LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

boreās1

boreās m (genitive boreae)
Classical[ˈbɔ.re.aːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɔː.re.as]

Meaning

  1. north wind
  2. north (compass direction)
    Loquere Aaron, et dices ad eum: Cum posueris septem lucernas, candelabrum in australi parte erigatur. Hoc igitur praecipe ut lucernae contra boream e regione respiciant ad mensam panum propositionis, contra eam partem, quam candelabrum respicit, lucere debebuntSpeak to Aaron, and thou shalt say to him: When thou shalt place the seven lamps, let the candlestick be set up on the south side. Give orders therefore that the lamps look over against the north, towards the table of the leaves of proposition, over against that part shall they give light, towards which the candlestick looketh. (Douay-Rheims translation)c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Num.8.2

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeboreāsboreae
genitiveboreaeboreārum
dativeboreaeboreīs
accusativeboreān
boream		boreās
ablativeboreāboreīs
vocativeboreāboreae

bŏrĕas (borras, Prud. Psych. 847; Paul. Nol. Carm. 17, 245), ae, m., = Βορέας or Βορρᾶς.
I. The north wind; pure Lat aquilo, Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119: ventus Boreas, Nep. Milt. 2, 4: Boreae frigus, Verg. G. 1, 93: tellus boreā rigida spirante, id. ib. 2, 316; id. A. 3, 687: horrifer, Ov. M. 1, 65: praeceps, id. ib. 2, 185; 13, 418; 15, 471; Col. poët. 10, 288; Stat. S. 5, 1, 82.—Acc. Borean, Ov. M. 15, 471; id. F. 2, 147; Luc. 4, 61; 5, 543; 5, 705; 8, 183; 10, 289; Stat. S. 3, 2, 45; id. Th. 7, 6; Manil. 4, 644: Boream, Prop. 2 (3), 26, 51. Claud. Epigr. 9, 3.—
B. Meton.
1. The north: Boreae finitimum latus, Hor. C. 3, 24, 38.—
2. Personified, the son of the river-god Strymon, and father of Calais and Zetes by Orithyia, daughter of Erectheus, king of Attica, Ov. M. 6, 682; 6, 711 sq.; Prop. 2, 26, 51 (3, 22, 31).—
II. Derivv.
A. bŏrī^us or bŏrē^us = βόρειος, pertaining to the north wind, northern: sub axe boreo, Ov. Tr. 4, 8, 41; so Isid. Orig. 3, 32, 1 Lind. N. cr.; 3, 36; 13, 5, 5: frigus, Prisc. Perieg. 271; 315; 789.—Bŏrīon, ii, n., = Βόρειοϝ: promonturium, Βόρειον ἄκπον, in Cyrenaica, Mel. 1, 7, 5; Plin. 5, 4, 4, § 28.—
B. bŏrĕālis, e, northern (rare; perh. only in Avienus): flamina, the north winds, Avien. Phaen. Arat. 951; id. Perieg. 84 and 292.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās).

Borrowings
  • EnglishBoreas
  • Italianborea
  • Frenchboréefrom Middle French borée
  • Spanishbóreas
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianbora
  • Englishborafrom Italian bora
  • Italianboria
  • Dalmatianbura
  • Istriotbora
  • Venetanbura
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianbură
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanboira
  • Old Frenchboire
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishboirafrom Aragonese boira
  • Galicianboira
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Boreās2
Boreās m sg (genitive Boreae)
Classical[ˈbɔ.re.aːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɔː.re.as]

Meaning

  1. Boreas, a deity who was the personification of the north wind

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBoreās—
genitiveBoreae—
dativeBoreae—
accusativeBoreān—
ablativeBoreā—
vocativeBoreā—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyBoreasBoreas (Βορέας or Βορᾶς), the North wind, was, according to Hesiod (Hes. Th. 379), a son of Astraeus and Eos, and brother of Hesperus, Zephyrus, and N…

Quick answers

What does boreās mean in Latin?
boreās, a noun, means “north wind; north (compass direction)”.
What is the genitive of boreās?
The genitive singular is boreae. boreās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce boreās?
In classical Latin, [ˈbɔ.re.aːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbɔː.re.as].