aurora boreal
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin aurōra boreālis, from Latin aurōra (“dawn”) + boreālis (“northern”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ bo.ɾeˈaw/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɔ.ɾɐ bo.ɾeˈaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈɾɔ.ɾa bo.ɾeˈaw/ [aʊ̯ˈɾɔ.ɾa bo.ɾeˈaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ buˈɾjal/ [awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ βuˈɾjaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ buˈɾja.li/ [awˈɾɔ.ɾɐ βuˈɾja.li]
Noun
aurora boreal f (plural auroras boreais)
- aurora borealis
- Synonym: luzes do norte
Further reading
- “aurora boreal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /auˌɾoɾa boɾeˈal/ [au̯ˌɾo.ɾa β̞o.ɾeˈal]
- Syllabification: au‧ro‧ra bo‧re‧al
Noun
aurora boreal f (plural auroras boreales)
Further reading
- “aurora boreal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025