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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.
[L. snow.] Abounding with snow; snowy.

Definition 2024


nival

nival

English

Adjective

nival (comparative more nival, superlative most nival)

  1. (obsolete) Abounding with snow; snowy.
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French

Etymology

From Latin nivalis, from nix.

Adjective

nival m (feminine singular nivale, masculine plural nivaux, feminine plural nivales)

  1. (attributively) snow

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niˈvaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

nival (not comparable)

  1. nival

Declension

Derived terms