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.
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /sepˈten.tri.oː/, [s̠ɛpˈt̪ɛn̪t̪rioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sepˈten.tri.o/, [sepˈt̪ɛn̪t̪rio]
septentriō m (genitive septentriōnis); third declension
- Ursa Major, Charles' Wain, the Big Dipper [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]
- Ursa Minor, the constellation including the most recent pole star [ synonym ▲]
- Synonym: Cynosūra
- The north [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]
- the north wind, the wind god Boreas [ synonyms ▲]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | septentriō | septentriōnēs |
| Genitive | septentriōnis | septentriōnum |
| Dative | septentriōnī | septentriōnibus |
| Accusative | septentriōnem | septentriōnēs |
| Ablative | septentriōne | septentriōnibus |
| Vocative | septentriō | septentriōnēs |
- (north wind): boreās