hiemal
American
[hahy-uh-muhl]
/ ˈhaɪ ə məl /
adjective
hiemal
British
/ ˈhaɪəməl /
adjective
Etymology
Origin of hiemal
1550–60; < Latin hiemālis pertaining to winter, equivalent to hiem ( s ) winter (akin to Greek chiṓn snow, cheimṓn winter, Sanskrit hima cold, frost, snow) + -ālis -al 1; see hibernal
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