Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

septentrional

/sɛpˈtɛntɹɪənəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: septen-tri-on-al
IPA: /sɛpˈtɛntɹɪənəl/

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the north; northern.

Literary

Example Sentences

"Cow's milk could be obtained in very small quantities, but it was of evil flavour; butter, in the septentrional sense of the word, did not exist."
"Well, no, we are all septentrional here, all a bit cool. What is mother? Genova and the Alto Adige. Coolest of them all."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin septentriōnālis, from septentriōnēs (“seven plow oxen”), a name for the constellations now known as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, which appear in the northern sky.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: septentriōnālis

Usage

Literary

Inflected Forms

more septentrional (comparative) most septentrional (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

occidental oriental

Synonyms

boreal northern

Antonyms

austral meridional

Questions

How do you pronounce septentrional?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɛpˈtɛntɹɪənəl/.
What does septentrional mean?: Pertaining to the north; northern.
Where does septentrional come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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