nivalis

== Latin == === Etymology === Derived from the oblique stem niv- of nix (“snow”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjective-forming derivational suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nɪˈwaː.lɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [niˈvaː.lis] === Adjective === nivālis (neuter nivāle); third-declension two-termination adjective snowy snow-covered ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Italian: nivale ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *nivālia (fem. noun based on original neuter plural) Walloon: nivaie === References === “nivalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “nivalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “nivalis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.