australis

Latin

Etymology

From auster (south) + -ālis.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /au̯sˈtraː.lis/, [au̯sˈtraː.lɪs]

Adjective

austrālis (neuter austrāle); third declension

  1. southern
  2. (substantive) the south pole
  3. (as a specific epithet) Australian

Usage notes

  • When used as a taxonomic 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.

Inflection

Third declension.

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

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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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