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Webster 1913 Edition
Nival
Ni′val
,Adj.
[L.
nivalis
, fr. nix
, nivis
, snow.] Abounding with snow; snowy.
[Obs.]
Johnson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Nival
NI'VAL
,Adj.
Definition 2024
nival
nival
French
Etymology
Adjective
nival m (feminine singular nivale, masculine plural nivaux, feminine plural nivales)
- (attributively) snow
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niˈvaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
nival (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of nival
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist nival | sie ist nival | es ist nival | sie sind nival | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | nivaler | nivale | nivales | nivale |
| genitive | nivalen | nivaler | nivalen | nivaler | |
| dative | nivalem | nivaler | nivalem | nivalen | |
| accusative | nivalen | nivale | nivales | nivale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der nivale | die nivale | das nivale | die nivalen |
| genitive | des nivalen | der nivalen | des nivalen | der nivalen | |
| dative | dem nivalen | der nivalen | dem nivalen | den nivalen | |
| accusative | den nivalen | die nivale | das nivale | die nivalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein nivaler | eine nivale | ein nivales | (keine) nivalen |
| genitive | eines nivalen | einer nivalen | eines nivalen | (keiner) nivalen | |
| dative | einem nivalen | einer nivalen | einem nivalen | (keinen) nivalen | |
| accusative | einen nivalen | eine nivale | ein nivales | (keine) nivalen | |