See also: Aura, AURA, àura, aură, aurá, and aurą

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin aura (a breeze, a breath of air, the air), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, breeze, soft wind), from ἀήρ (aḗr, air). Doublet of east, auster, air, and aria. The slang sense originated in the early 2020s and was popularized on TikTok around May 2024.[1]

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    aura (countable and uncountable, plural aurae or auræ or auras)

    1. A distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
      Synonyms: air, feeling, mood, spirit, vibe
      This place has an aura of 19th century Paris.
    2. (parapsychology) An invisible force surrounding a living creature.
    3. (medicine) A perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache.
    4. (medicine) A telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure.
    5. (uncountable, Internet slang) A charismatic and dominant presence (of a person).
      He has insane aura.
      • 2023 December 20, @sugarsmorecake, Twitter[1], archived from the original on 6 June 2024:
        Tht Nigga [Adolf Hitler] has no aura He dress like a medieval Queer
      • 2024 February 26, @lfcemii, Twitter[2], archived from the original on 6 June 2024:
        how can he still have aura even without showing his face
      • 2024 June 2, @opaltaerae, Twitter[3], archived from the original on 6 June 2024:
        this genuinely shocked me omfg his aura is insane 😭
      • 2024 June 3, u/Ship_per, “What's your faves biggest aura loss?”, in Reddit[4], r/kpop_uncensored, archived from the original on 6 June 2024:
        My fav aura losses are rm exposing Taehyun Infront[sic] of jongkook, Yeonjun hugging the air while coi leray was hugging Beomgyu, huening doing that one dance in front of the ladies and everyone at the GDA(correct me if I'm wrong)lol
      • 2024 August 2, Annie Aguiar, “Who’s Winning Internet Gold at the Olympics?”, in The New York Times[5], →ISSN:
        A clip of Kim stoically shooting at a competition in May spread exponentially online after her Olympic appearance, with posts citing her “aura,” current slang for an aspirational level of cool.

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    1. ^ Aura (Slang)”, in Know Your Meme, launched 2007

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, breeze, soft wind). Doublet of the inherited ora.

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    aura f (plural aures)

    1. gentle breeze
      Synonym: ora
    2. popularity
    3. aura

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    Dalmatian

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    aura f (plural aure)

    1. Alternative form of jaura

    Dutch

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra).

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    • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.raː/
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    • Hyphenation: au‧ra

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    aura f (plural aura's, diminutive auraatje n)

    1. aura

    Finnish

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    • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯rɑ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯rɑ̝]
    • Rhymes: -ɑurɑ
    • Hyphenation(key): au‧ra

    Etymology 1

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    Traditional kehäaura

    From Proto-Finnic *atra (compare Estonian ader), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *arþrą (compare Old Norse arðr), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom.

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    aura

    1. plough, plow (agricultural tool)
      Synonym: kyntöaura
      Isäntä kynti peltoa uudella viisisiipisellä auralla.
      The householder ploughed the field with a new five-blade plough.
    2. plough, plow (device used to clear snow)
      Synonym: lumiaura
    3. wedge (group of birds flying in a V-shaped formation)
    4. (skiing, ski jumping) wedge (pointing the skis inwards to slow down)
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    Inflection of aura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
    nominative aura aurat
    genitive auran aurojen
    partitive auraa auroja
    illative auraan auroihin
    singular plural
    nominative aura aurat
    accusative nom. aura aurat
    gen. auran
    genitive auran aurojen
    aurain rare
    partitive auraa auroja
    inessive aurassa auroissa
    elative aurasta auroista
    illative auraan auroihin
    adessive auralla auroilla
    ablative auralta auroilta
    allative auralle auroille
    essive aurana auroina
    translative auraksi auroiksi
    abessive auratta auroitta
    instructive auroin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of aura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative aurani aurani
    accusative nom. aurani aurani
    gen. aurani
    genitive aurani aurojeni
    auraini rare
    partitive auraani aurojani
    inessive aurassani auroissani
    elative aurastani auroistani
    illative auraani auroihini
    adessive aurallani auroillani
    ablative auraltani auroiltani
    allative auralleni auroilleni
    essive auranani auroinani
    translative aurakseni auroikseni
    abessive aurattani auroittani
    instructive
    comitative auroineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative aurasi aurasi
    accusative nom. aurasi aurasi
    gen. aurasi
    genitive aurasi aurojesi
    auraisi rare
    partitive auraasi aurojasi
    inessive aurassasi auroissasi
    elative aurastasi auroistasi
    illative auraasi auroihisi
    adessive aurallasi auroillasi
    ablative auraltasi auroiltasi
    allative aurallesi auroillesi
    essive auranasi auroinasi
    translative auraksesi auroiksesi
    abessive aurattasi auroittasi
    instructive
    comitative auroinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative auramme auramme
    accusative nom. auramme auramme
    gen. auramme
    genitive auramme aurojemme
    auraimme rare
    partitive auraamme aurojamme
    inessive aurassamme auroissamme
    elative aurastamme auroistamme
    illative auraamme auroihimme
    adessive aurallamme auroillamme
    ablative auraltamme auroiltamme
    allative aurallemme auroillemme
    essive auranamme auroinamme
    translative auraksemme auroiksemme
    abessive aurattamme auroittamme
    instructive
    comitative auroinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative auranne auranne
    accusative nom. auranne auranne
    gen. auranne
    genitive auranne aurojenne
    aurainne rare
    partitive auraanne aurojanne
    inessive aurassanne auroissanne
    elative aurastanne auroistanne
    illative auraanne auroihinne
    adessive aurallanne auroillanne
    ablative auraltanne auroiltanne
    allative aurallenne auroillenne
    essive aurananne auroinanne
    translative auraksenne auroiksenne
    abessive aurattanne auroittanne
    instructive
    comitative auroinenne
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    compounds
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    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from Latin aura.

