canicular

English

Etymology

From Latin canīculāris (“of or related to a puppy; Sothic”), from Canīcula (“puppy; Sirius”) + -aris (“forming adjectives”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)

Adjective

canicular (comparative more canicular, superlative most canicular)

1. (historical astronomy, dated) Synonym of Sothic: of or related to the star Sirius.
2. (archaic) Of or related to the dog days of summer.
3. (colloquial, humorous) Relating to dogs; canine.

Derived terms

• canicular period, canicular cycle
• canicular days

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin canīculāris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ni.kuˈlar/

Adjective

canicular m or n (feminine singular caniculară, masculine plural caniculari, feminine and neuter plural caniculare)

1. canicular

   Synonyms: torid, dogoritor

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	canicular		caniculară		caniculari	caniculare
	definite	canicularul		caniculara		canicularii	canicularele
genitive- dative	indefinite	canicular		caniculare		caniculari	caniculare
	definite	canicularului		canicularei		canicularelor	canicularilor

Related terms

• caniculă

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin canīculāris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanikuˈlaɾ/ [ka.ni.kuˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧ni‧cu‧lar

Adjective

canicular m or f (masculine and feminine plural caniculares)

1. canicular

Further reading

• “canicular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10