Noun
die Aurora
Pronunciation: /aʊ̯ˈʁoːʁa/
aurora
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plural Auroras
Meanings
Noun
- aurora
Example sentence
Über dem Polarkreis leuchtete die Aurora die ganze Nacht.
Above the Arctic Circle the aurora glowed all night long.
Word forms
singular
die Aurora
plural
die Auroras
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Aurora
Accusativedie Aurora
Dativeder Aurora
Genitiveder Aurora
Plural
Nominativedie Auroras
Accusativedie Auroras
Dativeden Auroras
Genitiveder Auroras
Usage
- Aurora borealis / Aurora australis — northern lights / southern lights; established scientific names
- Aurora / Polarlicht — aurora / the common German word for the same light phenomenon
Auf ihrem Foto erschien die Aurora als grünes Band über den Bergen.
In her photo, the aurora appeared as a green band above the mountains.