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<page>
<title>winter</title>
<id>661</id>
<revision>
<id>1033</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-18T20:15:40Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Dhum Dhum</username>
<id>19</id>
</contributor>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Meanings===
'''nl:, en:''' Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, normally from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20.
===Translantions===
*fr: [[hiver]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1035</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-18T20:19:24Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Dhum Dhum</username>
<id>19</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<text xml:space="preserve">===Meanings===
'''en, nl:''' Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, normally from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20.
===Translations===
*fr: [[hiver]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1055</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-18T20:34:39Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Youssefsan</username>
<id>22</id>
</contributor>
<comment>es:</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Meanings===
'''en, nl:''' Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, normally from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20.
===Translations===
*es: [[invierno]]
*fr: [[hiver]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1071</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-18T23:31:28Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>212.198.0.93</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>et:</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Meanings===
'''en, nl:''' Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, normally from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20.
===Translations===
*es: [[invierno]]
*et: talv
*fr: [[hiver]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1434</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-19T03:55:26Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Danny</username>
<id>50</id>
</contributor>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Meanings===
'''en, nl:''' Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, normally from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20.
===Translations===
*es: [[invierno]]
*et: talv
*fr: [[hiver]]
*he: חורף</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1439</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-26T00:54:54Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>217.81.26.10</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>de</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Meanings===
'''en, nl:''' Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, normally from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20.
===Translations===
*de: Winter
*es: [[invierno]]
*et: talv
*fr: [[hiver]]
*he: חורף</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1482</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-26T03:42:55Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Danny</username>
<id>50</id>
</contributor>
<comment>yiddish</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Meanings===
'''en, nl:''' Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, normally from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20.
===Translations===
*de: Winter
*es: [[invierno]]
*et: talv
*fr: [[hiver]]
*he: חורף
*yi: װינטער</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1497</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-26T19:56:40Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Dhum Dhum</username>
<id>19</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>Albanian, Basque</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Meanings===
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, normally from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20.
===Translations===
*de: [[Winter]]
*es: [[invierno]]
*et: [[talv]]
*eu: [[negu]]
*fr: [[hiver]]
*he: [[חורף]]
*nl: [[winter]]
*sq: [[dinër]]
*yi: [[װינטער]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1498</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-26T22:48:05Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Dhum Dhum</username>
<id>19</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>Portuguese</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Meanings===
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, normally from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20.
===Translations===
*de: [[Winter]]
*es: [[invierno]]
*et: [[talv]]
*eu: [[negu]]
*fr: [[hiver]]
*he: [[חורף]]
*nl: [[winter]]
*pt: [[inverno]]
*sq: [[dinër]]
*yi: [[װינטער]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1513</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-26T22:49:26Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Dhum Dhum</username>
<id>19</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>Maori</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Meanings===
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, normally from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20.
===Translations===
*de: [[Winter]]
*es: [[invierno]]
*et: [[talv]]
*eu: [[negu]]
*fr: [[hiver]]
*he: [[חורף]]
*mi: [[takurua]]
*nl: [[winter]]
*pt: [[inverno]]
*sq: [[dinër]]
*yi: [[װינטער]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1539</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-27T10:34:03Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Dhum Dhum</username>
<id>19</id>
</contributor>
<comment>full language links</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Meanings===
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, normally from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20.
===Translations===
*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Dutch]]: [[winter]]
*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
*[[German]]: [[Winter]]
*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]]
*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1540</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-27T20:15:15Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>24.43.199.101</ip>
</contributor>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Meanings===
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, normally from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20.
Usually marked by the applicable [[hemisphere]] of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in in short days and the typically coldest time period for the region.
===Translations===
*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Dutch]]: [[winter]]
*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
*[[German]]: [[Winter]]
*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]]
*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1545</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-27T20:16:37Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>24.43.199.101</ip>
</contributor>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Meanings===
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, normally from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20.
Usually marked by the applicable [[hemisphere]] of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
===Translations===
*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Dutch]]: [[winter]]
*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
*[[German]]: [[Winter]]
*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]]
*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1612</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-27T20:21:36Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>24.43.199.101</ip>
</contributor>
<minor />
<text xml:space="preserve">===Meanings===
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, normally from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20.
Usually marked by the applicable [[hemisphere]] of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
===Translations===
*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Dutch]]: [[winter]]
*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
*[[German]]: [[Winter]]
*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]]
*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1627</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-28T08:45:57Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Dhum Dhum</username>
<id>19</id>
</contributor>
<comment>N / S Hemisphere</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Meanings===
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions.
:Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
===Translations===
*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Dutch]]: [[winter]]
*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
*[[German]]: [[Winter]]
*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]]
*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1631</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-28T15:02:46Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Branko</username>
<id>62</id>
</contributor>
<comment>Dutch and German</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">'win-ter /wInt@/
=== Meanings ===
# ''noun'', ''plural'' -s, Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions.
:Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
=== Translations ===
*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Dutch]]: [[winter]]
*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
*[[German]]: [[Winter]]
*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]]
*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]]
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1640</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-28T15:50:24Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Danny</username>
<id>50</id>
</contributor>
<comment>Czech, Danish, Finnish, Indonesian, Irish, Norwegian, Romanian, Turkish</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">'win-ter /wInt@/
=== Meanings ===
# ''noun'', ''plural'' -s, Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions.
:Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
=== Translations ===
*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
*[[Dutch]]: [[winter]]
*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
*[[German]]: [[Winter]]
*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]]
*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]]
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1644</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-28T16:29:57Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Kpjas</username>
<id>14</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>+pl:</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">'win-ter /wInt@/
=== Meanings ===
# ''noun'', ''plural'' -s, Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions.
:Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
=== Translations ===
*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
*[[Dutch]]: [[winter]]
*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
*[[German]]: [[Winter]]
*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]]
*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
* [[Polish]]: [[zima]]
*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]]
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1752</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-28T16:33:04Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Danny</username>
<id>50</id>
</contributor>
<comment>croatian</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">'win-ter /wInt@/
=== Meanings ===
# ''noun'', ''plural'' -s, Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions.
:Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
=== Translations ===
*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
*[[Dutch]]: [[winter]]
*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
*[[German]]: [[Winter]]
*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]]
*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
* [[Polish]]: [[zima]]
*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]]
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2041</id>
<timestamp>2002-12-30T00:03:48Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Danny</username>
<id>50</id>
</contributor>
<comment>transliteration</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">'win-ter /wInt@/
=== Meanings ===
# ''noun'', ''plural'' -s, Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions.
:Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
=== Translations ===
*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
*[[Dutch]]: [[winter]]
*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
*[[German]]: [[Winter]]
*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
* [[Polish]]: [[zima]]
*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2858</id>
<timestamp>2003-01-06T01:24:56Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Ellmist</username>
<id>31</id>
</contributor>
<comment>remove self-links</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">'win-ter /wInt@/
=== Meanings ===
# ''noun'', ''plural'' -s, Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions.
:Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
=== Translations ===
*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
*[[Dutch]]: winter (on this page)
*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
*[[German]]: Winter (on this page)
*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
* [[Polish]]: [[zima]]
*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3005</id>
<timestamp>2003-02-07T00:11:29Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>217.0.84.227</ip>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>+ kr jp</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">'win-ter /wInt@/
=== Meanings ===
# ''noun'', ''plural'' -s, Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions.
:Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
=== Translations ===
*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
*[[Dutch]]: winter (on this page)
*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
*[[German]]: Winter (on this page)
*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] (ふゆ;huyu)
*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
* [[Polish]]: [[zima]]
*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3012</id>
<timestamp>2003-02-10T21:30:28Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>InfoSlave</username>
<id>101</id>
</contributor>
<comment>Frisian translation. Reformat.</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
# ''noun'', ''plural'' -s, Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions.
:Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*Croatian: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] (ふゆ;huyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:* [[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
=== Dutch ===
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
=== German ===
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3013</id>
<timestamp>2003-02-10T23:00:51Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Eclecticology</username>
<id>28</id>
</contributor>
<comment>small format change</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation==
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions.
:Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*Croatian: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] (ふゆ;huyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:* [[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3052</id>
<timestamp>2003-02-10T23:01:53Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Eclecticology</username>
<id>28</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*Croatian: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] (ふゆ;huyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:* [[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3054</id>
<timestamp>2003-02-12T18:40:14Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>130.238.5.5</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>added Swedish</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*Croatian: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] (ふゆ;huyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:* [[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3066</id>
<timestamp>2003-02-12T19:37:49Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>62.60.61.247</ip>
</contributor>
<minor />
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] (ふゆ;huyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:* [[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3229</id>
<timestamp>2003-02-13T10:29:54Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Odin</username>
<id>132</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>Added Icelandic word</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] (ふゆ;huyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:* [[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3311</id>
<timestamp>2003-02-16T17:15:06Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Chuck SMITH</username>
<id>36</id>
</contributor>
<comment>eo:</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] (ふゆ;huyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:* [[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3357</id>
<timestamp>2003-02-18T20:30:09Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Youssefsan</username>
<id>22</id>
</contributor>
<comment>atomic winter (#:* perhaps should we make it simpier)</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] (ふゆ;huyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:* [[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3361</id>
<timestamp>2003-02-19T20:20:02Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>195.241.218.37</ip>
</contributor>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[????]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[?]] (??;huyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[??]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:* [[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kis¸]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[??????]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3373</id>
<timestamp>2003-02-19T21:35:20Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>InfoSlave</username>
<id>101</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>Recovered Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Yiddish</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] (ふゆ;huyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' ???, winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>5829</id>
<timestamp>2003-02-20T10:45:39Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>217.228.25.131</ip>
</contributor>
<minor />
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] (ふゆ;huyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' , winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6372</id>
<timestamp>2003-03-18T23:21:27Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Fonzy</username>
<id>9</id>
</contributor>
<comment>+Welsh</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]]
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] (ふゆ;huyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]]
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#;*[[Welsh]]: [[Gaeaf]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' , winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>7173</id>
<timestamp>2003-03-30T21:52:16Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Polyglot</username>
<id>183</id>
</contributor>
<comment>added word gender</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]] ''m''
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] (ふゆ;huyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]] ''m''
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#;*[[Welsh]]: [[Gaeaf]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' , winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>15843</id>
<timestamp>2003-04-13T02:57:34Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>ILVI</username>
<id>154</id>
</contributor>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]] ''m''
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] (ふゆ;huyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]] ''m''
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#;*[[Welsh]]: [[Gaeaf]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' , winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>15846</id>
<timestamp>2003-07-08T14:45:58Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>T42</username>
<id>308</id>
</contributor>
<comment>+ ru</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]] ''m''
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] (ふゆ;huyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Russian]]: [[зима]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]] ''m''
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#;*[[Welsh]]: [[Gaeaf]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' , winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>19147</id>
<timestamp>2003-07-08T14:50:43Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Petruk</username>
<id>210</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]] ''m''
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Russian]]: [[зима]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]] ''m''
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#;*[[Welsh]]: [[Gaeaf]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' , winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>20348</id>
<timestamp>2003-08-15T01:28:55Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Nanshu</username>
<id>394</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]] ''m''
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Russian]]: [[зима]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]] ''m''
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#;*[[Welsh]]: [[Gaeaf]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' , winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>32366</id>
<timestamp>2003-08-29T15:40:24Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Tyrw</username>
<id>423</id>
</contributor>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]] ''m''
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Russian]]: [[зима]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]] ''m''
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#;*[[Welsh]]: [[Gaeaf]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' , winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>34738</id>
<timestamp>2003-12-05T18:24:22Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Paul G</username>
<id>654</id>
</contributor>
<comment>Added Italian translation</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]] ''m''
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
#:*[[Italian]]: [[inverno]] ''m''
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Russian]]: [[зима]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]] ''m''
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#;*[[Welsh]]: [[Gaeaf]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' , winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>48789</id>
<timestamp>2003-12-13T23:18:23Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>195.93.33.8</ip>
</contributor>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
#:*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]] ''m''
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
#:*[[Italian]]: [[inverno]] ''m''
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Russian]]: [[зима]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]] ''m''
#:*[[Swedish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#;*[[Welsh]]: [[Gaeaf]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' , winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>59465</id>
<timestamp>2004-02-25T17:46:49Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Ces</username>
<id>895</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>sv++</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
#:*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]] ''m''
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
#:*[[Italian]]: [[inverno]] ''m''
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Russian]]: [[зима]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]] ''m''
#:*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#;*[[Welsh]]: [[Gaeaf]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' , winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>78934</id>
<timestamp>2004-04-13T22:33:58Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>128.187.0.165</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>+fa</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
#:*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]] ''m''
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
#:*[[Italian]]: [[inverno]] ''m''
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
#:*[[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Russian]]: [[зима]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]] ''m''
#:*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kiş]]
#;*[[Welsh]]: [[Gaeaf]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' , winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>78939</id>
<timestamp>2004-06-28T05:58:15Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>219.173.119.31</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* [[Noun]] */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
#:*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]] ''m''
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
#:*[[Italian]]: [[inverno]] ''m''
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
#:*[[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Russian]]: [[зима]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]] ''m''
#:*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kış]]
#;*[[Welsh]]: [[Gaeaf]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' , winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>78945</id>
<timestamp>2004-06-28T06:44:20Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Vladisdead</username>
<id>911</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<text xml:space="preserve">===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===[[Noun]]===
Plural: winters
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
#:'''Translations'''
#:*[[Albanian]]: [[dinër]]
#:*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
#:*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
#:*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
#:*[[Croatian]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Czech]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Danish]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Dutch]]: winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
#:*[[Estonian]]: [[talv]]
#:*[[Finnish]]: [[talvi]]
#:*[[French]]: [[hiver]] ''m''
#:*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
#:*[[German]]: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
#:*[[Hebrew]]: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
#:*[[Hungarian]]: [[tél]]
#:*[[Icelandic]]: [[vetur]]
#:*[[Indonesian]]: [[musim dingin]]
#:*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
#:*[[Italian]]: [[inverno]] ''m''
#:*[[Irish]]: [[Geimhreadh]]
#:*[[Japanese]]: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
#:*[[Korean]]: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
#:*[[Latin]]: [[hiems]] ''f''
#:*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
#:*[[Mäori]]: [[takurua]]
#:*[[Norwegian]]: [[vinter]]
#:*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
#:*[[Polish]]: [[zima]]
#:*[[Portuguese]]: [[inverno]]
#:*[[Romanian]]: [[iarna]]
#:*[[Russian]]: [[зима]]
#:*[[Spanish]]: [[invierno]] ''m''
#:*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
#:*[[Turkish]]: [[kış]]
#;*[[Welsh]]: [[Gaeaf]]
#:*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
==Related words==
*[[atomic winter]]
*[[fimbulwinter]]
----
== Dutch ==
'win-ter /wInt@R/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' -s /-s/, winter.
