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An aurora [a] (pl. aurorae or auroras), [b] also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), [c] is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains ...
The plurals of the names of fishes either take the ending -s or is the same as the singular. Other nouns that have identical singular and plural forms include: craft (meaning 'vessel'), including aircraft, watercraft, spacecraft, hovercraft (but in the sense of a skill or art, the plural is regular, crafts)
Aurora is a feminine given name, originating from the name of the ancient Roman goddess of dawn Aurora. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Her tears were said to turn into the morning dew . Each morning she traveled in her chariot across the sky from east to west, proclaiming renewal with the rising of the sun . [ 3 ]
@Mat0329Lo If the two are equated to each other and yet are singular and plural, respectively, then that is absolutely and most definitely incorrect. To go boldly and to boldly go have the same meaning, whilst the Northern Lights and an Aurora Borealis do not. Nor is singular and plural simply "guidelines."
Plurals and verb forms almost always follow even though not listed here: "analyses/analyzes", "analysed/analyzed" etc. (but note "analysis" is universal). Some usages identified as American English are common in British English; e.g., disk for disc.
Aura, often plural Aurae, "the Breezes". Aurora, goddess of the dawn. Averruncus, a god propitiated to avert calamity. B. A Bacchus from Roman Spain, 2nd century.
The best time to view the aurora is within an hour or two of midnight, or 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Ohio weather forecast for the northern lights According to the National Weather Service, Friday night ...
The Latin word vīrus was a neuter noun of the second declension, but neuter second declension nouns ending in -us (rather than -um) are rare enough that inferring rules is difficult. (One rare attested plural, pelage as a plural of pelagus, is borrowed from Greek, so does not give guidance for virus.)