different between austral vs occidental

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin australis (“southern”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??st??l/, /???st??l/

Adjective

austral (comparative more austral, superlative most austral)

1. Of, relating to, or coming from the south.

   an austral migrant

Synonyms

• meridional
• southern

Antonyms

• boreal
• septentrional
• northern

Related terms

• Australian
• aurora australis
• oriental
• occidental

Translations

Etymology 2

From Spanish austral, from Latin australis.

Noun

austral (plural australs)

1. A former currency of Argentina.

Translations

See also

• occidental
• oriental

Anagrams

• Alturas

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin australis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /os.t?al/
• Homophones: australe, australes

Adjective

austral (feminine singular australe, masculine plural austraux, feminine plural australes)

1. austral

Antonyms

• boréal

Further reading

• “austral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin australis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a??s?t?a?l]
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

austral (not comparable)

1. austral

Declension

Antonyms

• boreal

Further reading

• “austral” in Duden online

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin austr?lis.

Adjective

austral m or f (plural austrais, comparable)

1. southern; austral (of, relating to, or coming from the south)

   Synonyms: meridional, sulista

Antonyms

• boreal, setentrional, nortenho

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish austral, from Latin austr?lis.

Noun

austral m (plural austrais)

1. austral (short-lived Argentinian currency)

Related terms

• austro

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French austral, Latin australis.

Adjective

austral m or n (feminine singular austral?, masculine plural australi, feminine and neuter plural australe)

1. southern, austral

Declension

Synonyms

• sudic, meridional

Antonyms

• boreal, nordic

Related terms

• austru

Spanish

Alternative forms

• ? (symbol)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin australis.

Adjective

austral (plural australes)

1. southern; austral (of, relating to, or coming from the south)

   Synonym: meridional

   Antonyms: boreal, septentrional, norteño

Derived terms

Noun

austral m (plural australes)

1. austral (short-lived Argentinian currency)

Further reading

• “austral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French occidental, from Latin occidentalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??k.s??d?n.t?l/

Adjective

occidental (comparative more occidental, superlative most occidental)

1. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. [from 16th c.]

   occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.

2. Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality. [from 18th c.]

Synonyms

• western

Antonyms

• (western): oriental

Derived terms

• occidentalism
• occidentalist

Related terms

• Occident

Translations

Noun

occidental (plural occidentals)

1. A Western Christian of the Latin rite

   • Most occidentals resident in South China have joined the Chinese in their zealous enthusiasm for the lychee.

See also

• oriental
• boreal
• austral

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occident?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ok.si.d?n?tal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /uk.si.d?n?tal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ok.si.den?tal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

occidental (masculine and feminine plural occidentals)

1. western

Synonyms

• de l'oest
• ponentí

Related terms

• occident

See also

(compass points) punt cardinal;

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidentalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.si.d??.tal/
• Homophones: occidentale, occidentes

Adjective

occidental (feminine singular occidentale, masculine plural occidentaux, feminine plural occidentales)

1. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western

Derived terms

• Sahara occidental

Related terms

• Occidental (noun for Westerner)
• occident
• occidentalisation
• occidentaliser

Further reading

• “occidental” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Pronunciation

Adjective

occidental m or f (plural occidentais)

1. western

Portuguese

Adjective

occidental m or f (plural occidentais, comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of ocidental (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French occidental, Latin occidentalis.

Adjective

occidental m or n (feminine singular occidental?, masculine plural occidentali, feminine and neuter plural occidentale)

1. western

Declension

Antonyms

• oriental

Related terms

• occident

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidentalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /o??iden?tal/, [o??.?i.ð??n??t?al]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /o?siden?tal/, [o??.si.ð??n??t?al]
• Hyphenation: oc?ci?den?tal

Adjective

occidental (plural occidentales)

1. western

   Antonym: oriental

Derived terms

• antioccidental
• Virginia Occidental

Related terms

• occidente

Coordinate terms

• oriental
• meridional, sureño
• septentrional, norteño

Noun

occidental m or f (plural occidentales)

1. westerner

Further reading

• “occidental” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.