----
== German ==
'Win-ter /???/, ''masculine noun'', ''plural'' , winter.</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>87148</id>
<timestamp>2004-06-28T08:21:18Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Hippietrail</username>
<id>671</id>
</contributor>
<comment>fmt; +ant &amp; rel; nl &amp; de may need work</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
*[[fimbulwinter]]
*[[midwinter]]
*[[wintery]]
*[[atomic winter]]
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]]
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
== German ==
'''Winter''' ''m''
# [[winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>113519</id>
<timestamp>2004-07-27T11:16:55Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>213.250.62.234</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
*[[fimbulwinter]]
*[[midwinter]]
*[[wintery]]
*[[atomic winter]]
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
== German ==
'''Winter''' ''m''
# [[winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>121420</id>
<timestamp>2004-11-01T09:16:31Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>81.7.114.71</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
*[[fimbulwinter]]
*[[midwinter]]
*[[wintery]]
*[[atomic winter]]
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
== German ==
'''Winter''' ''m''
# [[winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>123893</id>
<timestamp>2004-11-26T17:21:02Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>200.180.188.46</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>[[pt:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
*[[fimbulwinter]]
*[[midwinter]]
*[[wintery]]
*[[atomic winter]]
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
== German ==
'''Winter''' ''m''
# [[winter]]
[[pt:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>160660</id>
<timestamp>2004-12-03T12:13:25Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Fido</username>
<id>2942</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* German */ format of german meaning + link to german wiktionary</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
*[[fimbulwinter]]
*[[midwinter]]
*[[wintery]]
*[[atomic winter]]
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
== German ==
===Noun===
'''Winter''' ''m''
# [[winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[de:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>169105</id>
<timestamp>2005-02-18T12:32:55Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding:ro,la</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
*[[fimbulwinter]]
*[[midwinter]]
*[[wintery]]
*[[atomic winter]]
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
== German ==
===Noun===
'''Winter''' ''m''
# [[winter]]
[[de:Winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>180398</id>
<timestamp>2005-03-08T16:58:14Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>130.232.114.217</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
*[[fimbulwinter]]
*[[midwinter]]
*[[wintery]]
*[[atomic winter]]
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
== German ==
===Noun===
'''Winter''' ''m''
# [[winter]]
[[de:Winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>196215</id>
<timestamp>2005-04-04T12:45:10Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>80.65.83.8</ip>
</contributor>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
*[[fimbulwinter]]
*[[midwinter]]
*[[wintery]]
*[[atomic winter]]
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Bosnian]]: [[zima]] ''f''
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
== German ==
===Noun===
'''Winter''' ''m''
# [[winter]]
[[de:Winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>213579</id>
<timestamp>2005-04-25T10:26:14Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding:fi,nl,fr</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
*[[fimbulwinter]]
*[[midwinter]]
*[[wintery]]
*[[atomic winter]]
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Bosnian]]: [[zima]] ''f''
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
== German ==
===Noun===
'''Winter''' ''m''
# [[winter]]
[[de:Winter]]
[[fr:Winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>242448</id>
<timestamp>2005-05-24T09:27:44Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>ConanBot</username>
<id>4957</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>+[[Category:1000 English basic words]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
*[[fimbulwinter]]
*[[midwinter]]
*[[wintery]]
*[[atomic winter]]
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Bosnian]]: [[zima]] ''f''
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
== German ==
===Noun===
'''Winter''' ''m''
# [[winter]]
[[de:Winter]]
[[fr:Winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:Winter]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>470903</id>
<timestamp>2005-06-30T01:34:05Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>Conversion script</ip>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>[[Winter]] moved to [[winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
*[[fimbulwinter]]
*[[midwinter]]
*[[wintery]]
*[[atomic winter]]
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Bosnian]]: [[zima]] ''f''
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
== German ==
===Noun===
'''Winter''' ''m''
# [[winter]]
[[de:Winter]]
[[fr:Winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:Winter]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>499057</id>
<timestamp>2005-07-09T18:32:33Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>GerardM</username>
<id>727</id>
</contributor>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
*[[fimbulwinter]]
*[[midwinter]]
*[[wintery]]
*[[atomic winter]]
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Bosnian]]: [[zima]] ''f''
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
----
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>560282</id>
<timestamp>2005-08-21T14:02:37Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: ar, fi, io, it, la, pt, ro</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
*[[fimbulwinter]]
*[[midwinter]]
*[[wintery]]
*[[atomic winter]]
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Bosnian]]: [[zima]] ''f''
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[ar:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>561464</id>
<timestamp>2005-08-22T01:36:36Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Tedius Zanarukando</username>
<id>546</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
*[[fimbulwinter]]
*[[midwinter]]
*[[wintery]]
*[[atomic winter]]
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Bosnian]]: [[zima]] ''f''
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[ar:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>561476</id>
<timestamp>2005-08-22T01:38:49Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Tedius Zanarukando</username>
<id>546</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */ Chinese</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
*[[fimbulwinter]]
*[[midwinter]]
*[[wintery]]
*[[atomic winter]]
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Bosnian]]: [[zima]] ''f''
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*[[Chinese]]: [[冬天]] (dongtian)
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[ar:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>570778</id>
<timestamp>2005-08-29T16:39:10Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>62.147.36.86</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Related words */ updated * [[atomic winter]] ---&gt; * [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Bosnian]]: [[zima]] ''f''
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*[[Chinese]]: [[冬天]] (dongtian)
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[ar:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>584815</id>
<timestamp>2005-09-10T12:40:16Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>81.15.146.91</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Bosnian]]: [[zima]] ''f''
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*[[Chinese]]: [[冬天]] (dongtian)
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
{{mid}}
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[ar:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>584823</id>
<timestamp>2005-09-10T12:45:05Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>81.15.146.91</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Bosnian]]: [[zima]] ''f''
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*[[Chinese]]: [[冬天]] (dongtian)
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
{{mid}}
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f'',, [[hibernus]]
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[ar:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>584825</id>
<timestamp>2005-09-10T12:46:06Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>81.15.146.91</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*[[Bosnian]]: [[zima]] ''f''
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*[[Chinese]]: [[冬天]] (dongtian)
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
{{mid}}
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f'', [[hibernus]] ''m''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[ar:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>590854</id>
<timestamp>2005-09-17T00:42:34Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Dijan</username>
<id>5259</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dongtian)
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f'', [[hibernus]] ''m''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[ar:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>602131</id>
<timestamp>2005-09-24T16:11:45Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: uk</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dongtian)
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f'', [[hibernus]] ''m''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[ar:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:Winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>605510</id>
<timestamp>2005-09-26T22:39:12Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Modifying: fi</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dongtian)
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f'', [[hibernus]] ''m''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[ar:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>646152</id>
<timestamp>2005-11-01T19:34:07Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: ja Removing: ar</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dongtian)
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f'', [[hibernus]] ''m''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>662340</id>
<timestamp>2005-11-14T16:55:15Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Widsith</username>
<id>6763</id>
</contributor>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
[[IPA]]: /'wɪntə/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dinër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dongtian)
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f'', [[hibernus]] ''m''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>663224</id>
<timestamp>2005-11-15T14:57:30Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>216.239.55.7</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
[[IPA]]: /'wɪntə/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dongtian)
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f'', [[hibernus]] ''m''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>682505</id>
<timestamp>2005-11-28T23:37:42Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>GutenBot</username>
<id>7726</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>Robot: Automated text replacement (-==English==\r\n== +==English==\r\n\r\n{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}\r\n\r\n==)</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
[[IPA]]: /'wɪntə/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dongtian)
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f'', [[hibernus]] ''m''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>690356</id>
<timestamp>2005-12-04T23:06:08Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Cl</username>
<id>8617</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
[[IPA]]: /'wɪntə/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dongtian)
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f'', [[hibernus]] ''m''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*{{uk}}: [[зима]] (zym'''a''') {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>697558</id>
<timestamp>2005-12-11T17:20:18Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Blastu</username>
<id>4064</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
[[IPA]]: /'wɪntə/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōng tiān); (冬季) dōng jì
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f'', [[hibernus]] ''m''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*{{uk}}: [[зима]] (zym'''a''') {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>697559</id>
<timestamp>2005-12-11T17:20:30Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Blastu</username>
<id>4064</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
[[IPA]]: /'wɪntə/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōng tiān); [[冬季]] dōng jì
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f'', [[hibernus]] ''m''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*{{uk}}: [[зима]] (zym'''a''') {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>706294</id>
<timestamp>2005-12-19T03:27:39Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: de</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
[[IPA]]: /'wɪntə/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] ''m'' -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] ''m''
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōng tiān); [[冬季]] dōng jì
*Croatian: [[zima]]
*Czech: [[zima]]
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: winter ''m'' (on this page)
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] ''m''
*[[Frisian]]: winter (on this page)
*German: Winter ''m'' (on this page)
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] ''m''
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] ''f'', [[hibernus]] ''m''
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] ''f''
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*[[Persian]]: [[زِمِستان]] (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima)
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Slovene: [[zima]] ''f''
*Spanish: [[invierno]] ''m''
*Swedish: [[vinter]] ''c''
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*{{uk}}: [[зима]] (zym'''a''') {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[de:winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>707314</id>
<timestamp>2005-12-19T20:07:35Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Dijan</username>
<id>5259</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
[[IPA]]: /'wɪntə/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}} -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōng tiān); [[冬季]] dōng jì
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*[[Persian]]: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima) {{f}}
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*{{uk}}: [[зима]] (zym'''a''') {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[de:winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>715099</id>
<timestamp>2005-12-28T01:27:42Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Hégésippe Cormier</username>
<id>7932</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>/* Translations */ + scn</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
[[IPA]]: /'wɪntə/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}} -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōng tiān); [[冬季]] dōng jì
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*[[Persian]]: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima) {{f}}
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*{{uk}}: [[зима]] (zym'''a''') {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[de:winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>789516</id>
<timestamp>2006-02-02T11:52:57Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: fr, hu, ko, zh</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
[[IPA]]: /'wɪntə/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}} -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōng tiān); [[冬季]] dōng jì
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*[[Persian]]: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima) {{f}}
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*{{uk}}: [[зима]] (zym'''a''') {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]
[[zh:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>798878</id>
<timestamp>2006-02-06T01:37:17Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>81.208.74.180</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
[[IPA]]: /'wɪntə/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Basque: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*Catalan: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬季]] (dōng-jì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*Frisian: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*Interlingua: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Manchu: [[tuweri]]
*Maori: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]
[[zh:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>800415</id>
<timestamp>2006-02-06T15:24:01Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Stephen G. Brown</username>
<id>1874</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>Reverted edit of 81.208.74.180, changed back to last version by RobotGMwikt</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
[[IPA]]: /'wɪntə/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ([[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]] resulting in short days and the typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}} -où
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōng tiān); [[冬季]] dōng jì
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*[[Esperanto]]: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (cheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (KHO-ref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*[[Persian]]: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]]
*Portuguese: [[inverno]]
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zima) {{f}}
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Latin: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*{{uk}}: [[зима]] (zym'''a''') {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (VIN-ter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]
[[zh:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>839779</id>
<timestamp>2006-02-20T11:19:41Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Stephen G. Brown</username>
<id>1874</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>/* English */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related words====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (kheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
----
== Dutch ==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]
[[zh:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>840958</id>
<timestamp>2006-02-21T07:05:42Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Connel MacKenzie</username>
<id>2657</id>
</contributor>
<comment>minor fmt, ===Hdr===, dewikify common langs</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (kheimónas)
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian:
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]
[[zh:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>842671</id>
<timestamp>2006-02-22T08:29:36Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>81.208.74.180</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]
[[zh:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>872428</id>
<timestamp>2006-03-10T06:28:50Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Yyy</username>
<id>11503</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */ Latvian</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]
[[zh:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>876932</id>
<timestamp>2006-03-12T18:25:35Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Chaduvari</username>
<id>6243</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */ +Telugu</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*{{te}}: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:Winter]]
[[io:Winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:Winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:Winter]]
[[ro:Winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[uk:Winter]]
[[zh:Winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>885372</id>
