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austral.

southern; austral (of, relating to, or coming from the south)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/awsˈtɾaw/Brazil[aʊ̯sˈtɾaʊ̯]Brazil/awʃˈtɾaw/Rio-de-Janeiro[aʊ̯ʃˈtɾaʊ̯]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. southern; austral (of, relating to, or coming from the south)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwss? Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros Proto-Italic *austeros Latin auster Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -alis Latin austrālislbor. Portuguese austral Learned borrowing from Latin austrālis.

noun/awsˈtɾaw/Brazil[aʊ̯sˈtɾaʊ̯]Brazil/awʃˈtɾaw/Rio-de-Janeiro[aʊ̯ʃˈtɾaʊ̯]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. austral (short-lived Argentinian currency)

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish austral, from Latin austrālis.

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