"estival" meaning in English

See estival in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /iːˈstaɪv(ə)l/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈiːstɪv(ə)l/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɛˈstaɪv(ə)l/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛstaɪv(ə)l/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more estival [comparative], most estival [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪvəl Etymology: From Middle English estival, from Old French estival, from Latin aestivalis. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|estival}} Middle English estival, {{der|en|fro|estival}} Old French estival, {{der|en|la|aestivalis}} Latin aestivalis Head templates: {{en-adj}} estival (comparative more estival, superlative most estival)
  1. Of or relating to summer. Synonyms: summery, summer Translations (of or relating to summer): صَيْفِيّ (ṣayfiyy) (Arabic), ле́тні (ljétni) (Belarusian), летен (leten) (Bulgarian), estival (Catalan), zomers (Dutch), kesäinen (Finnish), estival (French), estival (Galician), საზაფხულო (sazapxulo) (Georgian), ზაფხულის (zapxulis) (Georgian), ზაფხულური (zapxuluri) [nonstandard] (Georgian), sommerlich (German), nyári (Hungarian), somerala (Ido), estival (Indonesian), estivo (Italian), aestivālis (Latin), تابستانی (tâbestâni) (Persian), estival (Portuguese), estivo (Portuguese), estival (Romanian), estiv (Romanian), văratic (Romanian), ле́тний (létnij) (Russian), estival (Spanish), somrig (Swedish), лі́тній (lítnij) (Ukrainian), hafol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-estival-en-adj-o7z4w6I9 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to summer': 95 5
  2. Coming forth in the summer.
    Sense id: en-estival-en-adj-yFnOPC7a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aestival, æstival Related terms: estivate Coordinate_terms: autumnal, brumal, prevernal, serotinal, vernal

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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lítnij",
      "sense": "of or relating to summer",
      "word": "лі́тній"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "of or relating to summer",
      "word": "hafol"
    }
  ],
  "word": "estival"
}

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