vernal
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vernal¹
- /ˈvɜːn(ə)l/ UK
- /ˈvɝnəl/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nəl
Where it comes from
PIE word
*wósr̥
From Latin vernālis (“(rare) of or pertaining to spring; vernal”), from vērnus (“of or pertaining to spring; vernal”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship). Vērnus is derived from vēr (“season of spring”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”)) + -nus (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is cognate with Old French vernal (modern French vernal), Italian vernale (“pertaining to spring; vernal”), Occitan vernal, Portuguese vernal (“pertaining to spring; vernal”), Spanish vernal (“pertaining to spring; vernal”).
adjective more vernal · most vernal · vernall
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Pertaining to or occurring in spring.
For as a vernall Larke, but lately drest / In her first Downe, abandoning her nest, / Stretchest her pinions, her small force assayes / Flutters, and fals before her flight shee raise, [...]
Similar: springlike, spring-like, springly
- Having characteristics like spring; fresh, young, youthful. When after the long vernal day of life, / Enamour'd more, as more remembrance ſwells / With many a proof of recollected love, / Together down they [the seasons] ſink in ſocial ſleep; [...]
Vernal²
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Uintah County, Utah, United States.
Translations
Every language
adj pertaining to or occurring in spring
| Español | vernal, primaveral |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 春令 chūn lìng |
| Português | vernal |
| Français | vernal, printanier |
| Deutsch | Frühlings-, frühlingshaft |
| Русский | весе́нний vesénnij |
| עברית | אֲבִיבִי aviví |
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