boreal

See also: Boreal and boréal

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɹi.əl/
• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːɹɪəl/

Adjective

boreal (comparative more boreal, superlative most boreal)

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

Synonyms

• septentrional
• northern

Antonyms

• austral
• meridional

Related terms

• oriental
• occidental

Translations

relating to the north

• Bulgarian: северен (bg) (severen)
• Catalan: boreal (ca)
• Finnish: boreaalinen (fi)
• French: boréal (fr)
• Galician: boreal (gl)
• German: boreal (de)
• Irish: bóireach, tuaisceartach
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• Malay: utara (ms), keutaraan, boreal
• Portuguese: boreal (pt)
• Romanian: boreal (ro)
• Spanish: boreal (es)
• Swedish: nordlig (sv)
• Turkish: kuzey (tr)

Anagrams

• albero

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin boreālis.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

boreal m or f (masculine and feminine plural boreals)

1. boreal, northern

Related terms

• boira

Further reading

• “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.

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin borealis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boʀeˈaːl/

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

boreal (not comparable)

1. boreal

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Adjective

1. boreal (relating to the north)

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Romanian

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

1. northern, boreal

Declension

Declension of boreal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	boreal		boreală	boreali	boreale
	definite	borealul		boreala	borealii	borealele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	boreal		boreale	boreali	boreale
	definite	borealului		borealei	borealilor	borealelor

Synonyms

• nordic, septentrional

Antonyms

• austral, sudic, meridional

See also

• bură

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boɾeˈal/ [bo.ɾeˈal]

Adjective

boreal m or f (masculine and feminine plural boreales)

1. boreal, north, northern

Derived terms

• aurora boreal
• zifio calderón boreal

Related terms

• boira

Further reading

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