Meaning

3 senses
  1. An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.

    Polarlicht

    поля́рное сия́ниеpoljárnoje sijánije, се́верное сия́ниеsévernoje sijánije

    поля́рне ся́йвоpoljárne sjájvo

  2. The Roman goddess of the dawn, equivalent to the Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs).

    (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos

  3. The dawn or early morning light itself; the first light of day.

    the first light of day

Examples

13 sentences
  1. In Alaska you can see natural phenomena like the aurora, right?

    deIn Alaska kann man Naturphänomene wie das Polarlicht sehen, stimmt's? — Tamy

  2. Beauty is a pink kitten who belongs to aurora.

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  3. The aurora is a phenomenon characteristic of the polar regions.

    ruПолярное сияние - отличительная особенность полярных регионов. — megaton

    deDas Nordlicht ist ein Phänomen, das ein Merkmal der Polarregionen ist. — Esperantostern

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  4. Have you ever seen the aurora with your own eyes?

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  5. One of my dreams is to one day see the aurora borealis.

    ruЕщё я мечтаю когда-нибудь увидеть северное сияние. — Biga

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin aurōra (“dawn”). Doublet of Eos.

Borrowed from Latin aurōra (“dawn”). Doublet of Eos.

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