winter
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old English winter, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz. Compare West Frisian and Dutch winter, German Winter, Danish vinter.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈwɪntə(ɹ)/, X-SAMPA: /"wInt@(r\)/
- (US, Canada) IPA: [ˈwɪntɚ], [ˈwɪɾ̃ɚ], enPR: wĭnʹtər, X-SAMPA: ["wInt@`], ["wI4~@`]
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Audio (US, the first one) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪntə(r)
- Homophone: winner (US, Canada, some dialects)
Noun [edit]
winter (plural winters)
- Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as being from December 23 to March 20 in continental regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.
Usage notes [edit]
- Note that season names are usually spelled in all lowercase letters in English. This is contrast to the days of the week and months of the year, which are always spelled with a capitalized first letter, for example Thursday or September.
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from winter
Related terms [edit]
Terms related to winter
Translations [edit]
fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures
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Verb [edit]
winter (third-person singular simple present winters, present participle wintering, simple past and past participle wintered)
- (intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).
- When they retired, they hoped to winter in Florida.
- (transitive) To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday
store over winter
Statistics [edit]
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Most common English words before 1923: fortune · glass · silver · #961: winter · expect · nation · legal
Anagrams [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle Dutch winter, from Old Dutch *wintar, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz. Compare West Frisian and English winter, German Winter, Danish vinter.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
winter m (plural winters, diminutive wintertje)
See also [edit]
- (seasons) seizoen, jaargetijde; lente/voorjaar, zomer, herfst/najaar, winter (Category: nl:Seasons)
Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *wintruz, whence also Old Frisian winter, Old Saxon and Old High German wintar, Old Norse vetr & vintr, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wintrus). Perhaps represents a nasalised variant of Proto-Indo-European *wed- ( > English water, wet); but perhaps akin to Old English winistre (“left (side)”), with original sense possibly a cardinal direction or possibly "unfavorable" [1].
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈwinter/
Noun [edit]
winter m
- winter (season)
Descendants [edit]
Scots [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old English winter, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.
Noun [edit]
winter (plural winters)
West Frisian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Frisian winter, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz. Compare Dutch and English winter, German Winter, Danish vinter.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /vĩtər/
Noun [edit]
winter c (pl winters)
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