invierno

Old Spanish

Noun

invierno

1. alternative form of ivierno (“winter”)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imˈbjeɾno/ [ĩmˈbjeɾ.no]

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• Rhymes: -eɾno
• Syllabification: in‧vier‧no

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish invierno~ivierno, from Late Latin hībernum. For the added nasal in the first syllable, cf. Italian inverno, etc.

Noun

invierno m (plural inviernos)

1. winter

Derived terms

• a boca de invierno
• calabacín de invierno
• calabaza de invierno
• campanilla de invierno
• cuartel de invierno
• deporte de invierno
• hortensia de invierno
• invernal
• invernar (verb)
• invernizo
• invierno nuclear
• pleno invierno (“midwinter, middle of winter”)
• trigo de invierno

Related terms

• hibernal
• hibernar
• hiemal

See also

Seasons in Spanish · estaciones (layout · text) · category
primavera (“spring”)	verano (“summer”), estío (“summer”)	otoño (“fall, autumn”)	invierno (“winter”)

Etymology 2

Verb

invierno

1. first-person singular present indicative of invernar

Further reading

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