82%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Roman Mythology Pronounced Pron. /ˈau̯s.ter/(Latin) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "south" in Latin (descended from the Indo-European root *hews- meaning "dawn", making it related to the English word east). Auster was the Roman god of the south wind. Categories air, cardinal points, deities, gods, Latin words, weather, word names
