autumnal
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin autumnāl(is). By surface analysis, autumn + -al.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editautumnal (comparative more autumnal, superlative most autumnal)
- Of or relating to autumn.
- Past the middle of life; in the third stage.
- 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, a Romance, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, →OCLC:
- "The magistrates are God-fearing gentlemen, but merciful over-much,--that is a truth," added a third autumnal matron.
Synonyms
editHypernyms
edit- (of or relating to autumn): seasonal
Coordinate terms
edit- (pertaining to seasons): spring, vernal; summer (summery), aestival/estival; winter (wintry), hibernal, brumal
Derived terms
edit- unautumnal
- aestivoautumnal, estivoautumnal
- autumnal equinox
- autumnal hawkbit
- autumnally
- autumnal moth
- autumnal point
- autumnal signs
- autumnal star
- Russian autumnal encephalitis
- “autumnal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Translations
editof or relating to autumn
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German
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin autumnalis.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editautumnal (strong nominative masculine singular autumnaler, not comparable)
Declension
editPositive forms of autumnal (uncomparable)
Further reading
editOld French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin autumnalis.
Adjective
editautumnal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular autumnale)
Descendants
edit- French: automnal
References
edit- Etymology and history of “automnal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin autumnalis or French automnal.
Adjective
editautumnal m or n (feminine singular autumnală, masculine plural autumnali, feminine and neuter plural autumnale)
Declension
editDeclension of autumnal
singular | plural | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | autumnal | autumnală | autumnali | autumnale | ||
definite | autumnalul | autumnala | autumnalii | autumnalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | autumnal | autumnale | autumnali | autumnale | ||
definite | autumnalului | autumnalei | autumnalilor | autumnalelor |
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin autumnālis.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editautumnal m or f (masculine and feminine plural autumnales)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “autumnal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16
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