vernal

Meaning

1. (formal, literary) Pertaining to or occurring in spring.
2. (figuratively, formal, literary) Having characteristics like spring; fresh, young, youthful.

Synonyms

spring

youthful

springlike

young

seasonal

thawed

relating to the spring

budding

pertaining to the spring

flowering

immature

melted

Translations

εαρινός

frühlingshaft

juvenil

vernal

vernal

primaverile

ανοιξιάτικος

printanier

lente-

voorjaars-

vernal

juvenil

ilkbahara ait

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɜːn(ə)l/

Etymology

Cognate with Old French: vernal

Cognate with French: vernal

Cognate with Italian: vernale

Cognate with Occitan: vernal

Cognate with Portuguese: vernal

Cognate with Spanish: vernal

In summary

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).