australis

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Latin

Etymology

From auster (south) +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. southern
    Synonyms: austrīnus, merīdiōnālis
    Antonym: boreālis
  2. (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.

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

austrālis m (genitive austrālis); third declension

  1. the south pole

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

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.