boréal

See also: boreal and Boreal

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ.ʁe.al/

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• Homophones: boréale, boréales

Adjective

boréal (feminine boréale, masculine plural boréaux, feminine plural boréales)

1. boreal

Derived terms

• aurore boréale
• baleine boréale
• chouette boréale
• lynx boréal

 

Related terms

• borée

Further reading

• “boréal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• lobera