adj
Meaning 1
Belonging to winter; winterlike; wintry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
brumal
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/ˈbɹuːməl/
adj
Meaning 2
Occurring in winter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
characteristic of or relating to winter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- bears in brumal sleep
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hibernal, hiemal
Antonyms: none provided
History
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)”).
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: talvinen — winter-like
- French: brumal — winter-like
- Georgian: ზამთრის (zamtris) — winter-like
- Georgian: ზამთრული (zamtruli) — winter-like
- Georgian: საზამთრო (sazamtro) — winter-like
- Italian: brumale — winter-like
- Italian: invernale — winter-like
- Italian: boreale — winter-like
- Swedish: vintrig — winter-like
- Welsh: gaeafol — winter-like