hiemal
See also: hiémal
English
Alternative forms
- hyemal
Etymology
From Latin hiemālis (“pertaining to winter”), from hiems (“winter”). More at hibernate.
Adjective
hiemal (comparative more hiemal, superlative most hiemal)
- (rare) Of or pertaining to winter, wintry.
Synonyms
- hibernal
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hiemālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝeˈmal/ [ɟ͡ʝeˈmal]
- IPA(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /jeˈmal/ [jeˈmal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: hie‧mal
Adjective
hiemal (plural hiemales)
- (relational) winter
- Synonym: invernal
Derived terms
- solsticio hiemal
- cuadrante hiemal
Noun
hiemal m (uncountable)
- (astronomy) the winter quadrant
Further reading
- “hiemal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014