Phrase guide

northern lights

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of northern lights.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The aurora of the northern hemisphere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the aurora of the northern hemisphere

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aurora borealis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: aurora

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

99 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: noorderligte — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Ahtna: yaykaas — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Ahtna: yakoneʼ — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Arabic: شفق قطبي — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Armenian: բեւեռափայլ (beweṙapʻayl) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Assamese: মেৰুপ্ৰভা (meruprobha) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Asturian: aurora polar — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Azerbaijani: qütb parıltısı — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Bashkir: һаҙағай (haźağay) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Belarusian: палярнае ззянне (paljarnaje zzjannje) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Bengali: মেরুজ্যোতি (merujjōti) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Breton: tarzh-gouloù — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Bulgarian: северно сияние (severno sijanie) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Catalan: aurora boreal — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Chinese Mandarin: 北極光 /北极光 (běijíguāng) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Chukchi: йыӈэттэт (jyṇėttėt) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Czech: polární záře — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Danish: nordlys — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Danish: polarlys — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Dutch: noorderlicht — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Dutch: aurora borealis — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Esperanto: arkta aŭroro — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Esperanto: nordlumo — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Esperanto: norda brilo — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Estonian: virmalised — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Faroese: norðlýsi — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Faroese: pólalýsi — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Finnish: revontulet — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • French: aurore boréale — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • French: aurore polaire — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Galician: aurora polar — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Georgian: ჩრდილოეთის ციალი (črdiloetis ciali) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Georgian: ჩრდილოეთის ნათება (črdiloetis nateba) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • German: Nordlicht — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • German: Polarlicht — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Greek: βόρειο σέλας (vóreio sélas) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Greenlandic: arsarnerit — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Gwich'in: yakąįh — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Gwich'in: zheekąįh — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Hebrew: זוהר הצפון (zóhar ha-tzafón) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Hindi: ध्रुवीय ज्योति (dhruvīya jyoti) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Hungarian: északi fény — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Icelandic: norðurljós — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Inuktitut: ᐊᕐᓴᓂᖅ (arsaniq) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Irish: na Saighneáin — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Irish: Na Gealáin Thuaidh — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Italian: aurora boreale — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Japanese: 北極光 (hokkyokukō) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Japanese: 北光 (hokkō) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Japanese: オーロラ (ōrora) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Kazakh: полярлық шұғыла (polärlyq şūğyla) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Komi-Zyrian: вой кыа (voj kya) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Komi-Zyrian: востым (vostym) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Korean: 오로라 (orora) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Lakota: wanáǧi tȟawáčhipi — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Lakota: haŋwákȟaŋ — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Lakota: Hóhe tȟamáȟpiya — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Lakota: maȟpíya tȟaŋíŋ — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Latvian: kāvi — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Latvian: ziemeļblāzma — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Lithuanian: šiaurės pašvaistė — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Lithuanian: poliarinė pašvaistė — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Macedonian: поларна светлина (polarna svetlina) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Northern Mansi: сисьной (sisʹnoj) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Navajo: yáhoodǫ́ǫ́zí — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Navajo: nahoogaii — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Tundra Nenets: харп — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nordlys — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nordljos — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vêrljos — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Odia: ଧ୍ରୁବୀୟ ଜ୍ୟୋତି (dhrubiya jyoti) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Persian: شفق قطبی — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Polish: zorza polarna — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Portuguese: aurora boreal — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Romanian: auroră polară — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Romanian: auroră boreală — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Russian: се́верное сия́ние (sévernoje sijánije) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Russian: се́верное поля́рное сия́ние (sévernoje poljárnoje sijánije) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Lule-Sami: guovsagis — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Northern Sami: guovssahas — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Pite Sami: guoksagis — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Skolt-Sami: kuuskõõzz — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Scottish Gaelic: Na Fir-chlis — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Slovak: polárna žiara — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Slovene: polarni sij — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Spanish: aurora boreal — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Squamish: sexwsáxwi7 — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Swedish: norrsken — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Tamil: துருவ ஒளி (turuva oḷi) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Lower Tanana: yoyekoyh — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Thai: แสงเหนือ (sɛ̌ɛng-nʉ̌ʉa) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Turkish: kutup ışıkları — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Ukrainian: полярне сяйво (poljarne sjajvo) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Ukrainian: півні́чне ся́йво (pivníčne sjájvo) — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Umatilla: lɨ́šwaaluukt — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Unami: kìshahtèk — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Uzbek: qutb yogʻdusi — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Vietnamese: bắc cực quang — the aurora of the northern hemisphere
  • Welsh: Goleuni'r Gogledd — the aurora of the northern hemisphere