boreal
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːɹɪəl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɹi.əl/
- Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪəl
Adjective edit
boreal (comparative more boreal, superlative most boreal)
- Of, relating to, or coming from the north.
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
boreal m or f (masculine and feminine plural boreals)
- northern
- Synonym: septentrional
- Antonym: austral
- boreal
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Further reading edit
- “boreal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “boreal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “boreal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “boreal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German edit
Etymology edit
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boreal (strong nominative masculine singular borealer, not comparable)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist boreal | sie ist boreal | es ist boreal | sie sind boreal | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | borealer | boreale | boreales | boreale |
genitive | borealen | borealer | borealen | borealer | |
dative | borealem | borealer | borealem | borealen | |
accusative | borealen | boreale | boreales | boreale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der boreale | die boreale | das boreale | die borealen |
genitive | des borealen | der borealen | des borealen | der borealen | |
dative | dem borealen | der borealen | dem borealen | den borealen | |
accusative | den borealen | die boreale | das boreale | die borealen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein borealer | eine boreale | ein boreales | (keine) borealen |
genitive | eines borealen | einer borealen | eines borealen | (keiner) borealen | |
dative | einem borealen | einer borealen | einem borealen | (keinen) borealen | |
accusative | einen borealen | eine boreale | ein boreales | (keine) borealen |
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
boreal m or f (plural boreais)
- boreal (relating to the north)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French boréal, Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).
Adjective edit
boreal m or n (feminine singular boreală, masculine plural boreali, feminine and neuter plural boreale)
- northern, boreal
- Synonyms: nordic, septentrional
- Antonyms: austral, sudic, meridional
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | boreal | boreală | boreali | boreale | ||
definite | borealul | boreala | borealii | borealele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | boreal | boreale | boreali | boreale | ||
definite | borealului | borealei | borealilor | borealelor |
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
boreal m or f (masculine and feminine plural boreales)
- boreal, north, northern
- Synonyms: septentrional, norteño
- Antonyms: austral, meridional
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “boreal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014