semiarid

See also: semi-arid and semiàrid

English

Alternative forms

• semi-arid

Etymology

From semi- +‎ arid.

Adjective

semiarid (comparative more semiarid, superlative most semiarid)

1. (climatology) Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually.

Translations

25 to 50 cm rainfall annually

• Catalan: semiàrid
• Finnish: puolikuiva (fi)
• German: semiarid
• Gujarati: અર્ધશુષ્ક (ardhaśuṣk), અર્ધસૂકું (ardhasūkũ)
• Irish: breacthur
• Italian: semiarido, steppico
• Spanish: semiárido
• Turkish: yarı kurak (tr)
• Welsh: lletgras

Romanian

Etymology

From semi- +‎ arid.

Adjective

semiarid m or n (feminine singular semiaridă, masculine plural semiarizi, feminine and neuter plural semiaride)

1. semiarid

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	semiarid		semiaridă		semiarizi	semiaride
	definite	semiaridul		semiarida		semiarizii	semiaridele
genitive- dative	indefinite	semiarid		semiaride		semiarizi	semiaride
	definite	semiaridului		semiaridei		semiarizilor	semiaridelor