hiemal

See also: hiémal

English

Alternative forms

• hyemal

Etymology

From Latin hiemālis (“pertaining to winter”), from hiems (“winter”). More at hibernate.

Adjective

hiemal (comparative more hiemal, superlative most hiemal)

1. (rare) Of or pertaining to winter, wintry.

Synonyms

• hibernal

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hiemālis.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ʝeˈmal/ [ɟ͡ʝeˈmal]

• IPA^(key): /ʝeˈmal/ [ɟ͡ʝeˈmal] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /jeˈmal/ [jeˈmal] (Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: hie‧mal

Adjective

hiemal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hiemales)

1. (relational) winter

   Synonym: invernal

Derived terms

• cuadrante hiemal
• solsticio hiemal

Noun

hiemal m (uncountable)

1. (astronomy) the winter quadrant

Further reading

• “hiemal”, 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