boreal

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɹi.əl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːɹɪəl/

Adjective

boreal (comparative more boreal, superlative most boreal)

1. Of, relating to, or coming from the north.

Anagrams

• albero

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin borealis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boʀeˈaːl/

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

boreal (not comparable)

1. boreal

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).

Adjective

boreal m, f (plural boreais, comparable)

1. boreal (relating to the north)

Etymology

Borrowed from French boréal, Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).

Adjective

boreal m, n (feminine singular boreală, masculine plural boreali, feminine and neuter plural boreale)

1. northern, boreal

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).

Adjective

boreal (plural boreales)

1. boreal, north, northern