<timestamp>2006-03-14T04:06:01Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: ar, el, ru, ta Modifying: io, ko, la, pt, ro, uk, zh</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*{{te}}: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>930003</id>
<timestamp>2006-03-25T15:33:32Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: id</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*{{te}}: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>941739</id>
<timestamp>2006-04-01T23:22:20Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>EncycloPetey</username>
<id>7752</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>+ cat</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*{{te}}: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>966898</id>
<timestamp>2006-04-12T01:33:31Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Connel MacKenzie</username>
<id>2657</id>
</contributor>
<comment>{{subst:lang}}</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]]
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
{{mid}}
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>984169</id>
<timestamp>2006-04-20T19:04:49Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Hippietrail</username>
<id>671</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>987131</id>
<timestamp>2006-04-21T23:20:36Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Removing: el</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1001343</id>
<timestamp>2006-04-27T15:39:06Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: sr</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1013845</id>
<timestamp>2006-05-04T07:31:43Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Dvortygirl</username>
<id>542</id>
</contributor>
<comment>verb sense, audio</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
'''winter'''
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1157087</id>
<timestamp>2006-06-20T10:12:05Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: hy</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
'''winter'''
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1162360</id>
<timestamp>2006-06-22T07:58:21Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>NERIUM</username>
<id>13678</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Noun */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
'''winter'''
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1255802</id>
<timestamp>2006-07-21T04:08:53Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: vi</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
'''winter'''
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1309814</id>
<timestamp>2006-08-08T15:42:17Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>ScsRhymeBot</username>
<id>16032</id>
</contributor>
<comment>edited by robot:
added English rhyme</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
'''winter'''
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1351149</id>
<timestamp>2006-08-22T06:25:06Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: simple</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
'''winter'''
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1648938</id>
<timestamp>2006-10-11T19:39:17Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: [[kk:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] [çiˈmo̞nas] {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
'''winter'''
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1840972</id>
<timestamp>2006-11-29T16:15:32Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>81.208.74.180</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
Old English [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
'''winter''' (''plural:'' [[winters]])
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
'''winter'''
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1856441</id>
<timestamp>2006-12-04T19:16:20Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>16@r</username>
<id>20626</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>templates</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1874168</id>
<timestamp>2006-12-11T05:58:16Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: [[fa:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1909414</id>
<timestamp>2006-12-27T12:52:23Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>86.200.148.232</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Related terms */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān); [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarna]]
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[Gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1950451</id>
<timestamp>2007-01-10T04:05:31Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>212.29.160.170</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */ corrected Welsh and Romanian</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1957176</id>
<timestamp>2007-01-13T08:18:19Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>BONGU SEAN</username>
<id>28026</id>
</contributor>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1960578</id>
<timestamp>2007-01-14T19:19:22Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: [[tr:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1962842</id>
<timestamp>2007-01-15T13:25:36Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: [[br:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1972439</id>
<timestamp>2007-01-17T17:12:01Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Dany89</username>
<id>28339</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>1980215</id>
<timestamp>2007-01-19T19:56:18Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: [[pl:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2036248</id>
<timestamp>2007-02-01T20:48:55Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>72.178.44.126</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>added another japanese translation my resource is wikipedia article Hitsugaya</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu, tōshirō)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2041376</id>
<timestamp>2007-02-04T04:23:24Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Stephen G. Brown</username>
<id>1874</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/72.178.44.126|72.178.44.126]] ([[User_talk:72.178.44.126|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:RobotGMwikt|RobotGMwikt]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2070614</id>
<timestamp>2007-02-08T03:27:34Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: [[es:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2112203</id>
<timestamp>2007-02-16T03:57:04Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>ÀrdRuadh21</username>
<id>24604</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Scots Gaelic: [[Geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2179510</id>
<timestamp>2007-03-07T02:42:44Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: [[ast:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Scots Gaelic: [[Geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2199930</id>
<timestamp>2007-03-12T12:21:59Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>UllmannBot</username>
<id>23360</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>translations -Scots Gaelic +Scottish Gaelic</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[Geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2199970</id>
<timestamp>2007-03-12T12:28:36Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Robert Ullmann</username>
<id>14714</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/UllmannBot|UllmannBot]] ([[User_talk:UllmannBot|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:RobotGMwikt|RobotGMwikt]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*Scots Gaelic: [[Geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2199996</id>
<timestamp>2007-03-12T12:34:00Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>UllmannBot</username>
<id>23360</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>translations -Scots Gaelic +Scottish Gaelic</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[Geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[Geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2259628</id>
<timestamp>2007-03-30T01:28:39Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>ÀrdRuadh21</username>
<id>24604</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2291253</id>
<timestamp>2007-04-08T18:31:54Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Arne List</username>
<id>19777</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2346010</id>
<timestamp>2007-04-26T19:15:07Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>RobotGMwikt</username>
<id>3478</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: [[zh-min-nan:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2374366</id>
<timestamp>2007-05-05T13:33:38Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Dick Laurent</username>
<id>18449</id>
</contributor>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2374379</id>
<timestamp>2007-05-05T13:53:54Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>AutoFormat</username>
<id>32732</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>category 1000 English basic words moved to English section</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]]
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2444409</id>
<timestamp>2007-05-26T02:33:35Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Gbeebani</username>
<id>34492</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2574948</id>
<timestamp>2007-06-19T15:41:00Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Erl</username>
<id>3789</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>/* Pronunciation */ Added bullet before IPA pronunciation</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
*{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חורף]] (khóref)
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2595547</id>
<timestamp>2007-06-24T08:41:22Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>84.95.81.187</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
*{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2735555</id>
<timestamp>2007-07-19T22:00:02Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>64.187.65.229</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
*{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2804785</id>
<timestamp>2007-08-04T13:59:18Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>83.67.10.48</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Noun */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
*{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
The season of Christmas.
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2804808</id>
<timestamp>2007-08-04T14:08:35Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>SemperBlotto</username>
<id>3336</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/83.67.10.48|83.67.10.48]] ([[User_talk:83.67.10.48|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:64.187.65.229|64.187.65.229]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
*{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>2804871</id>
<timestamp>2007-08-04T14:30:37Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>AutoFormat</username>
<id>32732</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>-: +*: in trans</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
*{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3134275</id>
<timestamp>2007-10-06T00:17:31Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Interwicket</username>
<id>46132</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>iwiki +el, fy, te</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} [[winter#Old English|winter]].
===Pronunciation===
'win-ter /wInt@/
*{{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*Rhymes: [[Rhymes:English:-ɪntə(r)|-ɪntə(r)]]
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Related terms====
* [[fimbulwinter]]
* [[midwinter]]
* [[wintery]]
* [[nuclear winter]], [[atomic winter]] &lt;!-- &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter sport]]
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# To [[spend]] the [[winter]].
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
'win-ter /wInt@R/
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English [[water]], [[wet]]). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German [[Winter]]), Old Norse [[vetr]] (Swedish [[vinter]]), Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin [[unda]] wave, Lithuanian [[vanduo|vanduõ]] water.
===Pronunciation===
[[IPA]]: /'winter/
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# the coldest season of the year; [[winter#English|winter]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3139769</id>
<timestamp>2007-10-06T09:09:38Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Paul G</username>
<id>654</id>
</contributor>
<comment>fmt; +enPR &amp; US pron; rel -&gt; der and added many more; +rel; +intransitive tag to v; rfp for OE and Dutch</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} ''[[winter#Old English|winter]]''
===Pronunciation===
*{{italbrac|UK}}: {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
*{{italbrac|US}}: {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*{{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
*[[AI winter]]
*[[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
*[[Austrian winter pea]]
*[[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
*[[bewinter]]
*[[blackberry winter]]
*[[blackthorn winter]]
*[[buy straw hats in winter]]
*[[Chinese winter squash]]
*[[dogwood winter]]
*[[early winter cress]]
*[[East Indian winter jet]]
*[[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
*[[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
*[[Fimbulwinter]]
*[[forwintered]]
*[[General winter]]
*[[impact winter]]
*[[in-winter]]
*[[Kondratiev winter]]
*[[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
*[[love-in-winter]]
*[[Madeira winter cherry]]
*[[meteorological winter]]
*[[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
*[[nuclear winter]]&lt;!-- [[atomic winter]] &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
*[[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
*[[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
*[[overwinter]]
*[[rere-winter]]
*[[Russian winter]]
*[[Soviet winter]]
*[[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
*[[twinter]]
*[[unwinter]]
*[[volcanic winter]]
*[[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
*[[wild winterpea]]
*[[winter aconite]]
*[[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
*[[winter annual]]
*[[winter apple]]
*[[winter barley]]
*[[winter-beaten]]
*[[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
*[[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
*[[winter break]]
*[[winter bud]]
*[[winter bunting]]
*[[winter carnival]]
*[[winter cherry]]
*[[Winter Circle]]
*[[winter city]]
*[[winter-clad]]
*[[winter-close]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter clover]]
*[[winter cluster]]
*[[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
*[[winter coat]]
*[[winter corn]]
*[[winter cough]]
*[[winter count]]
*[[winter country]]
*[[winter-crack]]
*[[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
*[[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
*[[winter crop]]
*[[winter currant]]
*[[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[winter depression]]
*[[winter duck]]
*[[winter dysentery]]
*[[winter eczema]]
*[[wintered]]
*[[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
*[[winter egg]]
*[[winter falcon]]
*[[winter fallow]]
*[[winter fat]]
*[[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
*[[winter fern]]
*[[Winterfest]]
*[[winter fever]]
*[[winter finch]]
*[[winter flounder]]
*[[winter-flower]]
*[[winter flowering cherry]]
*[[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
*[[Winter Games]]
*[[winter garden]]
*[[winter gillyflower]]
*[[winter gnat]]
*[[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
*[[winter greens]]
*[[winter-ground]]
*[[winter guard]]
*[[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
*[[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
*[[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
*[[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
*[[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
*[[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
*[[winter hawk]]
*[[winter hazel]]
*[[winter heath]]
*[[winter heliotrope]]
*[[winter hellebore]]
*[[winter hemp]]
*[[Winter Hexagon]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
*[[winter holidays]]
*[[winter-house]]
*[[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
*[[winterim]]
*[[winterise]], [[winterize]]
*[[winterish]]
*[[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
*[[winter itch]]
*[[winter jasmine]]
*[[winter-killed]]
*[[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
*[[winterless]]
*[[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
*[[winterling]]
*[[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
*[[winter-long]]
*[[winter-love]]
*[[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
*[[winter marjoram]]
*[[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
*[[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
*[[winter midge]]
*[[winter monsoon]]
*[[winter moth]]
*[[winter mushroom]]
*[[winter oats]]
*[[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
*[[winter oil]]
*[[winter-old]]
*[[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter ova]]
*[[winter packet]]
*[[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
*[[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
*[[winter peach]]
*[[winter pear]]
*[[winter-pick]]
*[[winter-piece]]
*[[winter-pride]]
*[[winter-pround]]
*[[winter purslane]]
*[[winter quarters]]
*[[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
*[[winter queening]]
*[[winter range]]
*[[winter rape]]
*[[winter redbird]]
*[[winter-rig]]
*[[winter road]]
*[[winter rocket]]
*[[winter rose]]
*[[winter rules]]
*[[winter-run fish]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter rye]]
*[[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
*[[winter savory]]
*[[winter scours]]
*[[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
*[[winter sheldrake]]
*[[winter sleep]]
*[[winter sleeper]]
*[[winter snipe]]
*[[winter solstice]]
*[[wintersome]]
*[[winter sport]]
*[[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
*[[winter squash]]
*[[winter-stall]]
*[[winter storm]]
*[[winter story]]
*[[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
*[[winter strawberry]]
*[[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
*[[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
*[[winter sweet marjoram]]
*[[winter tale]]
*[[winter teal]]
*[[winter-thorn]]
*[[winter tick]]
*[[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
*[[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
*[[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
*[[Winter Triangle]]
*[[winter urn]]
*[[winter vacation]]
*[[Winterval]]
*[[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
*[[winter visitor]]
*[[winter vomiting disease]]
*[[winter wagtail]]
*[[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
*[[winterward]]
*[[winterwards]]
*[[winter warfare]]
*[[winter wash]]
*[[winter weather advisory]]
*[[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
*[[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
*[[winter wheat]]
*[[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
*[[winter white Russian hamster]]
*[[winter wicket]]
*[[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
*[[winter worm]]
*[[winter worm summer grass]]
*[[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
*[[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
*''[[Canella winterana]]''
*''[[Drimys winteri]]''
*''[[Hildewintera]]''
*''[[Pseudowintera]]''
*[[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
*''[[Wintera]]''
*''[[Winteraceae]]''
*''[[Winterales]]''
*[[winteran]]
*[[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
*[[wintergreen]]
*''[[Winteria]]''
*[[winterly]]
*''[[Winterocereus]]''
*''[[Winteroideae]]''
*[[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
*[[Winter's cinnamon]]
*[[Winter's syndrome]]
*[[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#{{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
====Derived terms====
*[[Wintered Over Device]]
*[[winterer]]
*[[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
{{rfp}}&lt;!--this is not in a standard pronunciation scheme: 'win-ter /wInt@R/--&gt;
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English '''[[water]]''', '''[[wet]]'''). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German ''[[Winter]]''), Old Norse ''[[vetr]]'' (Swedish ''[[vinter]]'') and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin ''[[unda]]'' wave and Lithuanian ''[[vanduo|vanduõ]]'' water.
