septentrion
septentrion · more septentrion · most septentrion
Of or relating to the northOf or relating to the north; northern.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Of or relating to the north; northern.
Origin
From Middle English septentrion, septentrione, septemtryones, septemtrioun, from Latin sepFrom Middle English septentrion, septentrione, septemtryones, septemtrioun, from Latin septentriō, septentriōnem (“the northern regions, the north”) directly and through Old French septentrïon, septemtrion, from septentriōnēs (“the seven stars near the north pole”) (called Charles's Wain, or the Great Bear, also those called the Little Bear; properly, the “seven plow oxen”); from septem (“seven”) + triō, originally a plow ox (compare triōnēs, from its plural). Cognate with French septentrion, Middle English septemtrioun.
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Forms
more septentrion, most septentrion| Comparative | more septentrion Lesson |
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| Superlative | most septentrion Lesson |
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form