hivernal et estival...
In today's class we learnt two interesting words.
hivernal (from hiver = winter) and
estival (from été = summer)
Suddenly, the connection occured to me (and trust me, I was SO excited!).
You've heard of hibernation. A few years ago, I was most delighted when I came across the word estivation. Estivation is a state of dormancy similar to hibernation. Animals that estivate spend a summer inactive and insulated against heat, to prevent the harmful effects of the season.
Eureka!!!
hivernal and hibernation, estival and estivation.
hivernal (from hiver = winter) and
estival (from été = summer)
Suddenly, the connection occured to me (and trust me, I was SO excited!).
You've heard of hibernation. A few years ago, I was most delighted when I came across the word estivation. Estivation is a state of dormancy similar to hibernation. Animals that estivate spend a summer inactive and insulated against heat, to prevent the harmful effects of the season.
Eureka!!!
hivernal and hibernation, estival and estivation.
posted by Vaishnavi Tekumalla at 5:08 AM
2 Comments:
and remember the verb "eviter" - to avoid? In English, We use only the opposite inevitable but not the evit Part!!
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