"subnival" meaning in English

See subnival in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sʌbˈnaɪvl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsʌbˈnaɪv(ə)l/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subnival.wav
Rhymes: -aɪvəl Etymology: PIE word *upó From sub- (prefix meaning ‘beneath, under’) + nival (“abounding with snow; snow-covered, snowy; found or thriving in snowy conditions”), borrowed from German subnival, from Late Latin subnivalis, from Latin sub- (prefix meaning ‘beneath, under’) + nivālis (“snow-covered; snowy”) (from nix (“snow”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- (“to snow”)) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship)). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|upó}} PIE word *upó, {{root|en|ine-pro|*sneygʷʰ-}}, {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|sub|nival|pos1=prefix meaning ‘beneath, under’|t2=abounding with snow; snow-covered, snowy; found or thriving in snowy conditions}} sub- (prefix meaning ‘beneath, under’) + nival (“abounding with snow; snow-covered, snowy; found or thriving in snowy conditions”), {{bor|en|de|subnival}} German subnival, {{der|en|LL.|subnivalis}} Late Latin subnivalis, {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{der|en|la|sub-|pos=prefix meaning ‘beneath, under’}} Latin sub- (prefix meaning ‘beneath, under’), {{der|en|ine-pro|*sneygʷʰ-|t=to snow}} Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ- (“to snow”), {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} subnival (not comparable), {{term-label|en|chiefly|botany}} (chiefly botany)
  1. Of a habitat: of an altitude, latitude, or type just below that which would be permanently covered by snow (the snow line). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Botany, Snow Translations (of a habitat: of an altitude, latitude, or type just below that which would be permanently covered by snow): lumirajan alapuolinen (Finnish), subnival (French), subnivéen (French), subnival (German), subnivalis [Late-Latin] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-subnival-en-adj-zI9CixtU Disambiguation of Botany: 48 52 Disambiguation of Snow: 65 35 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'of a habitat: of an altitude, latitude, or type just below that which would be permanently covered by snow': 92 8
  2. Growing or capable of growing, or occurring, underneath snow; subnivean. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Botany Translations (growing or capable of growing, or occurring, underneath snow — see also subnivian): lumen alla kasvava (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-subnival-en-adj-ZVZfoXXI Disambiguation of Botany: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 25 75 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'growing or capable of growing, or occurring, underneath snow — see also subnivian': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: subniveal, subnivean, subnivian, subnivium Coordinate_terms: nival
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "of a habitat: of an altitude, latitude, or type just below that which would be permanently covered by snow",
      "tags": [
        "Late-Latin"
      ],
      "word": "subnivalis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "growing or capable of growing, or occurring, underneath snow — see also subnivian",
      "word": "lumen alla kasvava"
    }
  ],
  "word": "subnival"
}

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