septentrional

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin septentrionalis, from septentriones (seven ploughoxen), a name for the constellations now known as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, which appear in the northern sky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛpˈtɛntɹɪənəl/

Adjective

septentrional (comparative more septentrional, superlative most septentrional)

  1. (rare, literary) Pertaining to the north; northern.
    • 1901, George Gissing, By the Ionian Sea, chapter 9.
      Cow's milk could be obtained in very small quantities, but it was of evil flavour; butter, in the septentrional sense of the word, did not exist.
    • 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers
      Well, no, we are all septentrional here, all a bit cool. What is mother? Genova and the Alto Adige. Coolest of them all.

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin septentriōnālis.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /səp.tən.tɾi.oˈnal/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /səp.tən.tɾi.uˈnal/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /sep.ten.tɾi.oˈnal/

Adjective

septentrional (masculine and feminine plural septentrionals)

  1. northern

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Cardinal directions (punt cardinal):

NO N NE
O E
SO S SE
n-occ sept n-or
occ or
s-occ mer s-or

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin septentrionalis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛp.tɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ.nal/
  • (file)
  • Homophones: septentrionale, septentrionales

Adjective

septentrional (feminine singular septentrionale, masculine plural septentrionaux, feminine plural septentrionales)

  1. northern (facing, situated in or related to the north); septentrional, boreal

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French septentrional, Latin septentrionalis.

Adjective

septentrional m or n (feminine singular septentrională, masculine plural septentrionali, feminine and neuter plural septentrionale)

  1. northern, septentrional

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin septentrionalis.

Adjective

septentrional (plural septentrionales)

  1. northern

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