kış

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kis"

Turkish

kış

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قیش (kış, “winter”) Proto-Turkic *kïĺ (“winter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɯʃ/

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• Rhymes: -ɯʃ

Noun

kış (definite accusative kışı, plural kışlar)

1. winter (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures)

   Synonym: (obsolete) şita

   kışın ― in the winter

Usage notes

• Locative kışta is never or rarely used; instead, kışın (a remnant of Proto-Turkic instrumental) is used to mean "in winter".

Declension

Declension of kış

	singular	plural
nominative	kış	kışlar
definite accusative	kışı	kışları
dative	kışa	kışlara
locative	kışta	kışlarda
ablative	kıştan	kışlardan
genitive	kışın	kışların

Derived terms

• kışlık

Related terms

• kışla

See also

Seasons in Turkish · mevsimler (layout · text) · category
ilkbahar, ilkyaz (“spring”)	yaz (“summer”)	güz, sonbahar (“autumn”)	kış (“winter”)

Further reading

• “kış”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu