hiemal

[hahy-uh-muhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to winter; wintry.

hiemal

/ ˈhaɪəməl /

adjective

1. a less common word for hibernal

Word History and Origins

Origin of hiemal¹

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; hibernal

Word History and Origins

Origin of hiemal¹

C16: from Latin hiems winter; see _hibernate

Example Sentences

All clad in rich hiemal robes     By blasts of Boreas plied, The sovereign City of the North     Sits in majestic pride; Beside St. Lawrence' noble stream,     Hard by his hidden tide, She sits, and rears her head aloft     Upon Mount Royal's side.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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