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aura
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aura (“a breeze, a breath of air, the air”), from Ancient Greek ???? (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”), from ??? (a?r, “air”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?????/
- Rhymes: -????
Noun
aura (plural aurae or auræ or auras)
- Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
- (parapsychology) An invisible force surrounding a living creature.
- (medicine) Perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache.
- (medicine) Telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure.
Synonyms
(atmosphere):
- air
- feeling
- mood
- spirit
- vibe
Derived terms
- auraed
- auratic
Translations
Further reading
- aura in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- aura in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- aura at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Arau
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek ???? (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”). Doublet of the inherited ora.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?aw.??/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?aw.?a/
Noun
aura f (plural aures)
- gentle breeze
- Synonym: ora
- popularity
- aura
Further reading
- “aura” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dalmatian
Noun
aura f
- Alternative form of jaura
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek ???? (aúra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??u?.ra?/
- Hyphenation: au?ra
Noun
aura f (plural aura's, diminutive auraatje n)
- aura
Finnish
(index au)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??u?r?/, [??u?r?]
- Rhymes: -?ur?
- Syllabification: au?ra
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *atra (compare Estonian ader), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *arþr? (compare Old Norse arðr), from Proto-Indo-European *h?érh?trom.
Noun
aura
- plough, plow
- wedge (group of birds flying in a V-shaped formation)
Declension
Derived terms
- aura-auto
- aurata
- kurkiaura
- aurajuusto
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin aura.
Noun
aura
- aura
Declension
Anagrams
- raau, uraa
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.?a/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin aura.
Noun
aura f (plural auras)
- aura
Etymology 2
Verb
aura
- third-person singular future of avoir
Further reading
- “aura” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aura (“breeze, smell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??ur?]
- Hyphenation: au?ra
- Rhymes: -r?
Noun
aura (plural aurák)
- aura
Declension
Indonesian
Etymology
From English aura, from Latin aura (“a breeze, a breath of air, the air”), from Ancient Greek ???? (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”), from ??? (a?r, “air”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?au?ra]
- Hyphenation: au?ra
Noun
aura (plural aura-aura, first-person possessive auraku, second-person possessive auramu, third-person possessive auranya)
- aura,
- an invisible force surrounding a living creature.
- (medicine) perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache.
- (medicine) telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure.
Further reading
- “aura” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek ???? (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”). Doublet of the inherited ora.
Noun
aura f (plural aure)
- aura
- light breeze
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (aúra).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?au?.ra/, [?äu??ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?au?.ra/, [???u?r?]
Noun
aura f (genitive aurae); first declension
- air
- breeze
- 13 CE, Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto 2.3.25–28:
- ?n ego, n?n pauc?s quondam m?n?tus am?c?s,
dum fl?vit v?l?s aura secunda me?s,
ut fera nimb?s? tumu?runt aequora vent?,
in medi?s lacer? n?ve relinquor aqu?s.- Behold me! once supported by many friends—while a favouring breeze filled my sails now that the wild seas have been swelled by the stormy wind, I am abandoned on a shattered bark in the midst of the waters.
- ?n ego, n?n pauc?s quondam m?n?tus am?c?s,
- 13 CE, Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto 2.3.25–28:
Declension
First-declension noun.
Synonyms
- ??r
- ventus
- sp?ritus
Descendants
References
- aura in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
Old Norse
Etymology
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
aura
- accusative plural of eyrir
- genitive plural of eyrir
Polish
Etymology
From Latin aura, from Ancient Greek ???? (aúr?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.wra/
Noun
aura f
- aura
Declension
Further reading
- aura in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek ???? (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”). Doublet of oura, which was inherited.
Noun
aura f (plural auras)
- aura (an invisible force surrounding a living creature)
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) ora
Etymology
From Latin aura.
Noun
aura f
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) weather
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?au?a/, [?au?.?a]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek ???? (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”).
Noun
aura f (plural auras)
- aura
Etymology 2
Noun
aura f (plural auras)
- the turkey vulture and related species in the genus Cathartes, carrion-eating birds native to the Americas
Further reading
- “aura” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Weyewa
Noun
aura
- (Loli) vow, oath, pledge
References
- Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010) , “aura”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat
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look
English
Etymology
From Middle English loken, lokien, from Old English l?cian, from Proto-West Germanic *l?k?n. Further origin unknown, no certain cognates outside Germanic. The English word, however, is cognate with Scots luke, luik, leuk (“to look, see”), West Frisian lôkje, loaitsje (“to look”), Middle Dutch loeken (“to look”), German Low German löken and Alemannic German luege. Possibly related to Sanskrit ???? (lok, “to see, behold”) *lewk- (“light”) in the sense of "illuminating" (cf. related word ???? (ruc) "to shine, illuminate")
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?k/
- Rhymes: -?k
- Homophone: luck (most of Northern England)
- (some Northern En?lish dialects, esp. Bolton) IPA(key): /lu?k/
- Rhymes: -u?k
- Homophone: Luke
- (Liverpool usually) IPA(key): /lu?x/
- Rhymes: -u?x
Verb
look (third-person singular simple present looks, present participle looking, simple past and past participle looked)
- To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:look
- (intransitive) As an intransitive verb, often with "at".
- Troponyms: glance; see also Thesaurus:stare
- (transitive, colloquial) As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object.
- To appear, to seem.
