pluvialis

See also: Pluvialis

Latin

Etymology

From pluvia (“rain”), from pluvius (“rainy, bringing rain”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /plu.u̯iˈaː.lis/, [pɫ̪ʊu̯iˈäːlɪs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /plu.viˈa.lis/, [pluviˈɑːlis]

Adjective

pluviālis (neuter pluviāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. Of or pertaining to rain
2. rainy, bringing rain

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	pluviālis	pluviāle		pluviālēs	pluviālia
Genitive	pluviālis			pluviālium
Dative	pluviālī			pluviālibus
Accusative	pluviālem	pluviāle		pluviālēs pluviālīs	pluviālia
Ablative	pluviālī			pluviālibus
Vocative	pluviālis	pluviāle		pluviālēs	pluviālia

Synonyms

• (of or pertaining to rain): pluviāticus, pluviātilis
• (rainy, bringing rain): pluvius

Related terms

• pluvia
• pluviāticus
• pluviātilis

• pluviōsus
• pluvius

Descendants

• English: pluvial
• French: pluvial
• Italian: pluviale
• Portuguese: pluvial
• Spanish: pluvial

References

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