boreal

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːɹɪ.əl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɹi.əl/, /ˌbɔɹi.ˈæl/ Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl === Adjective === boreal (comparative more boreal, superlative most boreal) Of, relating to, or coming from the north. ==== Synonyms ==== septentrional northern ==== Antonyms ==== austral meridional ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== oriental occidental === Anagrams === Arbelo, albero, Rabelo == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed 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) northern Synonym: septentrional Antonym: austral boreal ==== Related terms ==== boira === Further reading === “boreal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “boreal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “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. == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin borealis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boʁeˈaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === boreal (strong nominative masculine singular borealer, not comparable) boreal ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== borealer Nadelwald boreale Zone boreales Klima == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: bo‧re‧al === Adjective === boreal m or f (plural boreais) boreal (relating to the north) === Further reading === “boreal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “boreal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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/neuter plural boreale) northern, boreal Synonyms: nordic, septentrional Antonyms: austral, sudic, meridional ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== bură == 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] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: bo‧re‧al === Adjective === boreal m or f (masculine and feminine plural boreales) boreal, north, northern Synonyms: septentrional, norteño Antonyms: austral, meridional ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “boreal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025