nivalis

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /niˈu̯aː.lis/, [niˈu̯äːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /niˈva.lis/, [niˈväːlis]

Adjective

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

1. snowy
2. snow-covered

Declension

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

Related terms

• nivātus
• niveus
• nivōsus
• nix

 

Descendants

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

References

• “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.