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auster

Pronunciation: [ˈau̯s.tɛr]

“auster” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. the south wind
  2. south (compass direction)

In Latin

  1. qui ex meridie flat.

Etymology

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

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