hiemal
[
hahy
-
uh
-m
uh
l]
/ˈhaɪ ə məl/
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to winter; wintry.
Origin
1550-60;
<
Latin
hiemālis
pertaining to winter, equivalent to
hiem
(
s
) winter (akin to
Greek
chiṓn
snow,
cheimṓn
winter,
Sanskrit
hima
cold, frost, snow) +
-ālis
-al
1
; see
hibernal
British Dictionary definitions for
hiemal
hiemal
/
ˈhaɪəməl
/
adjective
1.
a less common word for
hibernal
Word Origin
C16: from Latin
hiems
winter; see
hibernate
Word Origin and History for
hiemal
adj.
"pertaining to winter," 1550s, from Latin
hiems
"winter" (see
hibernation
).