〈SI〉 iltānu ‘north’
〈aquilo〉 ‘north wind’
〈septentriones〉 ‘Ursa Major’
〈septemtrio〉 ‘north’
〈mundus summus〉 ‘arctic circle’
〈βόρειος〉 boreios ‘northern’
septentrionalis
Latin adjective
Last edited: 2024-02-13| Primary meaning | northern |
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| Literal translation | belonging to the seven oxen |
| Variants | septentrionalis septemtrionalis e.g. Sen. Q. N. 5.16.6 |
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northern cardinal direction
In parte XX. Librae quicumque habuerint horoscopum, in septentrionali scilicet parte, erunt medici famosa artis nobilitate perspicui.
‘Whoever has the ascendant at 20° Libra, i. e. in the northern degree, will be a famous medic, famous for the excellence of their skill.’
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). septentrionalis (Lemma #1521). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1521/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). septentrionalis (Lemma #1521). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1521/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). septentrionalis (Lemma #1521). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1521/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) septentrionalis (Lemma #1521), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1521/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX
@misc{zodiac1521,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
year = {2024},
title = {septentrionalis ({Lemma} #1521)},
url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1521/},
howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1521/},
}