English Explanatory Dictionary

vernal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to or occurring in spring.
  2. Having characteristics like spring; fresh, young, youthful.
name
  1. A city, the county seat of Uintah County, Utah, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɜːn(ə)l/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vernal.wav /ˈvɝnəl/

Word forms

vernal more vernal most vernal vernall

Etymology

PIE word *wósr̥ From Latin vernālis (“(rare) of or pertaining to spring; vernal”), from vērnus (“of or pertaining to spring; vernal”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship). Vērnus is derived from vēr (“season of spring”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (“spring”)) + -nus (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is cognate with Old French vernal (modern French vernal), Italian vernale (“pertaining to spring; vernal”), Occitan vernal, Portuguese vernal (“pertaining to spring; vernal”), Spanish vernal (“pertaining to spring; vernal”). Compare typologically German Frühling (< früh), Slovene pomlȃd (< mlȃd).

Synonyms

springlike, spring-like springly

Related words

primavera ver vere vere-time

Derived words

prevernal sweet vernal grass vernal-bearded vernal conjunctivitis vernal crocus vernal cyclamen vernal equinoctial vernal equinox vernal gentian vernal grass vernality vernalization vernalize vernal keratoconjunctivitis vernally vernal orobus vernal point vernal pool vernal sandwort vernal season vernal sedge vernal-seeming vernal speedwell vernal squill vernal stargrass vernal starwort vernal-tinctured
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