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp}}&lt;!--Unlikely to be correct: [[IPA]]: /ˈwinter/--&gt;
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
#[[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3139817</id>
<timestamp>2007-10-06T09:26:18Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Paul G</username>
<id>654</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>/* Derived terms */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} ''[[winter#Old English|winter]]''
===Pronunciation===
*{{italbrac|UK}}: {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
*{{italbrac|US}}: {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*{{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
*[[AI winter]]
*[[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
*[[Austrian winter pea]]
*[[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
*[[bewinter]]
*[[blackberry winter]]
*[[blackthorn winter]]
*[[buy straw hats in winter]]
*[[Chinese winter squash]]
*[[dogwood winter]]
*[[early winter cress]]
*[[East Indian winter jet]]
*[[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
*[[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
*[[Fimbulwinter]]
*[[forwintered]]
*[[General winter]]
*[[impact winter]]
*[[in-winter]]
*[[Kondratiev winter]]
*[[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
*[[love-in-winter]]
*[[Madeira winter cherry]]
*[[meteorological winter]]
*[[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
*[[nuclear winter]]&lt;!-- [[atomic winter]] &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
*[[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
*[[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
*[[overwinter]]
*[[rere-winter]]
*[[Russian winter]]
*[[Soviet winter]]
*[[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
*[[twinter]]
*[[unwinter]]
*[[volcanic winter]]
*[[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
*[[wild winterpea]]
*[[winter aconite]]
*[[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
*[[winter annual]]
*[[winter apple]]
*[[winter barley]]
*[[winter-beaten]]
*[[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
*[[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
*[[winter break]]
*[[winter bud]]
*[[winter bunting]]
*[[winter carnival]]
*[[winter cherry]]
*[[Winter Circle]]
*[[winter city]]
*[[winter-clad]]
*[[winter-close]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter clover]]
*[[winter cluster]]
*[[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
*[[winter coat]]
*[[winter corn]]
*[[winter cough]]
*[[winter count]]
*[[winter country]]
*[[winter-crack]]
*[[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
*[[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
*[[winter crop]]
*[[winter currant]]
*[[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[winter depression]]
*[[winter duck]]
*[[winter dysentery]]
*[[winter eczema]]
*[[wintered]]
*[[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
*[[winter egg]]
*[[winter falcon]]
*[[winter fallow]]
*[[winter fat]]
*[[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
*[[winter fern]]
*[[Winterfest]]
*[[winter fever]]
*[[winter finch]]
*[[winter flounder]]
*[[winter-flower]]
*[[winter flowering cherry]]
*[[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
*[[Winter Games]]
*[[winter garden]]
*[[winter gillyflower]]
*[[winter gnat]]
*[[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
*[[winter greens]]
*[[winter-ground]]
*[[winter guard]]
*[[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
*[[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
*[[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
*[[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
*[[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
*[[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
*[[winter hawk]]
*[[winter hazel]]
*[[winter heath]]
*[[winter heliotrope]]
*[[winter hellebore]]
*[[winter hemp]]
*[[Winter Hexagon]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
*[[winter holidays]]
*[[winter-house]]
*[[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
*[[winterim]]
*[[winterise]], [[winterize]]
*[[winterish]]
*[[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
*[[winter itch]]
*[[winter jasmine]]
*[[winter-killed]]
*[[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
*[[winterless]]
*[[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
*[[winterling]]
*[[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
*[[winter-long]]
*[[winter-love]]
*[[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
*[[winter marjoram]]
*[[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
*[[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
*[[winter midge]]
*[[winter monsoon]]
*[[winter moth]]
*[[winter mushroom]]
*[[winter oats]]
*[[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
*[[winter oil]]
*[[winter-old]]
*[[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter ova]]
*[[winter packet]]
*[[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
*[[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
*[[winter peach]]
*[[winter pear]]
*[[winter-pick]]
*[[winter-piece]]
*[[winter-pride]]
*[[winter-pround]]
*[[winter purslane]]
*[[winter quarters]]
*[[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
*[[winter queening]]
*[[winter range]]
*[[winter rape]]
*[[winter redbird]]
*[[winter-rig]]
*[[winter road]]
*[[winter rocket]]
*[[winter rose]]
*[[winter rules]]
*[[winter-run fish]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter rye]]
*[[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
*[[winter savory]]
*[[winter scours]]
*[[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
*[[winter sheldrake]]
*[[winter sleep]]
*[[winter sleeper]]
*[[winter snipe]]
*[[winter solstice]]
*[[wintersome]]
*[[winter sport]]
*[[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
*[[winter squash]]
*[[winter-stall]]
*[[winter storm]]
*[[winter story]]
*[[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
*[[winter strawberry]]
*[[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
*[[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
*[[winter sweet marjoram]]
*[[winter tale]]
*[[winter teal]]
*[[winter-thorn]]
*[[winter tick]]
*[[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
*[[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
*[[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
*[[Winter Triangle]]
*[[winter urn]]
*[[winter vacation]]
*[[Winterval]]
*[[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
*[[winter visitor]]
*[[winter vomiting disease]]
*[[winter wagtail]]
*[[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
*[[winterward]]
*[[winterwards]]
*[[winter warfare]]
*[[winter wash]]
*[[winter weather advisory]]
*[[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
*[[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
*[[winter wheat]]
*[[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
*[[winter white Russian hamster]]
*[[winter wicket]]
*[[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
*[[winter worm]]
*[[winter worm summer grass]]
*[[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
*[[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
*''[[Canella winterana]]''
*''[[Drimys winteri]]''
*''[[Hildewintera]]''
*''[[Pseudowintera]]''
*[[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
*''[[Wintera]]''
*''[[Winteraceae]]''
*''[[Winterales]]''
*[[winteran]]
*[[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
*[[wintergreen]]
*''[[Winteria]]''
*[[winterly]]
*''[[Winterocereus]]''
*''[[Winteroideae]]''
*[[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
*[[Winter's cinnamon]]
*[[Winter's syndrome]]
*[[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*[[Kurdish]]: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*Sicilian: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*[[Yiddish]]: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
#{{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
====Derived terms====
*[[Wintered Over Device]]
*[[winterer]]
*[[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
{{rfp}}&lt;!--this is not in a standard pronunciation scheme: 'win-ter /wInt@R/--&gt;
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English '''[[water]]''', '''[[wet]]'''). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German ''[[Winter]]''), Old Norse ''[[vetr]]'' (Swedish ''[[vinter]]'') and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin ''[[unda]]'' wave and Lithuanian ''[[vanduo|vanduõ]]'' water.
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp}}&lt;!--Unlikely to be correct: [[IPA]]: /ˈwinter/--&gt;
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
#[[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3139837</id>
<timestamp>2007-10-06T09:30:53Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>AutoFormat</username>
<id>32732</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>trans link [[Sicilian]], trans unlink Kurdish, trans unlink Yiddish</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} ''[[winter#Old English|winter]]''
===Pronunciation===
*{{italbrac|UK}}: {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
*{{italbrac|US}}: {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*{{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
*[[AI winter]]
*[[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
*[[Austrian winter pea]]
*[[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
*[[bewinter]]
*[[blackberry winter]]
*[[blackthorn winter]]
*[[buy straw hats in winter]]
*[[Chinese winter squash]]
*[[dogwood winter]]
*[[early winter cress]]
*[[East Indian winter jet]]
*[[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
*[[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
*[[Fimbulwinter]]
*[[forwintered]]
*[[General winter]]
*[[impact winter]]
*[[in-winter]]
*[[Kondratiev winter]]
*[[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
*[[love-in-winter]]
*[[Madeira winter cherry]]
*[[meteorological winter]]
*[[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
*[[nuclear winter]]&lt;!-- [[atomic winter]] &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
*[[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
*[[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
*[[overwinter]]
*[[rere-winter]]
*[[Russian winter]]
*[[Soviet winter]]
*[[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
*[[twinter]]
*[[unwinter]]
*[[volcanic winter]]
*[[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
*[[wild winterpea]]
*[[winter aconite]]
*[[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
*[[winter annual]]
*[[winter apple]]
*[[winter barley]]
*[[winter-beaten]]
*[[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
*[[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
*[[winter break]]
*[[winter bud]]
*[[winter bunting]]
*[[winter carnival]]
*[[winter cherry]]
*[[Winter Circle]]
*[[winter city]]
*[[winter-clad]]
*[[winter-close]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter clover]]
*[[winter cluster]]
*[[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
*[[winter coat]]
*[[winter corn]]
*[[winter cough]]
*[[winter count]]
*[[winter country]]
*[[winter-crack]]
*[[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
*[[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
*[[winter crop]]
*[[winter currant]]
*[[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[winter depression]]
*[[winter duck]]
*[[winter dysentery]]
*[[winter eczema]]
*[[wintered]]
*[[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
*[[winter egg]]
*[[winter falcon]]
*[[winter fallow]]
*[[winter fat]]
*[[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
*[[winter fern]]
*[[Winterfest]]
*[[winter fever]]
*[[winter finch]]
*[[winter flounder]]
*[[winter-flower]]
*[[winter flowering cherry]]
*[[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
*[[Winter Games]]
*[[winter garden]]
*[[winter gillyflower]]
*[[winter gnat]]
*[[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
*[[winter greens]]
*[[winter-ground]]
*[[winter guard]]
*[[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
*[[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
*[[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
*[[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
*[[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
*[[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
*[[winter hawk]]
*[[winter hazel]]
*[[winter heath]]
*[[winter heliotrope]]
*[[winter hellebore]]
*[[winter hemp]]
*[[Winter Hexagon]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
*[[winter holidays]]
*[[winter-house]]
*[[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
*[[winterim]]
*[[winterise]], [[winterize]]
*[[winterish]]
*[[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
*[[winter itch]]
*[[winter jasmine]]
*[[winter-killed]]
*[[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
*[[winterless]]
*[[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
*[[winterling]]
*[[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
*[[winter-long]]
*[[winter-love]]
*[[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
*[[winter marjoram]]
*[[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
*[[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
*[[winter midge]]
*[[winter monsoon]]
*[[winter moth]]
*[[winter mushroom]]
*[[winter oats]]
*[[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
*[[winter oil]]
*[[winter-old]]
*[[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter ova]]
*[[winter packet]]
*[[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
*[[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
*[[winter peach]]
*[[winter pear]]
*[[winter-pick]]
*[[winter-piece]]
*[[winter-pride]]
*[[winter-pround]]
*[[winter purslane]]
*[[winter quarters]]
*[[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
*[[winter queening]]
*[[winter range]]
*[[winter rape]]
*[[winter redbird]]
*[[winter-rig]]
*[[winter road]]
*[[winter rocket]]
*[[winter rose]]
*[[winter rules]]
*[[winter-run fish]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter rye]]
*[[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
*[[winter savory]]
*[[winter scours]]
*[[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
*[[winter sheldrake]]
*[[winter sleep]]
*[[winter sleeper]]
*[[winter snipe]]
*[[winter solstice]]
*[[wintersome]]
*[[winter sport]]
*[[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
*[[winter squash]]
*[[winter-stall]]
*[[winter storm]]
*[[winter story]]
*[[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
*[[winter strawberry]]
*[[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
*[[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
*[[winter sweet marjoram]]
*[[winter tale]]
*[[winter teal]]
*[[winter-thorn]]
*[[winter tick]]
*[[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
*[[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
*[[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
*[[Winter Triangle]]
*[[winter urn]]
*[[winter vacation]]
*[[Winterval]]
*[[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
*[[winter visitor]]
*[[winter vomiting disease]]
*[[winter wagtail]]
*[[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
*[[winterward]]
*[[winterwards]]
*[[winter warfare]]
*[[winter wash]]
*[[winter weather advisory]]
*[[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
*[[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
*[[winter wheat]]
*[[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
*[[winter white Russian hamster]]
*[[winter wicket]]
*[[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
*[[winter worm]]
*[[winter worm summer grass]]
*[[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
*[[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
*''[[Canella winterana]]''
*''[[Drimys winteri]]''
*''[[Hildewintera]]''
*''[[Pseudowintera]]''
*[[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
*''[[Wintera]]''
*''[[Winteraceae]]''
*''[[Winterales]]''
*[[winteran]]
*[[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
*[[wintergreen]]
*''[[Winteria]]''
*[[winterly]]
*''[[Winterocereus]]''
*''[[Winteroideae]]''
*[[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
*[[Winter's cinnamon]]
*[[Winter's syndrome]]
*[[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
*[[Wintered Over Device]]
*[[winterer]]
*[[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
{{rfp}}&lt;!--this is not in a standard pronunciation scheme: 'win-ter /wInt@R/--&gt;
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English '''[[water]]''', '''[[wet]]'''). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch [[winter#Dutch|winter]]), Old High German [[wintar]] (German ''[[Winter]]''), Old Norse ''[[vetr]]'' (Swedish ''[[vinter]]'') and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin ''[[unda]]'' wave and Lithuanian ''[[vanduo|vanduõ]]'' water.
