nivôse
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nivōsus (“snowy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nivôse m (plural nivôses)
- (historical) Nivôse (the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar)
See also
- (French Republican Calendar months) mois du calendrier républicain; vendémiaire, brumaire, frimaire, nivôse, pluviôse, ventôse, germinal, floréal, prairial, messidor, thermidor, fructidor (Category: fr:Months)
Further reading
- “nivôse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.