aura
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aura (“a breeze, a breath of air, the air”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔːɹə/
- Rhymes: -ɔːɹə
Noun
aura (plural aurae or auræ or auras)
- Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
- (parapsychology) An invisible force surrounding a living creature.
- (medicine) Perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache.
- (medicine) Telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure.
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Translations
Further reading
- aura in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- aura in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- aura at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”). Doublet of the inherited ora.
Dalmatian
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.raː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: au‧ra
Finnish
(index au)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯rɑ/, [ˈɑu̯rɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑurɑ
- Hyphenation: au‧ra
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *atra (compare Estonian ader), from Proto-Germanic *arþrą (compare Old Norse arðr), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom.
Noun
aura
Declension
Inflection of aura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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 | |
instructive | — | auroin | |
abessive | auratta | auroitta | |
comitative | — | auroineen |
Declension
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 | |
instructive | — | auroin | |
abessive | auratta | auroitta | |
comitative | — | auroineen |
French
Etymology 2
Further reading
- “aura” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒurɒ]
- Hyphenation: au‧ra
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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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 |
Possessive forms of aura | ||
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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 |
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”). Doublet of the inherited ora.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.ra/
Noun
aura f (genitive aurae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | aura | aurae |
Genitive | aurae | aurārum |
Dative | aurae | aurīs |
Accusative | auram | aurās |
Ablative | aurā | aurīs |
Vocative | aura | aurae |
Descendants
- Aromanian: avrã
- Catalan: aura, ora
- ⇒ Catalan: oratge
- Franco-Provençal: oura
- ⇒ Franco-Provençal: orâjo
- French: aura
- ⇒ French: orage
- Galician: aura
- Italian: aura, ora
- Occitan: aura
- ⇒ Occitan: auratge
- Old French: ore
- Portuguese: aura, oura, oira
- Romanian: aură
- Romansch: aura, ora
- Spanish: aura, orear
- English: aura
- → Japanese: オーラ (ōra)
- German: Aura
- Yiddish: אָראַ (ora)
- Dutch: aura
- Danish: aura
- Norwegian:
- Swedish: aura
- Icelandic: ára
- Polish: aura
- Russian: а́ура (áura)
- Ukrainian: а́ура (áura)
- Serbo-Croatian: àura, а̀ура
- Czech: aura
- Slovene: aura
- Macedonian: аура (aura)
- Bulgarian: аура (aura)
- Albanian: aura
- Turkish: aura
- Finnish: aura
- Hungarian: aura
- Korean: 아우라 (aura)
- Indonesian: aura
- Sundanese: aura
- Esperanto: aŭro
References
- 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, 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)
- popular favour; popularity: aura favoris popularis (Liv. 22. 26)
Old Norse
Etymology
See the etymology of the main entry.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.wra/
Audio (file)
Declension
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”).
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) ora
Spanish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”).