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp}}&lt;!--Unlikely to be correct: [[IPA]]: /ˈwinter/--&gt;
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3140150</id>
<timestamp>2007-10-06T10:26:23Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Paul G</username>
<id>654</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Old English */ italicised etymons that use the Latin alphabet</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} ''[[winter#Old English|winter]]''
===Pronunciation===
*{{italbrac|UK}}: {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
*{{italbrac|US}}: {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*{{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
*[[AI winter]]
*[[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
*[[Austrian winter pea]]
*[[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
*[[bewinter]]
*[[blackberry winter]]
*[[blackthorn winter]]
*[[buy straw hats in winter]]
*[[Chinese winter squash]]
*[[dogwood winter]]
*[[early winter cress]]
*[[East Indian winter jet]]
*[[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
*[[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
*[[Fimbulwinter]]
*[[forwintered]]
*[[General winter]]
*[[impact winter]]
*[[in-winter]]
*[[Kondratiev winter]]
*[[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
*[[love-in-winter]]
*[[Madeira winter cherry]]
*[[meteorological winter]]
*[[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
*[[nuclear winter]]&lt;!-- [[atomic winter]] &quot;nuclear winter&quot; is 1000 times more used in the literature (cf. also Google, especially when you filter out all duplicate results about the song &quot;atomic winter&quot;) --&gt;
*[[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
*[[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
*[[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
*[[overwinter]]
*[[rere-winter]]
*[[Russian winter]]
*[[Soviet winter]]
*[[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
*[[twinter]]
*[[unwinter]]
*[[volcanic winter]]
*[[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
*[[wild winterpea]]
*[[winter aconite]]
*[[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
*[[winter annual]]
*[[winter apple]]
*[[winter barley]]
*[[winter-beaten]]
*[[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
*[[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
*[[winter break]]
*[[winter bud]]
*[[winter bunting]]
*[[winter carnival]]
*[[winter cherry]]
*[[Winter Circle]]
*[[winter city]]
*[[winter-clad]]
*[[winter-close]]
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*[[winter clover]]
*[[winter cluster]]
*[[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
*[[winter coat]]
*[[winter corn]]
*[[winter cough]]
*[[winter count]]
*[[winter country]]
*[[winter-crack]]
*[[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
*[[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
*[[winter crop]]
*[[winter currant]]
*[[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[winter depression]]
*[[winter duck]]
*[[winter dysentery]]
*[[winter eczema]]
*[[wintered]]
*[[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
*[[winter egg]]
*[[winter falcon]]
*[[winter fallow]]
*[[winter fat]]
*[[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
*[[winter fern]]
*[[Winterfest]]
*[[winter fever]]
*[[winter finch]]
*[[winter flounder]]
*[[winter-flower]]
*[[winter flowering cherry]]
*[[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
*[[Winter Games]]
*[[winter garden]]
*[[winter gillyflower]]
*[[winter gnat]]
*[[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
*[[winter greens]]
*[[winter-ground]]
*[[winter guard]]
*[[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
*[[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
*[[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
*[[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
*[[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
*[[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
*[[winter hawk]]
*[[winter hazel]]
*[[winter heath]]
*[[winter heliotrope]]
*[[winter hellebore]]
*[[winter hemp]]
*[[Winter Hexagon]]
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*[[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
*[[winter holidays]]
*[[winter-house]]
*[[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
*[[winterim]]
*[[winterise]], [[winterize]]
*[[winterish]]
*[[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
*[[winter itch]]
*[[winter jasmine]]
*[[winter-killed]]
*[[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
*[[winterless]]
*[[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
*[[winterling]]
*[[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
*[[winter-long]]
*[[winter-love]]
*[[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
*[[winter marjoram]]
*[[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
*[[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
*[[winter midge]]
*[[winter monsoon]]
*[[winter moth]]
*[[winter mushroom]]
*[[winter oats]]
*[[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
*[[winter oil]]
*[[winter-old]]
*[[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter ova]]
*[[winter packet]]
*[[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
*[[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
*[[winter peach]]
*[[winter pear]]
*[[winter-pick]]
*[[winter-piece]]
*[[winter-pride]]
*[[winter-pround]]
*[[winter purslane]]
*[[winter quarters]]
*[[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
*[[winter queening]]
*[[winter range]]
*[[winter rape]]
*[[winter redbird]]
*[[winter-rig]]
*[[winter road]]
*[[winter rocket]]
*[[winter rose]]
*[[winter rules]]
*[[winter-run fish]]
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*[[winter rye]]
*[[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
*[[winter savory]]
*[[winter scours]]
*[[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
*[[winter sheldrake]]
*[[winter sleep]]
*[[winter sleeper]]
*[[winter snipe]]
*[[winter solstice]]
*[[wintersome]]
*[[winter sport]]
*[[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
*[[winter squash]]
*[[winter-stall]]
*[[winter storm]]
*[[winter story]]
*[[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
*[[winter strawberry]]
*[[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
*[[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
*[[winter sweet marjoram]]
*[[winter tale]]
*[[winter teal]]
*[[winter-thorn]]
*[[winter tick]]
*[[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
*[[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
*[[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
*[[Winter Triangle]]
*[[winter urn]]
*[[winter vacation]]
*[[Winterval]]
*[[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
*[[winter visitor]]
*[[winter vomiting disease]]
*[[winter wagtail]]
*[[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
*[[winterward]]
*[[winterwards]]
*[[winter warfare]]
*[[winter wash]]
*[[winter weather advisory]]
*[[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
*[[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
*[[winter wheat]]
*[[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
*[[winter white Russian hamster]]
*[[winter wicket]]
*[[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
*[[winter worm]]
*[[winter worm summer grass]]
*[[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
*[[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
*''[[Canella winterana]]''
*''[[Drimys winteri]]''
*''[[Hildewintera]]''
*''[[Pseudowintera]]''
*[[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
*''[[Wintera]]''
*''[[Winteraceae]]''
*''[[Winterales]]''
*[[winteran]]
*[[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
*[[wintergreen]]
*''[[Winteria]]''
*[[winterly]]
*''[[Winterocereus]]''
*''[[Winteroideae]]''
*[[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
*[[Winter's cinnamon]]
*[[Winter's syndrome]]
*[[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
*[[Wintered Over Device]]
*[[winterer]]
*[[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
{{rfp}}&lt;!--this is not in a standard pronunciation scheme: 'win-ter /wInt@R/--&gt;
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English '''[[water]]''', '''[[wet]]'''). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch ''[[winter#Dutch|winter]]''), Old High German ''[[wintar]]'' (German ''[[Winter]]''), Old Norse ''[[vetr]]'' (Swedish ''[[vinter]]'') and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin ''[[unda]]'' wave and Lithuanian ''[[vanduo|vanduõ]]'' water.
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp}}&lt;!--Unlikely to be correct: [[IPA]]: /ˈwinter/--&gt;
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3140204</id>
<timestamp>2007-10-06T10:33:48Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Paul G</username>
<id>654</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Derived terms */ +&quot;atomic winter&quot;</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} ''[[winter#Old English|winter]]''
===Pronunciation===
*{{italbrac|UK}}: {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
*{{italbrac|US}}: {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*{{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
*[[AI winter]]
*[[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
*[[atomic winter]]
*[[Austrian winter pea]]
*[[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
*[[bewinter]]
*[[blackberry winter]]
*[[blackthorn winter]]
*[[buy straw hats in winter]]
*[[Chinese winter squash]]
*[[dogwood winter]]
*[[early winter cress]]
*[[East Indian winter jet]]
*[[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
*[[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
*[[Fimbulwinter]]
*[[forwintered]]
*[[General winter]]
*[[impact winter]]
*[[in-winter]]
*[[Kondratiev winter]]
*[[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
*[[love-in-winter]]
*[[Madeira winter cherry]]
*[[meteorological winter]]
*[[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
*[[nuclear winter]]
*[[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
*[[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
*[[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
*[[overwinter]]
*[[rere-winter]]
*[[Russian winter]]
*[[Soviet winter]]
*[[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
*[[twinter]]
*[[unwinter]]
*[[volcanic winter]]
*[[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
*[[wild winterpea]]
*[[winter aconite]]
*[[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
*[[winter annual]]
*[[winter apple]]
*[[winter barley]]
*[[winter-beaten]]
*[[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
*[[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
*[[winter break]]
*[[winter bud]]
*[[winter bunting]]
*[[winter carnival]]
*[[winter cherry]]
*[[Winter Circle]]
*[[winter city]]
*[[winter-clad]]
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*[[winter-close]]
*[[winter clover]]
*[[winter cluster]]
*[[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
*[[winter coat]]
*[[winter corn]]
*[[winter cough]]
*[[winter count]]
*[[winter country]]
*[[winter-crack]]
*[[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
*[[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
*[[winter crop]]
*[[winter currant]]
*[[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[winter depression]]
*[[winter duck]]
*[[winter dysentery]]
*[[winter eczema]]
*[[wintered]]
*[[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
*[[winter egg]]
*[[winter falcon]]
*[[winter fallow]]
*[[winter fat]]
*[[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
*[[winter fern]]
*[[Winterfest]]
*[[winter fever]]
*[[winter finch]]
*[[winter flounder]]
*[[winter-flower]]
*[[winter flowering cherry]]
*[[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
*[[Winter Games]]
*[[winter garden]]
*[[winter gillyflower]]
*[[winter gnat]]
*[[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
*[[winter greens]]
*[[winter-ground]]
*[[winter guard]]
*[[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
*[[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
*[[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
*[[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
*[[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
*[[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
*[[winter hawk]]
*[[winter hazel]]
*[[winter heath]]
*[[winter heliotrope]]
*[[winter hellebore]]
*[[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[Winter Hexagon]]
*[[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
*[[winter holidays]]
*[[winter-house]]
*[[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
*[[winterim]]
*[[winterise]], [[winterize]]
*[[winterish]]
*[[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
*[[winter itch]]
*[[winter jasmine]]
*[[winter-killed]]
*[[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
*[[winterless]]
*[[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
*[[winterling]]
*[[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
*[[winter-long]]
*[[winter-love]]
*[[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
*[[winter marjoram]]
*[[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
*[[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
*[[winter midge]]
*[[winter monsoon]]
*[[winter moth]]
*[[winter mushroom]]
*[[winter oats]]
*[[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
*[[winter oil]]
*[[winter-old]]
*[[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter ova]]
*[[winter packet]]
*[[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
*[[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
*[[winter peach]]
*[[winter pear]]
*[[winter-pick]]
*[[winter-piece]]
*[[winter-pride]]
*[[winter-pround]]
*[[winter purslane]]
*[[winter quarters]]
*[[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
*[[winter queening]]
*[[winter range]]
*[[winter rape]]
*[[winter redbird]]
*[[winter-rig]]
*[[winter road]]
*[[winter rocket]]
*[[winter rose]]
*[[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter-run fish]]
*[[winter rye]]
*[[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
*[[winter savory]]
*[[winter scours]]
*[[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
*[[winter sheldrake]]
*[[winter sleep]]
*[[winter sleeper]]
*[[winter snipe]]
*[[winter solstice]]
*[[wintersome]]
*[[winter sport]]
*[[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
*[[winter squash]]
*[[winter-stall]]
*[[winter storm]]
*[[winter story]]
*[[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
*[[winter strawberry]]
*[[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
*[[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
*[[winter sweet marjoram]]
*[[winter tale]]
*[[winter teal]]
*[[winter-thorn]]
*[[winter tick]]
*[[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
*[[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
*[[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
*[[Winter Triangle]]
*[[winter urn]]
*[[winter vacation]]
*[[Winterval]]
*[[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
*[[winter visitor]]
*[[winter vomiting disease]]
*[[winter wagtail]]
*[[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
*[[winterward]]
*[[winterwards]]
*[[winter warfare]]
*[[winter wash]]
*[[winter weather advisory]]
*[[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
*[[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
*[[winter wheat]]
*[[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
*[[winter white Russian hamster]]
*[[winter wicket]]
*[[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
*[[winter worm]]
*[[winter worm summer grass]]
*[[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
*[[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
*''[[Canella winterana]]''
*''[[Drimys winteri]]''
*''[[Hildewintera]]''
*''[[Pseudowintera]]''
*[[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
*''[[Wintera]]''
*''[[Winteraceae]]''
*''[[Winterales]]''
*[[winteran]]
*[[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
*[[wintergreen]]
*''[[Winteria]]''
*[[winterly]]
*''[[Winterocereus]]''
*''[[Winteroideae]]''
*[[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
*[[Winter's cinnamon]]
*[[Winter's syndrome]]
*[[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{top}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
*[[Wintered Over Device]]
*[[winterer]]
*[[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m'' (''plural'' -s /-s/)
{{rfp}}&lt;!--this is not in a standard pronunciation scheme: 'win-ter /wInt@R/--&gt;
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic ''*wintra-'', probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European ''*wed-, *aud-'' water (English '''[[water]]''', '''[[wet]]'''). Cognate with Old Frisian ''winter'', Old Saxon ''winter'' (Dutch ''[[winter#Dutch|winter]]''), Old High German ''[[wintar]]'' (German ''[[Winter]]''), Old Norse ''[[vetr]]'' (Swedish ''[[vinter]]'') and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin ''[[unda]]'' wave and Lithuanian ''[[vanduo|vanduõ]]'' water.
