I.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.