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Webster 1913 Edition
Canicular
Ca-nic′u-lar
,Adj.
[L.
canicularis
; cf. F. caniculaire
.] Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star.
Canicular days
, the dog days, See
– Dog days
. Canicular year
, the Egyptian year, computed from one heliacal rising of the Dog Star to another.
Definition 2024
canicular
canicular
English
Adjective
canicular (comparative more canicular, superlative most canicular)
- Of or pertaining to the dog days
- Of or pertaining to the ancient Egyptian cycle of 1460 years, or the year from one rising of Sirius to the next
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin canīculāris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ni.kuˈlar/
Adjective
canicular m, n (feminine singular caniculară, masculine plural caniculari, feminine and neuter plural caniculare)
Declension
declension of canicular
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | canicular | caniculară | caniculari | caniculare | ||
| definite | canicularul | caniculara | canicularii | canicularele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | canicular | caniculare | caniculari | caniculare | ||
| definite | canicularului | canicularei | canicularilor | canicularelor | |||
Synonyms
- torid
- dogoritor
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
A borrowing from Latin canīculāris.
Adjective
canicular m, f (plural caniculares)