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp}}&lt;!--Unlikely to be correct: [[IPA]]: /ˈwinter/--&gt;
===Noun===
'''winter''' ''m''
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3147169</id>
<timestamp>2007-10-07T16:59:33Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Rodasmith</username>
<id>5312</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>minimize {{italbrac}}</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
*{{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
*{{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*{{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
*[[AI winter]]
*[[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
*[[atomic winter]]
*[[Austrian winter pea]]
*[[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
*[[bewinter]]
*[[blackberry winter]]
*[[blackthorn winter]]
*[[buy straw hats in winter]]
*[[Chinese winter squash]]
*[[dogwood winter]]
*[[early winter cress]]
*[[East Indian winter jet]]
*[[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
*[[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
*[[Fimbulwinter]]
*[[forwintered]]
*[[General winter]]
*[[impact winter]]
*[[in-winter]]
*[[Kondratiev winter]]
*[[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
*[[love-in-winter]]
*[[Madeira winter cherry]]
*[[meteorological winter]]
*[[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
*[[nuclear winter]]
*[[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
*[[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
*[[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
*[[overwinter]]
*[[rere-winter]]
*[[Russian winter]]
*[[Soviet winter]]
*[[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
*[[twinter]]
*[[unwinter]]
*[[volcanic winter]]
*[[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
*[[wild winterpea]]
*[[winter aconite]]
*[[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
*[[winter annual]]
*[[winter apple]]
*[[winter barley]]
*[[winter-beaten]]
*[[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
*[[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
*[[winter break]]
*[[winter bud]]
*[[winter bunting]]
*[[winter carnival]]
*[[winter cherry]]
*[[Winter Circle]]
*[[winter city]]
*[[winter-clad]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter-close]]
*[[winter clover]]
*[[winter cluster]]
*[[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
*[[winter coat]]
*[[winter corn]]
*[[winter cough]]
*[[winter count]]
*[[winter country]]
*[[winter-crack]]
*[[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
*[[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
*[[winter crop]]
*[[winter currant]]
*[[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[winter depression]]
*[[winter duck]]
*[[winter dysentery]]
*[[winter eczema]]
*[[wintered]]
*[[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
*[[winter egg]]
*[[winter falcon]]
*[[winter fallow]]
*[[winter fat]]
*[[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
*[[winter fern]]
*[[Winterfest]]
*[[winter fever]]
*[[winter finch]]
*[[winter flounder]]
*[[winter-flower]]
*[[winter flowering cherry]]
*[[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
*[[Winter Games]]
*[[winter garden]]
*[[winter gillyflower]]
*[[winter gnat]]
*[[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
*[[winter greens]]
*[[winter-ground]]
*[[winter guard]]
*[[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
*[[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
*[[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
*[[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
*[[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
*[[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
*[[winter hawk]]
*[[winter hazel]]
*[[winter heath]]
*[[winter heliotrope]]
*[[winter hellebore]]
*[[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[Winter Hexagon]]
*[[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
*[[winter holidays]]
*[[winter-house]]
*[[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
*[[winterim]]
*[[winterise]], [[winterize]]
*[[winterish]]
*[[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
*[[winter itch]]
*[[winter jasmine]]
*[[winter-killed]]
*[[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
*[[winterless]]
*[[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
*[[winterling]]
*[[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
*[[winter-long]]
*[[winter-love]]
*[[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
*[[winter marjoram]]
*[[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
*[[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
*[[winter midge]]
*[[winter monsoon]]
*[[winter moth]]
*[[winter mushroom]]
*[[winter oats]]
*[[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
*[[winter oil]]
*[[winter-old]]
*[[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter ova]]
*[[winter packet]]
*[[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
*[[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
*[[winter peach]]
*[[winter pear]]
*[[winter-pick]]
*[[winter-piece]]
*[[winter-pride]]
*[[winter-pround]]
*[[winter purslane]]
*[[winter quarters]]
*[[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
*[[winter queening]]
*[[winter range]]
*[[winter rape]]
*[[winter redbird]]
*[[winter-rig]]
*[[winter road]]
*[[winter rocket]]
*[[winter rose]]
*[[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter-run fish]]
*[[winter rye]]
*[[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
*[[winter savory]]
*[[winter scours]]
*[[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
*[[winter sheldrake]]
*[[winter sleep]]
*[[winter sleeper]]
*[[winter snipe]]
*[[winter solstice]]
*[[wintersome]]
*[[winter sport]]
*[[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
*[[winter squash]]
*[[winter-stall]]
*[[winter storm]]
*[[winter story]]
*[[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
*[[winter strawberry]]
*[[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
*[[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
*[[winter sweet marjoram]]
*[[winter tale]]
*[[winter teal]]
*[[winter-thorn]]
*[[winter tick]]
*[[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
*[[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
*[[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
*[[Winter Triangle]]
*[[winter urn]]
*[[winter vacation]]
*[[Winterval]]
*[[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
*[[winter visitor]]
*[[winter vomiting disease]]
*[[winter wagtail]]
*[[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
*[[winterward]]
*[[winterwards]]
*[[winter warfare]]
*[[winter wash]]
*[[winter weather advisory]]
*[[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
*[[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
*[[winter wheat]]
*[[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
*[[winter white Russian hamster]]
*[[winter wicket]]
*[[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
*[[winter worm]]
*[[winter worm summer grass]]
*[[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
*[[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
*''[[Canella winterana]]''
*''[[Drimys winteri]]''
*''[[Hildewintera]]''
*''[[Pseudowintera]]''
*[[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
*''[[Wintera]]''
*''[[Winteraceae]]''
*''[[Winterales]]''
*[[winteran]]
*[[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
*[[wintergreen]]
*''[[Winteria]]''
*[[winterly]]
*''[[Winterocereus]]''
*''[[Winteroideae]]''
*[[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
*[[Winter's cinnamon]]
*[[Winter's syndrome]]
*[[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{trans-mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
*[[Wintered Over Device]]
*[[winterer]]
*[[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
{{rfp}}&lt;!--this is not in a standard pronunciation scheme: 'win-ter /wInt@R/--&gt;
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic *{{term||wintra-}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European *{{term||wed-}}, *{{term||aud-|water}} (English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp}}&lt;!--Unlikely to be correct: [[IPA]]: /ˈwinter/--&gt;
===Noun===
{{infl|ang|noun|gender=m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3243597</id>
<timestamp>2007-11-03T08:16:25Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Paul G</username>
<id>654</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Derived terms */ two more</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
*{{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
*{{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*{{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
*[[AI winter]]
*[[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
*[[atomic winter]]
*[[Austrian winter pea]]
*[[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
*[[bewinter]]
*[[blackberry winter]]
*[[blackthorn winter]]
*[[buy straw hats in winter]]
*[[Chinese winter squash]]
*[[dogwood winter]]
*[[early winter cress]]
*[[East Indian winter jet]]
*[[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
*[[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
*[[Fimbulwinter]]
*[[forwintered]]
*[[General winter]]
*[[impact winter]]
*[[in-winter]]
*[[Kondratiev winter]]
*[[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
*[[love-in-winter]]
*[[Madeira winter cherry]]
*[[meteorological winter]]
*[[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
*[[nuclear winter]]
*[[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
*[[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
*[[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
*[[overwinter]]
*[[rere-winter]]
*[[Russian winter]]
*[[Soviet winter]]
*[[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
*[[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
*[[twinter]]
*[[unwinter]]
*[[volcanic winter]]
*[[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
*[[wild winterpea]]
*[[winter aconite]]
*[[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
*[[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
*[[winter annual]]
*[[winter apple]]
*[[winter barley]]
*[[winter-beaten]]
*[[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
*[[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
*[[winter break]]
*[[winter bud]]
*[[winter bunting]]
*[[winter carnival]]
*[[winter cherry]]
*[[Winter Circle]]
*[[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter-clad]]
*[[winter-close]]
*[[winter clover]]
*[[winter cluster]]
*[[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
*[[winter coat]]
*[[winter corn]]
*[[winter cough]]
*[[winter count]]
*[[winter country]]
*[[winter-crack]]
*[[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
*[[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
*[[winter crop]]
*[[winter currant]]
*[[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[winter depression]]
*[[winter duck]]
*[[winter dysentery]]
*[[winter eczema]]
*[[wintered]]
*[[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
*[[winter egg]]
*[[winter falcon]]
*[[winter fallow]]
*[[winter fat]]
*[[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
*[[winter fern]]
*[[Winterfest]]
*[[winter fever]]
*[[winter finch]]
*[[winter flounder]]
*[[winter-flower]]
*[[winter flowering cherry]]
*[[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
*[[Winter Games]]
*[[winter garden]]
*[[winter gillyflower]]
*[[winter gnat]]
*[[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
*[[winter greens]]
*[[winter-ground]]
*[[winter guard]]
*[[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
*[[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
*[[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
*[[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
*[[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
*[[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
*[[winter hawk]]
*[[winter hazel]]
*[[winter heath]]
*[[winter heliotrope]]
*[[winter hellebore]]
*[[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[Winter Hexagon]]
*[[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
*[[winter holidays]]
*[[winter-house]]
*[[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
*[[winterim]]
*[[winterise]], [[winterize]]
*[[winterish]]
*[[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
*[[winter itch]]
*[[winter jasmine]]
*[[winter-killed]]
*[[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
*[[winterless]]
*[[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
*[[winterling]]
*[[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
*[[winter-long]]
*[[winter-love]]
*[[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
*[[winter marjoram]]
*[[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
*[[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
*[[winter midge]]
*[[winter monsoon]]
*[[winter moth]]
*[[winter mushroom]]
*[[winter oats]]
*[[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
*[[winter oil]]
*[[winter-old]]
*[[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter ova]]
*[[winter packet]]
*[[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
*[[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
*[[winter peach]]
*[[winter pear]]
*[[winter-pick]]
*[[winter-piece]]
*[[winter-pride]]
*[[winter-pround]]
*[[winter purslane]]
*[[winter quarters]]
*[[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
*[[winter queening]]
*[[winter range]]
*[[winter rape]]
*[[winter redbird]]
*[[winter-rig]]
*[[winter road]]
*[[winter rocket]]
*[[winter rose]]
*[[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter-run fish]]
*[[winter rye]]
*[[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
*[[winter savory]]
*[[winter scours]]
*[[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
*[[winter sheldrake]]
*[[winter sleep]]
*[[winter sleeper]]
*[[winter snipe]]
*[[winter solstice]]
*[[wintersome]]
*[[winter sport]]
*[[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
*[[winter squash]]
*[[winter-stall]]
*[[winter storm]]
*[[winter story]]
*[[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
*[[winter strawberry]]
*[[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
*[[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
*[[winter sweet marjoram]]
*[[winter tale]]
*[[winter teal]]
*[[winter-thorn]]
*[[winter tick]]
*[[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
*[[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
*[[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
*[[Winter Triangle]]
*[[winter urn]]
*[[winter vacation]]
*[[Winterval]]
*[[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
*[[winter visitor]]
*[[winter vomiting disease]]
*[[winter wagtail]]
*[[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
*[[winterward]]
*[[winterwards]]
*[[winter warfare]]
*[[winter wash]]
*[[winter weather advisory]]
*[[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
*[[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
*[[winter wheat]]
*[[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
*[[winter white Russian hamster]]
*[[winter wicket]]
*[[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
*[[winter worm]]
*[[winter worm summer grass]]
*[[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
*[[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
*''[[Canella winterana]]''
*''[[Drimys winteri]]''
*''[[Hildewintera]]''
*''[[Pseudowintera]]''
*[[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
*''[[Wintera]]''
