Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

septentrion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: septen-tri-on
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The north or northern regions.

Obsolete

adj

Of or relating to the north; northern.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Thou art as opposite to every good / As the Antipodes are unto us, / Or as the south to the septentrion."
"From cold septentrion blaſts"

Etymology

From 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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: septentrion, septentriō, septentrïon

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

septentrions (plural) septentriones (alternative) more septentrion (comparative) most septentrion (superlative)

Questions

What does septentrion mean?: The north or northern regions.
Where does septentrion come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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