septentrión

Borrowed from Latin septentrio, septentrionem.

• IPA^(key): /septenˈtɾjon/ [sep.t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾjõŋ]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: sep‧ten‧trión

septentrión m (uncountable)

1. north (compass point)

   Synonym: norte

Borrowed from Latin septentriōnem.

• IPA^(key): /sebtenˈtɾjon/ [seβ̞.t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: sep‧ten‧trión

septentrión m (uncountable)

1. north (compass point)

   Synonym: norte

   Antonyms: ostro, austro, sur

compass points: puntos cardinales:  ^[edit]

• “septentrión”, 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