*''[[Winteraceae]]''
*''[[Winterales]]''
*[[winteran]]
*[[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
*[[wintergreen]]
*''[[Winteria]]''
*[[winterly]]
*''[[Winterocereus]]''
*''[[Winteroideae]]''
*[[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
*[[Winter's cinnamon]]
*[[Winter's syndrome]]
*[[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{trans-mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
*[[Wintered Over Device]]
*[[winterer]]
*[[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
{{rfp}}&lt;!--this is not in a standard pronunciation scheme: 'win-ter /wInt@R/--&gt;
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic *{{term||wintra-}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European *{{term||wed-}}, *{{term||aud-|water}} (English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp}}&lt;!--Unlikely to be correct: [[IPA]]: /ˈwinter/--&gt;
===Noun===
{{infl|ang|noun|gender=m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3341344</id>
<timestamp>2007-11-24T16:11:30Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>AugPi</username>
<id>2671</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Dutch */ IPA</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
*{{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
*{{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*{{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
*[[AI winter]]
*[[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
*[[atomic winter]]
*[[Austrian winter pea]]
*[[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
*[[bewinter]]
*[[blackberry winter]]
*[[blackthorn winter]]
*[[buy straw hats in winter]]
*[[Chinese winter squash]]
*[[dogwood winter]]
*[[early winter cress]]
*[[East Indian winter jet]]
*[[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
*[[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
*[[Fimbulwinter]]
*[[forwintered]]
*[[General winter]]
*[[impact winter]]
*[[in-winter]]
*[[Kondratiev winter]]
*[[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
*[[love-in-winter]]
*[[Madeira winter cherry]]
*[[meteorological winter]]
*[[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
*[[nuclear winter]]
*[[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
*[[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
*[[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
*[[overwinter]]
*[[rere-winter]]
*[[Russian winter]]
*[[Soviet winter]]
*[[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
*[[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
*[[twinter]]
*[[unwinter]]
*[[volcanic winter]]
*[[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
*[[wild winterpea]]
*[[winter aconite]]
*[[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
*[[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
*[[winter annual]]
*[[winter apple]]
*[[winter barley]]
*[[winter-beaten]]
*[[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
*[[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
*[[winter break]]
*[[winter bud]]
*[[winter bunting]]
*[[winter carnival]]
*[[winter cherry]]
*[[Winter Circle]]
*[[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter-clad]]
*[[winter-close]]
*[[winter clover]]
*[[winter cluster]]
*[[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
*[[winter coat]]
*[[winter corn]]
*[[winter cough]]
*[[winter count]]
*[[winter country]]
*[[winter-crack]]
*[[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
*[[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
*[[winter crop]]
*[[winter currant]]
*[[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[winter depression]]
*[[winter duck]]
*[[winter dysentery]]
*[[winter eczema]]
*[[wintered]]
*[[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
*[[winter egg]]
*[[winter falcon]]
*[[winter fallow]]
*[[winter fat]]
*[[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
*[[winter fern]]
*[[Winterfest]]
*[[winter fever]]
*[[winter finch]]
*[[winter flounder]]
*[[winter-flower]]
*[[winter flowering cherry]]
*[[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
*[[Winter Games]]
*[[winter garden]]
*[[winter gillyflower]]
*[[winter gnat]]
*[[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
*[[winter greens]]
*[[winter-ground]]
*[[winter guard]]
*[[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
*[[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
*[[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
*[[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
*[[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
*[[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
*[[winter hawk]]
*[[winter hazel]]
*[[winter heath]]
*[[winter heliotrope]]
*[[winter hellebore]]
*[[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[Winter Hexagon]]
*[[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
*[[winter holidays]]
*[[winter-house]]
*[[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
*[[winterim]]
*[[winterise]], [[winterize]]
*[[winterish]]
*[[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
*[[winter itch]]
*[[winter jasmine]]
*[[winter-killed]]
*[[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
*[[winterless]]
*[[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
*[[winterling]]
*[[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
*[[winter-long]]
*[[winter-love]]
*[[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
*[[winter marjoram]]
*[[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
*[[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
*[[winter midge]]
*[[winter monsoon]]
*[[winter moth]]
*[[winter mushroom]]
*[[winter oats]]
*[[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
*[[winter oil]]
*[[winter-old]]
*[[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter ova]]
*[[winter packet]]
*[[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
*[[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
*[[winter peach]]
*[[winter pear]]
*[[winter-pick]]
*[[winter-piece]]
*[[winter-pride]]
*[[winter-pround]]
*[[winter purslane]]
*[[winter quarters]]
*[[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
*[[winter queening]]
*[[winter range]]
*[[winter rape]]
*[[winter redbird]]
*[[winter-rig]]
*[[winter road]]
*[[winter rocket]]
*[[winter rose]]
*[[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter-run fish]]
*[[winter rye]]
*[[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
*[[winter savory]]
*[[winter scours]]
*[[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
*[[winter sheldrake]]
*[[winter sleep]]
*[[winter sleeper]]
*[[winter snipe]]
*[[winter solstice]]
*[[wintersome]]
*[[winter sport]]
*[[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
*[[winter squash]]
*[[winter-stall]]
*[[winter storm]]
*[[winter story]]
*[[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
*[[winter strawberry]]
*[[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
*[[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
*[[winter sweet marjoram]]
*[[winter tale]]
*[[winter teal]]
*[[winter-thorn]]
*[[winter tick]]
*[[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
*[[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
*[[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
*[[Winter Triangle]]
*[[winter urn]]
*[[winter vacation]]
*[[Winterval]]
*[[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
*[[winter visitor]]
*[[winter vomiting disease]]
*[[winter wagtail]]
*[[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
*[[winterward]]
*[[winterwards]]
*[[winter warfare]]
*[[winter wash]]
*[[winter weather advisory]]
*[[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
*[[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
*[[winter wheat]]
*[[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
*[[winter white Russian hamster]]
*[[winter wicket]]
*[[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
*[[winter worm]]
*[[winter worm summer grass]]
*[[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
*[[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
*''[[Canella winterana]]''
*''[[Drimys winteri]]''
*''[[Hildewintera]]''
*''[[Pseudowintera]]''
*[[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
*''[[Wintera]]''
*''[[Winteraceae]]''
*''[[Winterales]]''
*[[winteran]]
*[[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
*[[wintergreen]]
*''[[Winteria]]''
*[[winterly]]
*''[[Winterocereus]]''
*''[[Winteroideae]]''
*[[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
*[[Winter's cinnamon]]
*[[Winter's syndrome]]
*[[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{trans-mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
*[[Wintered Over Device]]
*[[winterer]]
*[[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic *{{term||wintra-}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European *{{term||wed-}}, *{{term||aud-|water}} (English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp}}&lt;!--Unlikely to be correct: [[IPA]]: /ˈwinter/--&gt;
===Noun===
{{infl|ang|noun|gender=m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3534893</id>
<timestamp>2008-01-08T17:37:49Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Interwicket</username>
<id>46132</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>iwiki +ku, oc</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
*{{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
*{{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*{{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
*[[AI winter]]
*[[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
*[[atomic winter]]
*[[Austrian winter pea]]
*[[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
*[[bewinter]]
*[[blackberry winter]]
*[[blackthorn winter]]
*[[buy straw hats in winter]]
*[[Chinese winter squash]]
*[[dogwood winter]]
*[[early winter cress]]
*[[East Indian winter jet]]
*[[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
*[[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
*[[Fimbulwinter]]
*[[forwintered]]
*[[General winter]]
*[[impact winter]]
*[[in-winter]]
*[[Kondratiev winter]]
*[[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
*[[love-in-winter]]
*[[Madeira winter cherry]]
*[[meteorological winter]]
*[[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
*[[nuclear winter]]
*[[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
*[[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
*[[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
*[[overwinter]]
*[[rere-winter]]
*[[Russian winter]]
*[[Soviet winter]]
*[[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
*[[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
*[[twinter]]
*[[unwinter]]
*[[volcanic winter]]
*[[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
*[[wild winterpea]]
*[[winter aconite]]
*[[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
*[[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
*[[winter annual]]
*[[winter apple]]
*[[winter barley]]
*[[winter-beaten]]
*[[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
*[[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
*[[winter break]]
*[[winter bud]]
*[[winter bunting]]
*[[winter carnival]]
*[[winter cherry]]
*[[Winter Circle]]
*[[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter-clad]]
*[[winter-close]]
*[[winter clover]]
*[[winter cluster]]
*[[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
*[[winter coat]]
*[[winter corn]]
*[[winter cough]]
*[[winter count]]
*[[winter country]]
*[[winter-crack]]
*[[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
*[[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
*[[winter crop]]
*[[winter currant]]
*[[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[winter depression]]
*[[winter duck]]
*[[winter dysentery]]
*[[winter eczema]]
*[[wintered]]
*[[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
*[[winter egg]]
*[[winter falcon]]
*[[winter fallow]]
*[[winter fat]]
*[[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
*[[winter fern]]
*[[Winterfest]]
*[[winter fever]]
*[[winter finch]]
*[[winter flounder]]
*[[winter-flower]]
*[[winter flowering cherry]]
*[[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
*[[Winter Games]]
*[[winter garden]]
*[[winter gillyflower]]
*[[winter gnat]]
*[[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
*[[winter greens]]
*[[winter-ground]]
*[[winter guard]]
*[[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
*[[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
*[[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
*[[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
*[[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
*[[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
*[[winter hawk]]
*[[winter hazel]]
*[[winter heath]]
*[[winter heliotrope]]
*[[winter hellebore]]
*[[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[Winter Hexagon]]
*[[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
*[[winter holidays]]
*[[winter-house]]
*[[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
*[[winterim]]
*[[winterise]], [[winterize]]
*[[winterish]]
*[[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
*[[winter itch]]
*[[winter jasmine]]
*[[winter-killed]]
*[[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
*[[winterless]]
*[[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
*[[winterling]]
*[[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
*[[winter-long]]
*[[winter-love]]
*[[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
*[[winter marjoram]]
*[[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
*[[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
*[[winter midge]]
*[[winter monsoon]]
*[[winter moth]]
*[[winter mushroom]]
*[[winter oats]]
*[[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
*[[winter oil]]
*[[winter-old]]
*[[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter ova]]
*[[winter packet]]
*[[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
*[[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
*[[winter peach]]
*[[winter pear]]
*[[winter-pick]]
*[[winter-piece]]
*[[winter-pride]]
*[[winter-pround]]
*[[winter purslane]]
*[[winter quarters]]
*[[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
*[[winter queening]]
*[[winter range]]
*[[winter rape]]
*[[winter redbird]]
*[[winter-rig]]
*[[winter road]]
*[[winter rocket]]
*[[winter rose]]
*[[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter-run fish]]
*[[winter rye]]
*[[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
*[[winter savory]]
*[[winter scours]]
*[[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
*[[winter sheldrake]]
*[[winter sleep]]
*[[winter sleeper]]
*[[winter snipe]]
*[[winter solstice]]
*[[wintersome]]
*[[winter sport]]
*[[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
*[[winter squash]]
*[[winter-stall]]
*[[winter storm]]
*[[winter story]]
*[[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
*[[winter strawberry]]
*[[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
*[[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
*[[winter sweet marjoram]]
*[[winter tale]]
*[[winter teal]]
*[[winter-thorn]]
*[[winter tick]]
*[[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
*[[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
*[[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
*[[Winter Triangle]]
*[[winter urn]]
*[[winter vacation]]
*[[Winterval]]
*[[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
*[[winter visitor]]
*[[winter vomiting disease]]
*[[winter wagtail]]
*[[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
