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hibernal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

characteristic of or relating to winter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • bears in brumal sleep

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brumal, hiemal

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin hībernālis (“wintry”), from hiems (“winter”).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: зімо́вы (zimóvy) — of or pertaining to winter
  • Belarusian: зі́мні (zímni) — of or pertaining to winter
  • Bulgarian: зимен (zimen) — of or pertaining to winter
  • Finnish: talvinen — of or pertaining to winter
  • Finnish: talvi- — of or pertaining to winter
  • Georgian: ზამთრის (zamtris) — of or pertaining to winter
  • Georgian: ზამთრული (zamtruli) — of or pertaining to winter
  • Georgian: საზამთრო (sazamtro) — of or pertaining to winter
  • German: hibernal — of or pertaining to winter
  • Polish: zimowy — of or pertaining to winter
  • Romanian: hibernal — of or pertaining to winter
  • Russian: зи́мний (zímnij) — of or pertaining to winter
  • Ukrainian: зимо́вий (zymóvyj) — of or pertaining to winter
  • Ukrainian: зимови́й (zymovýj) — of or pertaining to winter