Nivôse

UK/nɪˈvəʊz/US/niˈvoʊz/

proper noun

The fourth month of the French Republican Calendar, from December 21, 22 or 23 to January 19, 20 or 21.

OriginFrench nivôse ← Latin nivōsus →
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Meanings

proper nounNivôse (plural Nivôses)

plural Nivôses · alternative Nivose

  1. historicalThe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar, from December 21, 22 or 23 to January 19, 20 or 21.

Origin

  1. Latinnivōsus“snowy”
  2. Frenchnivôse
  3. EnglishNivôse

Borrowed from French nivôse, from Latin nivōsus (“snowy”).

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Translations

Arabic نِيفُوز
  • نِيفُوز (nīfūz)the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Basque elurkor
  • elurkorthe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Catalan nivós
  • nivósthe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Chinese Cantonese 雪月
  • 雪月 (syut³ jyut⁶)the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Chinese Mandarin 雪月
  • 雪月 (Xuěyuè)the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Dutch nivôse, sneeuwmaand
  • nivôsethe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
  • sneeuwmaandthe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Esperanto nivozo
  • nivozothe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Estonian nivoos, lumekuu
  • nivoosthe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
  • lumekuuthe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Finnish nivôse
  • nivôsethe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
French nivôse
  • nivôsethe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
German Nivôse, Nivose
  • Nivôsethe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Nivosethe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Schneemonatthe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Greek Νιβόζ, Χιονιστής
  • Νιβόζ (Nivóz)the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
  • Χιονιστής (Chionistís)the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Hebrew נִיבוֹז
  • נִיבוֹז (nivóz)the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Italian nevoso
  • nevosothe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Japanese ニヴォーズ, 雪月
  • ニヴォーズ (nivōzu)the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
  • 雪月 (yukitsuki)the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Korean 눈달, 니보즈
  • 눈달 (nundal)the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
  • 니보즈 (nibojeu)the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Lithuanian nivozas
  • nivozasthe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Persian نیوُز
  • نیوُز (ni-voz)the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Polish nivôse
  • nivôsethe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Portuguese nivoso
  • nivosothe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Russian ниво́з
  • ниво́з (nivóz)the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Spanish nivoso
  • nivosothe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Swedish nivôse, snömånad
  • nivôsethe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
  • snömånadthe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Ukrainian ніво́з
  • ніво́з (nivóz)the fourth month of the French Republican Calendar
Vietnamese tháng băng tuyết
  • tháng băng tuyếtthe fourth month of the French Republican Calendar

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Nivôse

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Cite this entry
APA

Nivôse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niv%C3%B4se

MLA

“Nivôse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niv%C3%B4se. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nivôse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niv%C3%B4se.

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