austral

Borrowed from Latin australis (“southern”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒstɹəl/, /ˈɔːstɹəl/

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• Rhymes: -ɒstɹəl

austral (comparative more austral, superlative most austral)

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

   an austral migrant

• meridional
• southern

• boreal
• septentrional
• northern

• Australian
• aurora australis
• oriental
• occidental

From Spanish austral, from Latin australis.

austral (plural australs)

2. A former currency of Argentina. Its symbol was ₳.

• occidental
• oriental

• Alturas

Learned borrowing from Latin austrālis.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əwsˈtɾal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [awsˈtɾal]

austral m or f (masculine and feminine plural australs)

1. southern, austral

   Synonym: meridional

   Antonym: boreal

2. (relational) of the south wind

austral m (plural australs)

1. south wind

   Synonym: austre

2. southeasterly
3. austral (former currency)

• “austral”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Borrowed from Latin austrālis.

• IPA^(key): /os.tʁal/

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• Homophones: australe, australes

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

1. austral

   Antonym: boréal

• “austral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Borrowed from Latin australis.

• IPA^(key): [aʊ̯sˈtʁaːl]

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• Rhymes: -aːl

austral (strong nominative masculine singular australer, not comparable)

1. austral

   Antonym: boreal

• “austral” in Duden online
• “austral”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[2] (in German)

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• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: aus‧tral

Learned borrowing from Latin austrālis.

austral m or f (plural austrais)

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

   Synonyms: meridional, sulista

   Antonyms: boreal, setentrional, nortenho

Borrowed from Spanish austral, from Latin austrālis.

austral m (plural austrais)

1. (historical) austral (short-lived Argentinian currency)

• austro

• “austral”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “austral”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from French austral, Latin australis.

austral m or n (feminine singular australă, masculine plural australi, feminine/neuter plural australe)

1. southern, austral

   Synonyms: sudic, meridional

   Antonyms: boreal, nordic

• austru

Inherited from Old Spanish austral, a learned borrowing from Latin austrālis.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ausˈtɾal/ [au̯sˈt̪ɾal]

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: aus‧tral

austral m or f (masculine and feminine plural australes)

1. (higher register, chiefly astronomy or geography) southern; austral (of, relating to, or coming from the south)

   Synonyms: antártico, meridional, sureño

   Antonyms: boreal, nórdico, norteño, septentrional

austral m (plural australes)

1. austral (short-lived Argentinian currency)

   Alternative form: ₳ (symbol)

• “austral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025