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    aura

    1. aura
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    Inflection of aura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
    nominative aura aurat
    genitive auran aurojen
    partitive auraa auroja
    illative auraan auroihin
    singular plural
    nominative aura aurat
    accusative nom. aura aurat
    gen. auran
    genitive auran aurojen
    aurain rare
    partitive auraa auroja
    inessive aurassa auroissa
    elative aurasta auroista
    illative auraan auroihin
    adessive auralla auroilla
    ablative auralta auroilta
    allative auralle auroille
    essive aurana auroina
    translative auraksi auroiksi
    abessive auratta auroitta
    instructive auroin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of aura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative aurani aurani
    accusative nom. aurani aurani
    gen. aurani
    genitive aurani aurojeni
    auraini rare
    partitive auraani aurojani
    inessive aurassani auroissani
    elative aurastani auroistani
    illative auraani auroihini
    adessive aurallani auroillani
    ablative auraltani auroiltani
    allative auralleni auroilleni
    essive auranani auroinani
    translative aurakseni auroikseni
    abessive aurattani auroittani
    instructive
    comitative auroineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative aurasi aurasi
    accusative nom. aurasi aurasi
    gen. aurasi
    genitive aurasi aurojesi
    auraisi rare
    partitive auraasi aurojasi
    inessive aurassasi auroissasi
    elative aurastasi auroistasi
    illative auraasi auroihisi
    adessive aurallasi auroillasi
    ablative auraltasi auroiltasi
    allative aurallesi auroillesi
    essive auranasi auroinasi
    translative auraksesi auroiksesi
    abessive aurattasi auroittasi
    instructive
    comitative auroinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative auramme auramme
    accusative nom. auramme auramme
    gen. auramme
    genitive auramme aurojemme
    auraimme rare
    partitive auraamme aurojamme
    inessive aurassamme auroissamme
    elative aurastamme auroistamme
    illative auraamme auroihimme
    adessive aurallamme auroillamme
    ablative auraltamme auroiltamme
    allative aurallemme auroillemme
    essive auranamme auroinamme
    translative auraksemme auroiksemme
    abessive aurattamme auroittamme
    instructive
    comitative auroinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative auranne auranne
    accusative nom. auranne auranne
    gen. auranne
    genitive auranne aurojenne
    aurainne rare
    partitive auraanne aurojanne
    inessive aurassanne auroissanne
    elative aurastanne auroistanne
    illative auraanne auroihinne
    adessive aurallanne auroillanne
    ablative auraltanne auroiltanne
    allative aurallenne auroillenne
    essive aurananne auroinanne
    translative auraksenne auroiksenne
    abessive aurattanne auroittanne
    instructive
    comitative auroinenne
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    compounds
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    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from Latin aura.

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    aura f (plural auras)

    1. aura

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    aura

    1. third-person singular future of avoir

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    Hungarian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin aura (breeze, smell).

