nival

== English == === Etymology === From Latin nivalis, from nix, nivis (“snow”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɪvəl === Adjective === nival (comparative more nival, superlative most nival) Abounding with snow; snowy; snow-covered (now especially in reference to plant habitats). 1971, Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts, volume 22, issues 1-6, page 447: In this way, the subnival mountain range on the southern facet with its strong solifluction influence (level slope formation) approaches in height the nival mountain range on the northern facet, which is distinguished by its well developed glacial forms. (botany) Found or thriving in snowy conditions. === References === “nival”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Alvin, Lavin, Vilna, anvil, vinal == French == === Etymology === From Latin nivālis, from nix. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ni.val/ === Adjective === nival (feminine nivale, masculine plural nivaux, feminine plural nivales) (relational) snow ==== Related terms ==== névé neige nivéal (adjective) nivologie === Further reading === “nival”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /niˈvaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === nival (strong nominative masculine singular nivaler, not comparable) nival ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== subnival == Spanish == === Adjective === nival m or f (masculine and feminine plural nivales) snowy; (attributive) snow ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “nival”, 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