diluvial

English

Etymology

Latin diluvium (“flood”)

Adjective

diluvial (not comparable)

1. Relating to or produced by a flood or deluge.
2. Pertaining to Noah's Flood.

Synonyms

• diluvian

Translations

Relating to a flood

• Bulgarian: делувиален (deluvialen)
• French: diluvial (fr)
• German: sintflutartig (de)

• Italian: diluviale
• Spanish: diluvial

Related terms

• deluge
• antediluvian
• diluvialism

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French

Etymology

Latin diluvium (“flood”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.ly.vjal/

Adjective

diluvial (feminine singular diluviale, masculine plural diluviaux, feminine plural diluviales)

1. diluvial

Synonyms

• diluvial

Further reading

• “diluvial” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Spanish

Etymology

Latin diluvium (“flood”)

Adjective

diluvial (plural diluviales)

1. diluvial