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austral

/ˈɒstɹəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
aus-tral
IPA
/ˈɒstɹəl/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or coming from the south.

noun

A former currency of Argentina. Its symbol was ₳.

name

A Polynesian language spoken on the Austral Islands of French Polynesia.

name

A suburb of Sydney in the Liverpool council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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 australisbor. English austral Borrowed from Latin australis (“southern”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: austral, australis

Inflected Forms

more austral (comparative) most austral (superlative) australs (plural)

Derived Forms

australize australly

Phrases

austral blackbird austral conure Austral Eden Austral Island Austral Islands austral parakeet aurora australis Austral English

Frequently Paired Words

Australian aurora australis oriental occidental Austral English Lower Austral Upper Austral Wiktionary’s coverage of Austral terms

Synonyms

meridional southern

Antonyms

boreal septentrional northern

Rhymes With

nostril rostral brevirostral serratirostral nasorostral

Questions

How do you pronounce austral?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒstɹəl/.
What does austral mean?
Of, relating to, or coming from the south.
Where does austral come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce austral

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