north (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. septentrio, ōnis, m.; or pl. septemtriōnes, um (the pl. is the older form, denoting the seven stars of Ursa Major)2. ăquĭlo, ōnis, m. (strictly the N.-wind3. Bŏreas, ae, m. (like preced. • north (subs.): 1. septentrio, ōnis, m.; or pl. septemtriōnes, um (the pl. is the older form, denoting the seven stars of Ursa Major): towards the n., ad septentriones, Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49: they face the n., spectant in septentriones (al. -em), Caes. B. G. 1, 1: also = the northern part or side of a region, Liv. 32, 13 (septentrio a Macedonia objicitur). 2. ăquĭlo, ōnis, m. (strictly the N.-wind: less freq.): a cave facing the n., spelunca ad a. conversa, Cic. Verr. 4, 48, 107 (a passage savouring of poetry). 3. Bŏreas, ae, m. (like preced.: poet.): Hor. Od. 3, 24, 38.