paucīs quondam mūnītus amīcīs,
           dum flāvit vēlīs aura secunda meīs,
      ut fera nimbōsō tumuērunt aequora ventō,
           in mediīs lacerā nāve relinquor aquīs.
      Behold me! once supported by many friends—while a favouring breeze filled my sails now that the wild seas have been swelled by the stormy wind, I am abandoned on a shattered bark in the midst of the waters.

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aura aurae
Genitive aurae aurārum
Dative aurae aurīs
Accusative auram aurās
Ablative aurā aurīs
Vocative aura aurae

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: avrã
  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: ora (ety. 3)
  • North Italian:
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • Vulgar Latin: (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted borrowings:

References edit

  • “aura”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[3], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • popular favour; popularity: aura favoris popularis (Liv. 22. 26)
    • popular favour; popularity: aura popularis (Harusp. 18. 43)
    • to court popularity: auram popularem captare (Liv. 3. 33)
    • a popular man: aurae popularis homo (Liv. 42. 30)
    • to use some one's unpopularity as a means of making oneself popular: ex invidia alicuius auram popularem petere (Liv. 22. 26)

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

aura

  1. accusative plural of eyrir
  2. genitive plural of eyrir

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin aura.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

aura f

  1. aura (distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something)
    Synonyms: atmosfera, klimat, nastrój
  2. (meteorology) weather (distinctive atmosphere)
    Synonym: pogoda
  3. (medicine) aura (telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure)
  4. (parapsychology) aura (an invisible force surrounding a living creature)
    Synonym: pole biologiczne

Declension edit

Declension of aura
singular plural
nominative aura aury
genitive aury aur
dative aurze aurom
accusative aurę aury
instrumental aurą aurami
locative aurze aurach
vocative auro aury

Further reading edit

  • aura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • aura in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”). Doublet of oura, which was inherited.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.ɾɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.ɾa/ [ˈaʊ̯.ɾa]

  • Rhymes: -awɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: au‧ra

Noun edit

aura f (plural auras)

  1. aura (an invisible force surrounding a living creature)

Romansch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin aura.

Noun edit

aura f

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) weather

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈauɾa/ [ˈau̯.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -auɾa
  • Syllabification: au‧ra

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”).

Noun edit

aura f (plural auras)

  1. aura

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

aura f (plural auras)

  1. the turkey vulture and related species in the genus Cathartes, carrion-eating birds native to the Americas

Usage notes edit

  • Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like this one regularly take the singular articles el and un, usually reserved for masculine nouns.
    el aura, un aura
  • They maintain the usual feminine singular articles la and una if an adjective intervenes between the article and the noun.

Further reading edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin aura (“a breeze, a breath of air, the air”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Doublet of aria.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

aura c

  1. aura

Declension edit

Declension of aura 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative aura auran auror aurorna
Genitive auras aurans aurors aurornas

References edit

Weyewa edit

Noun edit

aura

  1. (Loli) vow, oath, pledge

References edit

  • Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010) “aura”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat
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