auster
/ˈɑstəɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The god of the south wind.
name
The south wind, especially when personified.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Auster (“the south wind”).
Example Sentences
- "For a Tempeſt. Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auſter and Boreas, and caſt them together in one Verſe. Add to theſe of Rain, Lightning, and of Thunder (the loudeſt you can) quantum ſufficit. Mix your Clouds and Billows well together till they foam, and thicken your Deſcription here and there with a Quickſand. Brew your Tempeſt well in your Head, before you ſet it a blowing."
- "Auster and Aquilon with winged Steeds All ſweating, tilt about the watery heauens, With ſhiuering ſpeares enforcing thunderclaps, And from their ſhields ſtrike flames of lightening"
- "‘My homeland too,’ Aetius grinned. ‘I was born under the Auster.’"
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 austerbor. English Auster Borrowed from Latin auster.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑstəɹ/
- British English: /ˈɒstə/