borealis

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Latin

Etymology

From boreās +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

boreālis (neuter boreāle, superlative boreālissimus); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. northern

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

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Descendants

  • Catalan: boreal
  • English: boreal
  • French: boréal
  • Italian: boreale
  • Portuguese: boreal
  • Romanian: boreal
  • Spanish: boreal

References

  • borealis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • borealis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • borealis in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016