nivalis
ἐπὶ τὰ χείρω καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ βελτίω → for worse or for better, for better or for worse
Latin > English
nivalis nivalis, nivale ADJ :: snowy, snow-covered; snow-like
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nĭvālis: e, adj. nix,
I of or belonging to snow, snowy, snow-.
I Lit.: nivalis dies, a snowy day, Liv. 21, 54, 7: nivalia (sc. loca), Plin. 26, 8, 29, § 46: Haemonia, Hor. C. 1, 37, 19: venti, Plin. 2, 47, 48, § 126: axis, the region of snow, Val. Fl. 5, 225: Hebrus nivali compede vinctus, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 3: undae, water filled with snow, Mart. 14, 118, 1: aqua nivalis, snow-water, Gell. 19, 5, 3: terrae et pruinosae, Amm. 23, 6, 43.—
II Transf.
A Cold: dies, a cold, dull day: dicimus nivalem diem, cum altum frigus et triste caelum est, Sen. Q. N. 4, 4, 3; Flor. 2, 6, 12: osculum, cold, frigid, Mart. 7, 95, 2.—
B Snow-like, snowy: equi candore nivali, Verg. A. 3, 538.—Trop.: nivalis Pietas, Prud. Symm. 2, 249.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
nĭvālis,¹² e (nix), de neige, neigeux : [poet.] Cic. Div. 1, 18 ; Liv. 21, 54, 7 ; Plin. 26, 46 ; Sen. Nat. 4, 4, 3 || [fig.] froid : Mart. 7, 95, 2 || couleur de neige : Virg. En. 3, 538 || [fig.] pur, candide : Prud. Symm. 2, 249.
Latin > German (Georges)
nivālis, e (nix), zum Schnee gehörig, Schnee-, I) eig. u. meton.: A) eig.: dies, Liv.: ventus, Plin.: aurae, Hor.: nivali compede vinctus Hebrus, Eis, Hor.: aqua, Gell.: undae, Mart.: moles, Schneemasse, Sil. – B) meton., dem Schnee ähnlich, 1) eiskalt, osculum, Mart. 7, 94, 2. – 2) schneeweiß, equi candore nivali, Verg.: bildl., pietas, Symm. – II) übtr., schneeig = schneebedeckt, Othrys, Verg.: vertex, Verg.: Aetna, Plin.: iuga, Sen.
Latin > Chinese
nivalis, e. adj. (nix.) :: 雪者。冷。雪白者。— dies 雪之日。Venti nivales 帶雪之風。