vernal
Pertaining to or occurring in springPertaining to or occurring in spring.
» Eggs, flowers, and green leaves are vernal images.
Meaning
2 senses(formal, literary)Pertaining to or occurring in spring.
Frühlings-, frühlingshaft
весе́ннийvesénnij
весняни́йvesnjanýj
of or characteristic of or occurring in spring
(figuratively, formal, literary)Having characteristics like spring; fresh, young, youthful.
молодо́йmolodój, све́жийsvéžij
Examples
6 sentencesEggs, flowers, and green leaves are vernal images.
The vernal heralds chirp and make their nests.
deDie Frühlingsboten zwitschern und bauen ihre Nester.
Winter doesn't want to give way to her vernal sister just yet.
The vernal equinox is approaching.
In Japan, the vernal and autumnal equinoxes are national holidays, but the summer and winter solstices are not.
deIn Japan sind das Frühlings- und das Herbstäquinoktium nationale Feiertage, das Sommer- und das Wintersolstitium jedoch nicht.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
more vernal, most vernal| Comparative | more vernal Lesson |
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| Superlative | most vernal Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form