winter
English
/ˈwɪntə/, /ˈwɪntɚ/, [ˈwɪɾ̃ɚ], [ˈwɪntʰɚ]
noun
Definitions
- 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.
- (figuratively) The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
- (countable) Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
- (obsolete) An appliance to be fixed on the front of a grate, to keep a kettle warm, etc.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English winter inherited from Old English winter inherited from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (winter, year).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wintruz
Gloss
winter, year
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
冬
Emoji
⛄️ ⛷️ 🎿 🏂️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Winterfest English
- berry English
- bewinter English
- bourne English
- creeper English
- cress English
- fat English
- green English
- hardy English
- house English
- jacky English
- jacky winter English
- kill English
- long English
- midwinter English
- nonwinter English
- over English
- overwinter English
- overwinterer English
- prewinter English
- sports English
- storm English
- sweet English
- tide English
- time English
- tire English
- twinter English
- unwintry English
- weed English
- weight English
- winter storm English
- winter tire English
- winterberry English
- winterbourne English
- wintercreeper English
- wintercress English
- winterer English
- winterfat English
- winterful English
- wintergreen English
- winterhardiness English
- winterhardy English
- winterhouse English
- winterise English
- winterish English
- winterishly English
- winterization English
- winterize English
- winterkill English
- winterless English
- winterlessness English
- winterlike English
- winterlong English
- winterly English
- winterover English
- winterproof English
- wintersports English
- wintersweet English
- wintertide English
- wintertime English
- winterward English
- winterwear English
- winterweed English
- winterweight English
- wintrily English
- wintriness English
- wintrous English
- wintry English
- Frostwinter German
- Hungerwinter German
- Mittwinter German
- Spätwinter German
- Winter German
- Winteranfang German
- Winterende German
- Winterkleid German
- Winterluft German
- Wintermantel German
- Wintermonat German
- Wintermücke German
- Winterreifen German
- Winterschlaf German
- Wintersonne German
- Wintersonnenwende German
- Wintersturm German
- Wintervogel German
- Winterweizen German
- Winterwetter German
- Winterzauber German
- winterhart German
- winterlich German
- midwinter Dutch, Flemish
- winter Dutch, Flemish
- winteravond Dutch, Flemish
- winterdepressie Dutch, Flemish
- winterdip Dutch, Flemish
- winterhaven Dutch, Flemish
- winterjuffer Dutch, Flemish
- winterkleed Dutch, Flemish
- winterkoning Dutch, Flemish
- wintermaand Dutch, Flemish
- winterpeen Dutch, Flemish
- winters Dutch, Flemish
- winterslaap Dutch, Flemish
- wintersport Dutch, Flemish
- wintersporter Dutch, Flemish
- winterstorm Dutch, Flemish
- wintervacht Dutch, Flemish
- winterzonnewende Dutch, Flemish
- *-wintruz Proto-Germanic
- *wintruz Proto-Germanic
- ウィンター Japanese
- snøvinter Norwegian Nynorsk
- vetter Norwegian Nynorsk
- vinter Norwegian Nynorsk
- vinterføre Norwegian Nynorsk
- vinternatt Norwegian Nynorsk
- vinterpels Norwegian Nynorsk
- vintertid Norwegian Nynorsk
- winter Old English
- winterbiter Old English
- winterburna Old English
- winterceald Old English
- wintercearig Old English
- winterdun Old English
- winterdæg Old English
- winterfeorm Old English
- winterfylleþ Old English
- wintergegang Old English
- wintergerim Old English
- wintergetæl Old English
- wintergeweorp Old English
- wintergewæde Old English
- winterhus Old English
- winterlic Old English
- winterlæcan Old English
- winterrim Old English
- winterscur Old English
- winterselde Old English
- winterset Old English
- wintersetl Old English
- wintersufel Old English
- wintertid Old English
- winterwylle Old English
- wintrig Old English
- midwinter Middle English
- winter Middle English
- winter-hous Middle English
- wintertid Middle English
- vetr Old Norse
- vintr Old Norse
- vintro Esperanto
- vetur Icelandic
- winter Middle Dutch
- wintar Old High German
- vintro Ido
- winter Afrikaans
- winder Middle High German
- winter Middle High German
- 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- ווינטער Yiddish
- *wintru gmw-pro
- winter Old Dutch
- wintar Old Saxon
- wenter Alemannic German
- winter Alemannic German
- wénter Alemannic German
- winter Scots
- winter Western Frisian
- wintermoanne Western Frisian
- wintersliep Western Frisian
- winter Old Frisian
- binter Mòcheno
- fat
- kill
- weed
- tire
- over
- long
- tide
- time
- hardy
- jacky
- storm
- berry
- sweet
- cress
- green
- house
- wintry
- weight
- bourne
- sports
- creeper
- twinter
- winterer
- bewinter
- winterly
- wintrily
- unwintry
- wintrous
- prewinter
- midwinter
- winterful
- winterize
- nonwinter
- winterise
- winterfat
- winterish
- winterwear
- winterkill
- winterweed
- wintertide
- winterlike
- winterover
- wintertime
- overwinter
- winterward
- Winterfest
- wintriness
- winterless
- winterlong
- wintersweet
- winterproof
- winterishly
- winterhardy
- wintergreen
- winter tire
- wintercress
- winterberry
- winterhouse
- winter storm
- wintersports
- overwinterer
- winterweight
- jacky winter
- winterbourne
- winterization
- wintercreeper
- winterlessness
- winterhardiness