- c. 1701–03, Joseph Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c., Dedication:
- THERE is a plea?ure in owning obligations which it is a plea?ure to have received; but ?hould I publi?h any favours done me by your Lord?hip, I am afraid it would look more like vanity, than gratitude.
- So this was my future home, I thought! […] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
- 2012, Chelsea 6-0 Wolves
- Chelsea's youngsters, who looked lively throughout, then combined for the second goal in the seventh minute. Romeu's shot was saved by Wolves goalkeeper Dorus De Vries but Piazon kept the ball alive and turned it back for an unmarked Bertrand to blast home.
- c. 1701–03, Joseph Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c., Dedication:
- (copulative) To give an appearance of being.
- (intransitive, often with "for") To search for, to try to find.
- To face or present a view.
- 1769, Benjamin Blayney (editor), King James Bible, Oxford standard text, Ezekiel, xi, 1,
- Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD's house, which looketh eastward:
- 1769, Benjamin Blayney (editor), King James Bible, Oxford standard text, Ezekiel, xi, 1,
- To expect or anticipate.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Fairie Queene, Book VI, Canto XI, 1750, The Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 4, page 139,
- Looking each Hour into Death's Mouth to fall,
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Fairie Queene, Book VI, Canto XI, 1750, The Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 4, page 139,
- (transitive) To express or manifest by a look.
- c. 1815, Lord Byron, Waterloo,
- Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again,
- c. 1815, Lord Byron, Waterloo,
- (transitive, often with "to") To make sure of, to see to.
- 1898, Samuel Butler (translator), Homer, The Odyssey,
- "Look to it yourself, father," answered Telemachus, "for they say you are the wisest counsellor in the world, and that there is no other mortal man who can compare with you. […]
- 1898, Samuel Butler (translator), Homer, The Odyssey,
- (dated, sometimes figuratively) To show oneself in looking.
- c. 1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Induction, Scene 2, 1831, George Steevens (editor), The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, [Publication of the copy annotated by Steevens], Volume 1, page 254,
- I have […] more feet than shoes, or such shoes as my toes look through the overleather.
- c. 1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Induction, Scene 2, 1831, George Steevens (editor), The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, [Publication of the copy annotated by Steevens], Volume 1, page 254,
- (transitive, obsolete) To look at; to turn the eyes toward.
- Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. […] She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, […].
- (transitive, obsolete) To seek; to search for.
- c. 1552–1599, Edmund Spenser, unidentified sonnet,
- Looking my love, I go from place to place, / Like a young fawn that late hath lost the hind; / And seek each where, where last I saw her face, / Whose image yet I carry fresh in mind.
- c. 1552–1599, Edmund Spenser, unidentified sonnet,
- (transitive, obsolete) To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence.
- 1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy, Act 3, Scene 1, 1701, The Comedies, Tragedies, and Operas Written by John Dryden, Esq, Volume 2, page 464,
- A Spirit fit to start into an Empire, / And look the World to Law.
- 1882, Wilkie Collins, Heart and Science
- Ovid might have evaded her entreaties by means of an excuse. But her eyes were irresistible: they looked him into submission in an instant.
- 1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy, Act 3, Scene 1, 1701, The Comedies, Tragedies, and Operas Written by John Dryden, Esq, Volume 2, page 464,
- (baseball) To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.
Usage notes
Though the use of the pronunciation /lu?k/ is now restricted to northern English dialects, it was formerly more widespread. For example, it is mentioned without comment in Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Translations
Interjection
look
- Pay attention.
Translations
Synonyms
- see, so, well, hey
Noun
look (plural looks)
- The action of looking; an attempt to see.
- (often plural) Physical appearance, visual impression.
- He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. […] But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […]
- A facial expression.
Derived terms
Translations
References
Anagrams
- kolo, kool
Dutch
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch look, from Old Dutch *l?k, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz. Compare Low German look, Look, German Lauch, English leek, Danish løg, Swedish lök. More at leek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo?k/
- Hyphenation: look
- Rhymes: -o?k
Noun
look n or m (uncountable)
- Plants of the genus Allium, especially garlic.
- Several related herbs, like chive, garlic, shallot and leek.
Derived terms
- lookachtig
- lookallergie
- lookbed
- lookgeur
- looksaus
- looksmaak
- looksoep
- lookstank
- lookworst
-plant species:
- bieslook (“chives”)
- berglook (“keeled garlic”)
- daslook (“bear leek”)
- eslook (“shallot”)
- knoflook (“garlic”)
- kraailook (“crow garlic”)
- lookprei
- look-zonder-look
- moeslook (“field garlic”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo?k/
- Hyphenation: look
- Rhymes: -o?k
Verb
look
- singular past indicative of luiken
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English look.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luk/
- Hyphenation: look
- Rhymes: -uk
Noun
look m (plural looks)
- A look, (clothing) style, appearance.
Derived terms
- horrorlook
Etymology 4
Related to luiken, cognate with English lock.
Noun
look m (plural loken, diminutive [please provide])
- A gap, space between barrels or between the strings in rope.
- A section, division (archaic).
Anagrams
- kool
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English look.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luk/
Noun
look m (plural looks)
- A style; appearance; look.
Derived terms
- relooker
- relooking
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English look.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?luk/, [?luk]
Noun
look m (plural looks)
- (informal) a look; style, appearance
References
- “look” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /?lo?ok/
Noun
look
- A bay.
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