septentrional

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛpˈtɛntɹɪənəl/

Adjective

septentrional (comparative more septentrional, superlative most septentrional)

1. (rare, literary) Pertaining to the north; northern.
   • 1901, George Gissing, chapter 9, in By the Ionian Sea:

     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.

   • 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers:

     Well, no, we are all septentrional here, all a bit cool. What is mother? Genova and the Alto Adige. Coolest of them all.

Synonyms

• boreal
• northern

Antonyms

• austral
• meridional

Related terms

• occidental
• oriental

Translations

northern

• Catalan: septentrional (ca)
• Esperanto norda
• Finnish: pohjoinen (fi)

Anagrams

• prosentential

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin septentriōnālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [səp.tən.tɾi.uˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [səp.tən.tɾi.oˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [sep.ten.tɾi.oˈnal]

Adjective

septentrional m or f (masculine and feminine plural septentrionals)

1. northern

   Synonyms: del nord, boreal

See also

(compass points) punt cardinal;

nord-oest (n-occ)	nord (sept)	nord-est (n-or)
oest (occ)		est (or)
sud-oest (s-occ)	sud (mer)	sud-est (s-or)

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin septentriōnālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛp.tɑ̃.tʁi.jɔ.nal/
• Homophones: septentrionale, septentrionales

Adjective

septentrional (feminine septentrionale, masculine plural septentrionaux, feminine plural septentrionales)

1. septentrional, boreal, northern (facing, situated in or related to the north)

   Synonym: boréal

   Coordinate term: méridional

   Near-synonym: nordique

Further reading

• “septentrional”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French septentrional, Latin septentriōnālis.

Adjective

septentrional m or n (feminine singular septentrională, masculine plural septentrionali, feminine and neuter plural septentrionale)

1. northern, septentrional

   Synonyms: nordic, boreal

   Antonyms: meridional, sudic, austral

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	septentrional		septentrională		septentrionali	septentrionale
	definite	septentrionalul		septentrionala		septentrionalii	septentrionalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	septentrional		septentrionale		septentrionali	septentrionale
	definite	septentrionalului		septentrionalei		septentrionalilor	septentrionalelor

Related terms

• septentrion

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin septentriōnālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sebtentɾjoˈnal/ [seβ̞.t̪ẽn̪.t̪ɾjoˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: sep‧ten‧trio‧nal

Adjective

septentrional m or f (masculine and feminine plural septentrionales)

1. northern

   Synonym: norteño

   Antonyms: meridional, sureño

Coordinate terms

• occidental
• oriental
• austral
• boreal
• norte

Further reading

• “septentrional”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10