boréal
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔ.ʁe.al/
Audio (Switzerland (Valais)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France (Saint-Étienne)): (file) - Homophones: boréale, boréales
Adjective
boréal (feminine boréale, masculine plural boréaux, feminine plural boréales)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “boréal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.