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vernal

ver·nal

UK/ˈvɜːn(ə)l/ US/ˈvɝnəl/ uncommon formal literary

adjective

1.

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

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2.

of or characteristic of or occurring in spring

  • “the vernal equinox”
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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • sweet vernal grass
  • vernal conjunctivitis
  • vernal crocus
  • vernal cyclamen
  • vernal equinoctial
  • vernal equinox
  • vernal gentian
  • vernal grass

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