hibernal

English

Etymology

From Latin hībernālis (“wintry”), from hiems (“winter”).

Adjective

hibernal (comparative more hibernal, superlative most hibernal)

1. Of or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal

Synonyms

• brumal
• hiemal
• wintry

Antonyms

• aestival, estival

Related terms

• hibernate

Translations

of or pertaining to winter

Belarusian: зімо́вы (zimóvy), зі́мні (zímni) Bulgarian: зимен (zimen) Finnish: talvinen (fi), talvi- Georgian: ზამთრის (zamtris), ზამთრული (zamtruli), საზამთრო (ka) (sazamtro) (nonstandard) German: hibernal (archaic) Polish: zimowy (pl) Romanian: hibernal (ro) Russian: зи́мний (ru) (zímnij) Ukrainian: зимо́вий (uk) (zymóvyj), зимови́й (uk) (zymovýj)

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hībernālis (“wintry”), from hiems (“winter”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.beʁˈnaw/ [i.beɦˈnaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.beʁˈnaw/ [i.beɦˈnaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /i.beɾˈnaw/ [i.beɾˈnaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /i.beʁˈnaw/ [i.beʁˈnaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.beɻˈnaw/ [i.beɻˈnaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.bɨɾˈnal/ [i.βɨɾˈnaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.bɨɾˈnal/ [i.βɨɾˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.bɨɾˈna.li/ [i.βɨɾˈna.li]

Adjective

hibernal m or f (plural hibernais)

1. hibernal

Related terms

• inverno
• hibernar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French hibernal, from Latin hibernalis.

Adjective

hibernal m or n (feminine singular hibernală, masculine plural hibernali, feminine and neuter plural hibernale)

1. hibernal

Declension

Declension of hibernal

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	hibernal		hibernală		hibernali	hibernale
	definite	hibernalul		hibernala		hibernalii	hibernalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	hibernal		hibernale		hibernali	hibernale
	definite	hibernalului		hibernalei		hibernalilor	hibernalelor

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hībernālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ibeɾˈnal/ [i.β̞eɾˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: hi‧ber‧nal

Adjective

hibernal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hibernales)

1. hibernal

   Synonym: invernal

Further reading

• “hibernal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024