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hibernal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
hi-ber-nal
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more hibernal (comparative) most hibernal (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

hibernate

Synonyms

brumal hiemal wintry

Antonyms

aestival estival

Questions

What does hibernal mean?
Of or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal
Where does hibernal come from?
From Latin hībernālis (“wintry”), from hiems (“winter”).

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