pluvial

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pluvial, from Middle French pluvial, borrowed from Latin pluviālis (“pertaining to rain”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈplu.vi.əl/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpluː.vi.əl/ === Adjective === pluvial (comparative more pluvial, superlative most pluvial) Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain. Synonyms: ombro-, pluvio- (geology) Occurring through the action of rain. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== pluvious ==== Translations ==== === Noun === pluvial (plural pluvials) (geology) a rainy period == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French pluvial. In the sense of “rain, rainy” since the late 15th century. The liturgical use is older and stems from Old French pluvial (12th c.), a borrowing from Latin pluviālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ply.vjal/ === Adjective === pluvial (feminine pluviale, masculine plural pluviaux, feminine plural pluviales) pluvial, (relational) rain- Synonyms: ombrique, ombro-, pluvaire, pluvio- eaux pluviales (originating in, formed of, or coming from fallen rain) ― rainwater érosion pluviale (caused by rainfall) ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with pluvieux, which describes that which is characterised by high or significant rainfall, particularly of a climate, a period of time or a place. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== pluie === Noun === pluvial m (plural pluviaux) (Roman Catholicism) cope Synonym: chape === Further reading === “pluvial”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “pluvial”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette Jouy, Alain & De Foucault, Bruno, 2019. Dictionnaire illustré de botanique. Biotope Éditions, Mèze, →ISBN., p. 220. “pluvial” in Dico en ligne Le Robert. “pluvial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pluˈvial/ [pluˈfi.al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: plu‧vi‧al === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English pluvial, from French pluvial, from Old French pluvial, from Latin pluviālis (“pertaining to rain”). ==== Adjective ==== pluvial (comparative lebih pluvial, superlative paling pluvial) pluvial: of, pertaining to, or produced by rain; occurring through the action of rain ==== Noun ==== pluvial (plural pluvial-pluvial) pluvial: a rainy period === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French pluvial (“cope; rainy”), from Latin pluviālis (literally “rainy”). Compare German Pluviale. ==== Noun ==== pluvial (plural pluvial-pluvial) (Catholicism) cope: a long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass. === Further reading === “pluvial”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin pluviālis. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: plu‧vi‧al === Adjective === pluvial m or f (plural pluviais) (relational) rain; pluvial águas pluviais ― rainwater ==== Related terms ==== chuva === Further reading === “pluvial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “pluvial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pluvial, from Latin pluvialis. === Adjective === pluvial m or n (feminine singular pluvială, masculine plural pluviali, feminine/neuter plural pluviale) stormy ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Alternative forms === lluvial (archaic) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin pluviālis. See also lluvia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pluˈbjal/ [pluˈβ̞jal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: plu‧vial === Adjective === pluvial m or f (masculine and feminine plural pluviales) (relational) rain; pluvial agua pluvial ― rainwater ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “pluvial”, 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