septentriō

septentriō lat.

From septem (“seven”) +‎ triō (“plow ox”; “Ursa Major”, “Ursa Minor”), from terō (“to rub”), the Latin name of both Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, from their appearance of milling around the north celestial pole.

Von septem „sieben“ +‎ triō „pflügender Ochse“; „Großer Bär“, „Kleiner Bär“), von terō „reiben“, dem lateinischen Namen sowohl des Großen Bären als auch des Kleinen Bären, aufgrund ihres Anscheins, als würden sie um den nördlichen Himmelspol kreisen.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /sepˈten.tri.oː/, [s̠ɛpˈt̪ɛn̪t̪rioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sepˈten.tri.o/, [sepˈt̪ɛn̪t̪rio]

Noun

septentriō m (genitive septentriōnis); third declension

1. Ursa Major, Charles' Wain, the Big Dipper [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonym: Helicē, Arctus maior

2. Ursa Minor, the constellation including the most recent pole star [ synonym ▲]

   Synonym: Cynosūra

3. The north [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonym: boreās, aquilō, arctus

4. the north wind, the wind god Boreas [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonym: Boreās, Aquilō

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	septentriō	septentriōnēs
Genitive	septentriōnis	septentriōnum
Dative	septentriōnī	septentriōnibus
Accusative	septentriōnem	septentriōnēs
Ablative	septentriōne	septentriōnibus
Vocative	septentriō	septentriōnēs

Synonyms

• (north wind): boreās

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “north wind”): auster, merīdiēs

Derived terms

• septentriōnālis