autumnal
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin autumnālis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
autumnal (comparative more autumnal, superlative most autumnal)
- Of or relating to autumn.
- Past the middle of life; in the third stage.
- 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, a Romance, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, →OCLC:
- "The magistrates are God-fearing gentlemen, but merciful over-much,--that is a truth," added a third autumnal matron.
Synonyms edit
- (of or relating to autumn, U.S. and Canada): fallish
Hypernyms edit
- (of or relating to autumn): seasonal
Coordinate terms edit
- (pertaining to seasons): spring, vernal; summer (summery), aestival/estival; winter (wintry), hibernal, brumal
Derived terms edit
- aestivoautumnal, estivoautumnal
- autumnal equinox
- autumnal hawkbit
- autumnally
- autumnal moth
- autumnal point
- autumnal signs
- autumnal star
- Russian autumnal encephalitis
- “autumnal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Translations edit
of or relating to autumn
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German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin autumnalis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
autumnal (strong nominative masculine singular autumnaler, not comparable)
Declension edit
Positive forms of autumnal (uncomparable)
Further reading edit
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin autumnalis.
Adjective edit
autumnal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular autumnale)
Descendants edit
- French: automnal
References edit
- Etymology and history of “automnal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin autumnalis or French automnal.
Adjective edit
autumnal m or n (feminine singular autumnală, masculine plural autumnali, feminine and neuter plural autumnale)
Declension edit
Declension of autumnal
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | autumnal | autumnală | autumnali | autumnale | ||
definite | autumnalul | autumnala | autumnalii | autumnalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | autumnal | autumnale | autumnali | autumnale | ||
definite | autumnalului | autumnalei | autumnalilor | autumnalelor |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin autumnālis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
autumnal m or f (masculine and feminine plural autumnales)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “autumnal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014