Latin

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Etymology

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Derived from the oblique stem niv- of nix (snow) +‎ -ālis (-al, adjective-forming derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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nivālis (neuter nivāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. snowy
  2. snow-covered

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative nivālis nivāle nivālēs nivālia
Genitive nivālis nivālium
Dative nivālī nivālibus
Accusative nivālem nivāle nivālēs
nivālīs
nivālia
Ablative nivālī nivālibus
Vocative nivālis nivāle nivālēs nivālia
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Descendants

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  • Italian: nivale
  • Vulgar Latin: *nivālia (fem. noun based on original neuter plural)

References

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  • nivalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nivalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • nivalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.