boreal

Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːɹɪəl/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɹi.əl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪəl

boreal (comparative more boreal, superlative most boreal)

1. Of, relating to, or coming from the north.

• septentrional
• northern

• austral
• meridional

• oriental
• occidental

• Rabelo, albero

Borrowed from Latin boreālis.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bu.ɾeˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [bo.ɾeˈal]

boreal m or f (masculine and feminine plural boreals)

1. northern

   Synonym: septentrional

   Antonym: austral

2. boreal

• boira

• “boreal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “boreal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “boreal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “boreal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Borrowed from Latin borealis.

• IPA^(key): /boʁeˈaːl/

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• Rhymes: -aːl

boreal (strong nominative masculine singular borealer, not comparable)

1. boreal

• borealer Nadelwald
• boreale Zone
• boreales Klima

Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: bo‧re‧al

boreal m or f (plural boreais)

1. boreal (relating to the north)

Borrowed from French boréal, Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).

boreal m or n (feminine singular boreală, masculine plural boreali, feminine and neuter plural boreale)

1. northern, boreal

   Synonyms: nordic, septentrional

   Antonyms: austral, sudic, meridional

• bură

Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).

• IPA^(key): /boɾeˈal/ [bo.ɾeˈal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: bo‧re‧al

boreal m or f (masculine and feminine plural boreales)

1. boreal, north, northern

   Synonyms: septentrional, norteño

   Antonyms: austral, meridional

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