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Morphology Dictionary Charlton T. Lewis: An Elementary Latin Dictionary Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary nivalis nĭvālis, e, adj. [nix], 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 .
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