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)
- (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.
- 1901, George Gissing, By the Ionian Sea, chapter 9.
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
northern
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin septentrionalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛp.tɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ.nal/
Audio (Paris) (file) - Homophones: septentrionale, septentrionales
Adjective
septentrional (feminine singular septentrionale, masculine plural septentrionaux, feminine plural septentrionales)
- northern (facing, situated in or related to the north); septentrional, boreal
Further reading
- “septentrional” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French septentrional, Latin septentrionalis.
Adjective
septentrional m or n (feminine singular septentrională, masculine plural septentrionali, feminine and neuter plural septentrionale)
Declension
declension of septentrional
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | septentrional | septentrională | septentrionali | septentrionale | ||
definite | septentrionalul | septentrionala | septentrionalii | septentrionalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | septentrional | septentrionale | septentrionali | septentrionale | ||
definite | septentrionalului | septentrionalei | septentrionalilor | septentrionalelor |
Antonyms
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