nival

English

Etymology

From Latin nivalis, from nix, nivis (“snow”).

Adjective

nival (comparative more nival, superlative most nival)

  1. (obsolete) Abounding with snow; snowy.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for nival in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Latin nivalis, from nix.

Adjective

nival (feminine singular nivale, masculine plural nivaux, feminine plural nivales)

  1. (attributively) snow

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niˈvaːl/
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  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

nival (not comparable)

  1. nival

Declension

Derived terms

Spanish

Adjective

nival (plural nivales)

  1. snow; snow
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