auster
see also: Auster
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɔːstə(ɹ)/, /ˈɒstə(ɹ)/
Noun

auster

  1. The south wind.
Synonyms Antonyms
Auster
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɒstə/, /ˈɔːstə/
Proper noun
  1. (Roman god) The god of the south wind.
  2. (poetic) The south wind, especially when personified.
    • 1989, Anthony Burgess, “Hun”, in The Devil's Mode:
      ‘My homeland too,’ Aetius grinned. ‘I was born under the Auster.’



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