different between boreal vs occidental

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bore?lis (“northern”), from Bore?s, from Ancient Greek ?????? (Boré?s, “personification of the north wind”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?????l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b??i.?l/
• Rhymes: -?????l

Adjective

boreal (comparative more boreal, superlative most boreal)

1. Of, relating to, or coming from the north.

Synonyms

• septentrional
• northern

Antonyms

• austral
• meridional

Related terms

• oriental
• occidental

Translations

Anagrams

• albero

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin bore?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /bo.?e?al/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bu.?e?al/

Adjective

boreal (masculine and feminine plural boreals)

1. boreal, northern

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.
• “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^(key): /bo?e?a?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

boreal (not comparable)

1. boreal

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bore?lis (“northern”), from Bore?s, from Ancient Greek ?????? (Boré?s, “personification of the north wind”).

Adjective

boreal m or f (plural boreais, comparable)

1. boreal (relating to the north)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French boréal, Latin bore?lis (“northern”), from Bore?s, from Ancient Greek ?????? (Boré?s, “personification of the north wind”).

Adjective

boreal m or n (feminine singular boreal?, masculine plural boreali, feminine and neuter plural boreale)

1. northern, boreal

Declension

Synonyms

• nordic, septentrional

Antonyms

• austral, sudic, meridional

See also

• bur?

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bore?lis (“northern”), from Bore?s, from Ancient Greek ?????? (Boré?s, “personification of the north wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo?e?al/, [bo.?e?al]

Adjective

boreal (plural boreales)

1. boreal, north, northern

Derived terms

• aurora boreal
• zifio calderón boreal

Related terms

• boira

Further reading

• “boreal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French occidental, from Latin occidentalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??k.s??d?n.t?l/

Adjective

occidental (comparative more occidental, superlative most occidental)

1. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. [from 16th c.]

   occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.

2. Of a gem or precious stone: of inferior value or quality. [from 18th c.]

Synonyms

• western

Antonyms

• (western): oriental

Derived terms

• occidentalism
• occidentalist

Related terms

• Occident

Translations

Noun

occidental (plural occidentals)

1. A Western Christian of the Latin rite

   • Most occidentals resident in South China have joined the Chinese in their zealous enthusiasm for the lychee.

See also

• oriental
• boreal
• austral

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occident?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ok.si.d?n?tal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /uk.si.d?n?tal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ok.si.den?tal/
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

occidental (masculine and feminine plural occidentals)

1. western

Synonyms

• de l'oest
• ponentí

Related terms

• occident

See also

(compass points) punt cardinal;

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidentalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.si.d??.tal/
• Homophones: occidentale, occidentes

Adjective

occidental (feminine singular occidentale, masculine plural occidentaux, feminine plural occidentales)

1. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western

Derived terms

• Sahara occidental

Related terms

• Occidental (noun for Westerner)
• occident
• occidentalisation
• occidentaliser

Further reading

• “occidental” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Pronunciation

Adjective

occidental m or f (plural occidentais)

1. western

Portuguese

Adjective

occidental m or f (plural occidentais, comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of ocidental (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French occidental, Latin occidentalis.

Adjective

occidental m or n (feminine singular occidental?, masculine plural occidentali, feminine and neuter plural occidentale)

1. western

Declension

Antonyms

• oriental

Related terms

• occident

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidentalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /o??iden?tal/, [o??.?i.ð??n??t?al]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /o?siden?tal/, [o??.si.ð??n??t?al]
• Hyphenation: oc?ci?den?tal

Adjective

occidental (plural occidentales)

1. western

   Antonym: oriental

Derived terms

• antioccidental
• Virginia Occidental

Related terms

• occidente

Coordinate terms

• oriental
• meridional, sureño
• septentrional, norteño

Noun

occidental m or f (plural occidentales)

1. westerner

Further reading

• “occidental” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.