Terra Australis

Latin

Etymology

Literally, “Southern Land”.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Terra Austrālis f sg (genitive Terrae Austrālis); first declension

  1. (geography) A hypothetical continent proposed, prior to the discovery of Australia, to exist in the Southern Hemisphere.
  2. A former name for the continent of Australia after its discovery.

Declension

First-declension noun with a third-declension adjective, singular only.

singular
nominative Terra Austrālis
genitive Terrae Austrālis
dative Terrae Austrālī
accusative Terram Austrālem
ablative Terrā Austrālī
vocative Terra Austrālis

See also

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