auster

Meaning

1. (declension-2, masculine) the south wind
2. (declension-2, masculine) south (compass direction)

Concepts

storm

gale

tempest

south wind

south

noon

🕛

midday

thunderstorm

Synonyms

tempestas

meridies

merīdiēs

Translations

Sturm

tempestade

tempesta

bufera

tempestat

procela

tormenta

tempestad

tempesta

θύελλα

καταιγίδα

φουρτούνα

storm

stormwind

tormenta

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈau̯s.tɛr]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *austeros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros, from *h₂ews- (“dawn”). Cognate with Latin aurōra, English east, German Ost.