brumal

English

Etymology

From Latin brūmālis (“of or pertaining to the winter solstice; wintry”), from brūma (“the winter solstice; winter”), which is a contraction of *brevima (“the shortest (day)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹuːməl/

Adjective

brumal (comparative more brumal, superlative most brumal)

1. Belonging to winter; winterlike; wintry.
2. Occurring in winter.

Related terms

• brumate
• brume
• brumous

Translations

winter-like

• Finnish: talvinen (fi)
• French: brumal (fr) m, brumale (fr) f, brumales (fr) f pl, brumaux (fr) m pl
• Georgian: ზამთრის (zamtris), ზამთრული (zamtruli), საზამთრო (ka) (sazamtro) (nonstandard)
• Italian: brumale, invernale (it), boreale (it)
• Swedish: vintrig (sv)
• Welsh: gaeafol (cy)

Anagrams

• Labrum, labrum, lumbar, umbral

French

Adjective

brumal (feminine brumale, masculine plural brumaux, feminine plural brumales)

1. brumal

Further reading

• “brumal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.