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    • IPA(key): [ˈɒurɒ]
    • Hyphenation: au‧ra
    • Rhymes: -rɒ

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    aura (plural aurák)

    1. aura

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    Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
    singular plural
    nominative aura aurák
    accusative aurát aurákat
    dative aurának auráknak
    instrumental aurával aurákkal
    causal-final auráért aurákért
    translative aurává aurákká
    terminative auráig aurákig
    essive-formal auraként aurákként
    essive-modal
    inessive aurában aurákban
    superessive aurán aurákon
    adessive auránál auráknál
    illative aurába aurákba
    sublative aurára aurákra
    allative aurához aurákhoz
    elative aurából aurákból
    delative auráról aurákról
    ablative aurától auráktól
    non-attributive
    possessive - singular
    auráé auráké
    non-attributive
    possessive - plural
    auráéi aurákéi
    Possessive forms of aura
    possessor single possession multiple possessions
    1st person sing. aurám auráim
    2nd person sing. aurád auráid
    3rd person sing. aurája aurái
    1st person plural auránk auráink
    2nd person plural aurátok auráitok
    3rd person plural aurájuk auráik

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    • aura in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

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    From English aura, from Latin aura (a breeze, a breath of air, the air), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, breeze, soft wind), from ἀήρ (aḗr, air).

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    • IPA(key): [ˈau̯ra]
    • Hyphenation: au‧ra

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    aura (plural a-, first-person possessive auraku, second-person possessive auramu, third-person possessive auranya)

    1. aura,
      1. an invisible force surrounding a living creature.
      2. (medicine) perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache.
      3. (medicine) telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure.

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    Italian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, breeze, soft wind). Doublet of the inherited ora.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈaw.ra/
    • Rhymes: -awra
    • Hyphenation: àu‧ra

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    aura f (plural aure)

    1. aura
    2. light breeze

    Latin

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    Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra).

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    aura f (genitive aurae); first declension

    1. air
    2. breeze
      • 13 CE, Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto 2.3.25–28:
        Ēn ego, nōn paucīs quondam mūnītus amīcīs,
             dum flāvit vēlīs aura secunda meīs,
        ut fera nimbōsō tumuērunt aequora ventō,
             in mediīs lacerā nāve relinquor aquīs.
        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.

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    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative aura aurae
    genitive aurae aurārum
    dative aurae aurīs
    accusative auram aurās
    ablative aurā aurīs
    vocative aura aurae

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    • Balkan Romance:
      • Megleno-Romanian: aură
      • Aromanian: avrã
    • Italo-Romance:
      • Italian: ora (ety. 3)
    • North Italian:
    • Gallo-Romance:
    • Ibero-Romance:
    • Vulgar Latin: (see there for further descendants)

    Unsorted borrowings:

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    • 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[8], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • popular favour; popularity: aura favoris popularis (Liv. 22. 26)
      • popular favour; popularity: aura popularis (Harusp. 18. 43)
      • to court popularity: auram popularem captare (Liv. 3. 33)
      • a popular man: aurae popularis homo (Liv. 42. 30)
      • to use some one's unpopularity as a means of making oneself popular: ex invidia alicuius auram popularem petere (Liv. 22. 26)

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    Etymology

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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    aura

    1. accusative plural of eyrir
    2. genitive plural of eyrir

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    Learned borrowing from Latin aura.

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    aura f

    1. aura (distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something)
      Synonyms: atmosfera, klimat, nastrój
    2. (meteorology) weather (distinctive atmosphere)
      Synonym: pogoda
    3. (medicine) aura (telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure)
    4. (parapsychology) aura, biofield (invisible force surrounding a living creature; supposed field of energy or life force that surrounds or permeates a living thing)
      Synonyms: biopole, pole biologiczne

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    Further reading

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    • aura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • aura in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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    Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, breeze, soft wind). Doublet of oura, which was inherited.

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    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.ɾɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.ɾɐ]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.ɾa/ [ˈaʊ̯.ɾa]

    • Rhymes: -awɾɐ
    • Hyphenation: au‧ra

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    aura f (plural auras)

    1. aura (an invisible force surrounding a living creature)

    Romansch

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Latin aura.

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    aura f

    1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) weather

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    • IPA(key): /ˈauɾa/ [ˈau̯.ɾa]
    • Rhymes: -auɾa
    • Syllabification: au‧ra

    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from Latin aura, from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, breeze, soft wind).

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    aura f (plural auras)

    1. aura

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    aura f (plural auras)

    1. the turkey vulture and related species in the genus Cathartes, carrion-eating birds native to the Americas

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    • Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like aura take the singular definite article el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el aura. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al aura, del aura.
    These nouns also usually take the indefinite article un that is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una is also permitted): un aura or una aura. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).
    However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) must be used: la mejor aura, una buena aura.
    • If an adjective follows the noun, it must agree with the noun's gender regardless of the article used: el aura única, un(a) aura buena.
    • In the plural, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (las, unas etc.) are always used.


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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin aura (a breeze, a breath of air, the air), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, breeze, soft wind), from ἀήρ (aḗr, air). Doublet of aria.

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    aura c

    1. aura

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    Weyewa

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    Noun

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    aura

    1. (Loli) vow, oath, pledge

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    • 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