Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hiemal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hiemal
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to winter, wintry.

Etymology

From Latin hiemālis (“pertaining to winter”), from hiems (“winter”). More at hibernate.

Inflected Forms

more hiemal (comparative) most hiemal (superlative) hyemal (alternative)

Synonyms

hibernal brumal

Questions

What does hiemal mean?: Of or pertaining to winter, wintry.
Where does hiemal come from?: From Latin hiemālis (“pertaining to winter”), from hiems (“winter”). More at hibernate.

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