# boreal
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbɔːɹɪ.əl/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ˈbɔɹi.əl/
* Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl

### Adjective

boreal (comparative more boreal, superlative most boreal)
* Of, relating to, or coming from the north.
    boreal forests

#### Synonyms

* septentrional
* northern

#### Antonyms

* austral
* meridional

#### Derived terms

* amphiboreal
* antiboreal
* arctoboreal
* boreal bluet
* boreal chickadee
* borealization
* boreally
* boreal owl
* boreomontane
* boreo-montane
* circumboreal
* hemiboreal
* nonboreal

#### See also

* oriental
* occidental

### Anagrams

* Arbelo, albero, Rabelo

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin boreālis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [bu.ɾeˈal]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [bo.ɾeˈal]

### Adjective

boreal m or f (masculine and feminine plural boreals)
* northern
    Synonym: septentrional
    Antonym: austral
* boreal

#### Related terms

* boira

### Further reading

* “boreal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “boreal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “boreal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “boreal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin borealis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /boʁeˈaːl/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aːl

### Adjective

boreal (strong nominative masculine singular borealer, not comparable)
* boreal

#### Related terms

* borealer Nadelwald
* boreale Zone
* boreales Klima

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /bo.ɾeˈaw/ [bo.ɾeˈaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /buˈɾjal/ [buˈɾjaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /buˈɾjal/ [buˈɾjaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /buˈɾja.li/
* Rhymes: -al, -aw
* Hyphenation: bo‧re‧al

### Adjective

boreal m or f (plural boreais)
* boreal (relating to the north)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French boréal, Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).

### Adjective

boreal m or n (feminine singular boreală, masculine plural boreali, feminine and neuter plural boreale)
* northern, boreal
    Synonyms: nordic, septentrional
    Antonyms: austral, sudic, meridional

#### See also

* bură

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin boreālis (“northern”), from Boreās, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “personification of the north wind”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /boɾeˈal/ [bo.ɾeˈal]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: bo‧re‧al

### Adjective

boreal m or f (masculine and feminine plural boreales)
* boreal, north, northern
    Synonyms: septentrional, norteño
    Antonyms: austral, meridional

#### Derived terms

* aurora boreal
* pibí boreal
* zifio calderón boreal

#### Related terms

* boira

### Further reading

* “boreal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10