australis

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Latin

Etymology

From auster (“south”) +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /au̯sˈtraː.lis/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯sˈtra.lis/,

Adjective

austrālis (neuter austrāle, superlative austrālissimus); third-declension two-termination adjective

southern
Synonyms: austrīnus, merīdiōnālis

Antonym: boreālis
(New Latin) (as a specific epithet) Australian
Synonyms: austrāliēnsis, austrāliānus, austrālicus

Usage notes

When used as a specific 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.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

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

Derived terms

aurora australis
Australia
Terra Australis
(used as a specific epithet in more than 1,600 binomial names, including): Agathis australis, Apteryx australis, Baptisia australis, Castanospermum australe, Celtis australis, Cordyline australis, Eubalaena australis, Phragmites australis, Pinus australis (syn. of Pinus palustris), Themeda australis (syn. of Themeda triandra)
(stars and star systems): Alula Australis, Talitha Australis, Tania Australis
Carolīna Austrālis

Descendants

→ Catalan: austral
→ English: austral
→ French: austral
→ German: austral, australisch
→ Italian: australe
→ Portuguese: austral
→ Romanian: austral
→ Spanish: austral

Noun

austrālis m (genitive austrālis); third declension

the south pole

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	austrālis	austrālēs
Genitive	austrālis	austrālium
Dative	austrālī	austrālibus
Accusative	austrālem	austrālēs austrālīs
Ablative	austrāle	austrālibus
Vocative	austrālis	austrālēs

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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