vinter

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse vetr, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ventər/, [ˈvenˀd̥ɐ]

Noun

vinter c. (singular definite vinteren, plural indefinite vintre)

1. winter

Inflection

    Inflection of vinter

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	vinter	vinteren	vintre	vintrene
genitive	vinters	vinterens	vintres	vintrenes

See also

• Vinter on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia
• (seasons) årstid; forår/vår, sommer, efterår/høst, vinter ^[edit]

---

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse vetr, perhaps related to vann or vatn (both water)

Noun

vinter m.

1. winter

Inflection

    Inflection of vinter

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål m	vinter	vinteren	vintere/vintre/vintrer	vinterne/vintrene
Nynorsk m	vinter	vinteren	vintrar	vintrane

Related terms

• årstid
• vår
• sommer (Bokmål), sommar (Nynorsk), sumar (Nynorsk)
• høst (Bokmål), haust (Nynorsk)
• mørketid

Derived terms

• vinterlig, vinterleg (Nynorsk)
• vinterkulde
• vintersport
• vintertøy

References

• “vinter” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

---

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvɪntɛr/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

vinter c.

1. winter; the coldest of the four seasons; either defined by three months between two fixed dates, or, in a meteorological sense, any period during which the average temperature is below freezing.

Declension

Declension of vinter

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vinter	vintern	vintrar	vintrarna
genitive	vinters	vinterns	vintrars	vintrarnas

Related terms

• vintras