pluvial

pluvial

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French pluvial, from Old French pluvial, borrowed from Latin pluviālis (“pertaining to rain”).

Adjective

pluvial (comparative more pluvial, superlative most pluvial)

1. Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain
2. (geology) occurring through the action of rain

Derived terms

• pluvial lake

Related terms

• pluvious

Translations

pertaining to rain

Bulgarian: дъждовен (dǎždoven) Icelandic: regn- (is), rigningar- (is), úrkomu- (is) Ido: pluvala (io) Irish: báistiúil Italian: pluviale (it) Maori: pātaua

Noun

pluvial (plural pluvials)

1. (geology) a rainy period

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French

Etymology

From Old French pluvial, borrowed from Latin pluviālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ply.vjal/

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Adjective

pluvial (feminine pluviale, masculine plural pluviaux, feminine plural pluviales)

1. pluvial, (relational) rain-
   1. (originating in, formed of, or coming from fallen rain)

      eaux pluviales ― rainwater

   2. (caused by rainfall)

      érosion pluviale ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with pluvieux, which describes that which is characterised by high or significant rainfall, particularly of a climate, a period of time or a place.

References

• “pluvial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “pluvial” in Dictionnaire Français en ligne Larousse.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pluviālis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /plu.viˈaw/ [plu.vɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /pluˈvjaw/ [pluˈvjaʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pluˈvjal/ [pluˈvjaɫ]

• Hyphenation: plu‧vi‧al

Adjective

pluvial m or f (plural pluviais)

1. (relational) rain; pluvial

   água pluvial ― rainwater

Related terms

• chuva

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Romanian

Etymology

From French pluvial, from Latin pluvialis.

Adjective

pluvial m or n (feminine singular pluvială, masculine plural pluviali, feminine and neuter plural pluviale)

1. stormy

Declension

Declension of pluvial

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	pluvial		pluvială	pluviali	pluviale
	definite	pluvialul		pluviala	pluvialii	pluvialele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	pluvial		pluviale	pluviali	pluviale
	definite	pluvialului		pluvialei	pluvialilor	pluvialelor

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pluviālis. See also lluvia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pluˈbjal/ [pluˈβ̞jal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: plu‧vial

Adjective

pluvial (plural pluviales)

1. (relational) rain; pluvial

   agua pluvial ― rainwater

Related terms

• lluvia

Further reading

• “pluvial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014