boréal
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
boréal (feminine boréale, masculine plural boréaux, feminine plural boréales)
Related terms
Further reading
- “boréal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.