*[[winterward]]
*[[winterwards]]
*[[winter warfare]]
*[[winter wash]]
*[[winter weather advisory]]
*[[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
*[[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
*[[winter wheat]]
*[[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
*[[winter white Russian hamster]]
*[[winter wicket]]
*[[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
*[[winter worm]]
*[[winter worm summer grass]]
*[[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
*[[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
*''[[Canella winterana]]''
*''[[Drimys winteri]]''
*''[[Hildewintera]]''
*''[[Pseudowintera]]''
*[[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
*''[[Wintera]]''
*''[[Winteraceae]]''
*''[[Winterales]]''
*[[winteran]]
*[[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
*[[wintergreen]]
*''[[Winteria]]''
*[[winterly]]
*''[[Winterocereus]]''
*''[[Winteroideae]]''
*[[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
*[[Winter's cinnamon]]
*[[Winter's syndrome]]
*[[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{trans-mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
*[[Wintered Over Device]]
*[[winterer]]
*[[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic *{{term||wintra-}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European *{{term||wed-}}, *{{term||aud-|water}} (English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp}}&lt;!--Unlikely to be correct: [[IPA]]: /ˈwinter/--&gt;
===Noun===
{{infl|ang|noun|gender=m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
*{{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
*{{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*{{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
*[[AI winter]]
*[[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
*[[atomic winter]]
*[[Austrian winter pea]]
*[[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
*[[bewinter]]
*[[blackberry winter]]
*[[blackthorn winter]]
*[[buy straw hats in winter]]
*[[Chinese winter squash]]
*[[dogwood winter]]
*[[early winter cress]]
*[[East Indian winter jet]]
*[[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
*[[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
*[[Fimbulwinter]]
*[[forwintered]]
*[[General winter]]
*[[impact winter]]
*[[in-winter]]
*[[Kondratiev winter]]
*[[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
*[[love-in-winter]]
*[[Madeira winter cherry]]
*[[meteorological winter]]
*[[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
*[[nuclear winter]]
*[[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
*[[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
*[[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
*[[overwinter]]
*[[rere-winter]]
*[[Russian winter]]
*[[Soviet winter]]
*[[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
*[[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
*[[twinter]]
*[[unwinter]]
*[[volcanic winter]]
*[[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
*[[wild winterpea]]
*[[winter aconite]]
*[[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
*[[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
*[[winter annual]]
*[[winter apple]]
*[[winter barley]]
*[[winter-beaten]]
*[[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
*[[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
*[[winter break]]
*[[winter bud]]
*[[winter bunting]]
*[[winter carnival]]
*[[winter cherry]]
*[[Winter Circle]]
*[[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter-clad]]
*[[winter-close]]
*[[winter clover]]
*[[winter cluster]]
*[[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
*[[winter coat]]
*[[winter corn]]
*[[winter cough]]
*[[winter count]]
*[[winter country]]
*[[winter-crack]]
*[[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
*[[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
*[[winter crop]]
*[[winter currant]]
*[[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[winter depression]]
*[[winter duck]]
*[[winter dysentery]]
*[[winter eczema]]
*[[wintered]]
*[[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
*[[winter egg]]
*[[winter falcon]]
*[[winter fallow]]
*[[winter fat]]
*[[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
*[[winter fern]]
*[[Winterfest]]
*[[winter fever]]
*[[winter finch]]
*[[winter flounder]]
*[[winter-flower]]
*[[winter flowering cherry]]
*[[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
*[[Winter Games]]
*[[winter garden]]
*[[winter gillyflower]]
*[[winter gnat]]
*[[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
*[[winter greens]]
*[[winter-ground]]
*[[winter guard]]
*[[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
*[[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
*[[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
*[[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
*[[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
*[[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
*[[winter hawk]]
*[[winter hazel]]
*[[winter heath]]
*[[winter heliotrope]]
*[[winter hellebore]]
*[[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[Winter Hexagon]]
*[[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
*[[winter holidays]]
*[[winter-house]]
*[[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
*[[winterim]]
*[[winterise]], [[winterize]]
*[[winterish]]
*[[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
*[[winter itch]]
*[[winter jasmine]]
*[[winter-killed]]
*[[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
*[[winterless]]
*[[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
*[[winterling]]
*[[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
*[[winter-long]]
*[[winter-love]]
*[[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
*[[winter marjoram]]
*[[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
*[[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
*[[winter midge]]
*[[winter monsoon]]
*[[winter moth]]
*[[winter mushroom]]
*[[winter oats]]
*[[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
*[[winter oil]]
*[[winter-old]]
*[[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter ova]]
*[[winter packet]]
*[[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
*[[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
*[[winter peach]]
*[[winter pear]]
*[[winter-pick]]
*[[winter-piece]]
*[[winter-pride]]
*[[winter-pround]]
*[[winter purslane]]
*[[winter quarters]]
*[[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
*[[winter queening]]
*[[winter range]]
*[[winter rape]]
*[[winter redbird]]
*[[winter-rig]]
*[[winter road]]
*[[winter rocket]]
*[[winter rose]]
*[[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter-run fish]]
*[[winter rye]]
*[[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
*[[winter savory]]
*[[winter scours]]
*[[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
*[[winter sheldrake]]
*[[winter sleep]]
*[[winter sleeper]]
*[[winter snipe]]
*[[winter solstice]]
*[[wintersome]]
*[[winter sport]]
*[[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
*[[winter squash]]
*[[winter-stall]]
*[[winter storm]]
*[[winter story]]
*[[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
*[[winter strawberry]]
*[[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
*[[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
*[[winter sweet marjoram]]
*[[winter tale]]
*[[winter teal]]
*[[winter-thorn]]
*[[winter tick]]
*[[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
*[[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
*[[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
*[[Winter Triangle]]
*[[winter urn]]
*[[winter vacation]]
*[[Winterval]]
*[[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
*[[winter visitor]]
*[[winter vomiting disease]]
*[[winter wagtail]]
*[[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
*[[winterward]]
*[[winterwards]]
*[[winter warfare]]
*[[winter wash]]
*[[winter weather advisory]]
*[[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
*[[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
*[[winter wheat]]
*[[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
*[[winter white Russian hamster]]
*[[winter wicket]]
*[[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
*[[winter worm]]
*[[winter worm summer grass]]
*[[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
*[[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
*''[[Canella winterana]]''
*''[[Drimys winteri]]''
*''[[Hildewintera]]''
*''[[Pseudowintera]]''
*[[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
*''[[Wintera]]''
*''[[Winteraceae]]''
*''[[Winterales]]''
*[[winteran]]
*[[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
*[[wintergreen]]
*''[[Winteria]]''
*[[winterly]]
*''[[Winterocereus]]''
*''[[Winteroideae]]''
*[[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
*[[Winter's cinnamon]]
*[[Winter's syndrome]]
*[[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{trans-mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
*[[Wintered Over Device]]
*[[winterer]]
*[[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic *{{term||wintra-}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European *{{term||wed-}}, *{{term||aud-|water}} (English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp}}&lt;!--Unlikely to be correct: [[IPA]]: /ˈwinter/--&gt;
===Noun===
{{infl|ang|noun|gender=m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3599007</id>
<timestamp>2008-01-19T02:10:32Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>85.53.128.198</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
*{{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
*{{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
*{{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*{{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
*[[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
*[[AI winter]]
*[[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
*[[atomic winter]]
*[[Austrian winter pea]]
*[[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
*[[bewinter]]
*[[blackberry winter]]
*[[blackthorn winter]]
*[[buy straw hats in winter]]
*[[Chinese winter squash]]
*[[dogwood winter]]
*[[early winter cress]]
*[[East Indian winter jet]]
*[[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
*[[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
*[[Fimbulwinter]]
*[[forwintered]]
*[[General winter]]
*[[impact winter]]
*[[in-winter]]
*[[Kondratiev winter]]
*[[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
*[[love-in-winter]]
*[[Madeira winter cherry]]
*[[meteorological winter]]
*[[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
*[[nuclear winter]]
*[[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
*[[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
*[[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
*[[overwinter]]
*[[rere-winter]]
*[[Russian winter]]
*[[Soviet winter]]
*[[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
*[[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
*[[twinter]]
*[[unwinter]]
*[[volcanic winter]]
*[[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
*[[wild winterpea]]
*[[winter aconite]]
*[[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
*[[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
*[[winter annual]]
*[[winter apple]]
*[[winter barley]]
*[[winter-beaten]]
*[[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
*[[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
*[[winter break]]
*[[winter bud]]
*[[winter bunting]]
*[[winter carnival]]
*[[winter cherry]]
*[[Winter Circle]]
*[[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter-clad]]
*[[winter-close]]
*[[winter clover]]
*[[winter cluster]]
*[[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
*[[winter coat]]
*[[winter corn]]
*[[winter cough]]
*[[winter count]]
*[[winter country]]
*[[winter-crack]]
*[[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
*[[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
*[[winter crop]]
*[[winter currant]]
*[[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[winter depression]]
*[[winter duck]]
*[[winter dysentery]]
*[[winter eczema]]
*[[wintered]]
*[[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
*[[winter egg]]
*[[winter falcon]]
*[[winter fallow]]
*[[winter fat]]
*[[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
*[[winter fern]]
*[[Winterfest]]
*[[winter fever]]
*[[winter finch]]
*[[winter flounder]]
*[[winter-flower]]
*[[winter flowering cherry]]
*[[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
*[[Winter Games]]
*[[winter garden]]
*[[winter gillyflower]]
*[[winter gnat]]
*[[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
*[[winter greens]]
*[[winter-ground]]
*[[winter guard]]
*[[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
*[[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
*[[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
*[[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
*[[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
*[[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
*[[winter hawk]]
*[[winter hazel]]
*[[winter heath]]
*[[winter heliotrope]]
*[[winter hellebore]]
*[[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[Winter Hexagon]]
*[[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
*[[winter holidays]]
*[[winter-house]]
*[[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
*[[winterim]]
*[[winterise]], [[winterize]]
*[[winterish]]
*[[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
*[[winter itch]]
*[[winter jasmine]]
*[[winter-killed]]
*[[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
*[[winterless]]
*[[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
*[[winterling]]
*[[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
*[[winter-long]]
*[[winter-love]]
*[[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
*[[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
*[[winter marjoram]]
*[[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
*[[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
*[[winter midge]]
*[[winter monsoon]]
*[[winter moth]]
*[[winter mushroom]]
*[[winter oats]]
*[[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
*[[winter oil]]
*[[winter-old]]
*[[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
*[[winter ova]]
*[[winter packet]]
*[[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
*[[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
*[[winter peach]]
*[[winter pear]]
*[[winter-pick]]
*[[winter-piece]]
*[[winter-pride]]
*[[winter-pround]]
*[[winter purslane]]
*[[winter quarters]]
*[[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
*[[winter queening]]
*[[winter range]]
*[[winter rape]]
*[[winter redbird]]
*[[winter-rig]]
*[[winter road]]
*[[winter rocket]]
*[[winter rose]]
*[[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
*[[winter-run fish]]
*[[winter rye]]
*[[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
*[[winter savory]]
*[[winter scours]]
*[[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
*[[winter sheldrake]]
*[[winter sleep]]
*[[winter sleeper]]
*[[winter snipe]]
*[[winter solstice]]
*[[wintersome]]
*[[winter sport]]
*[[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
*[[winter squash]]
*[[winter-stall]]
*[[winter storm]]
*[[winter story]]
*[[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
*[[winter strawberry]]
*[[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
*[[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
*[[winter sweet marjoram]]
*[[winter tale]]
*[[winter teal]]
*[[winter-thorn]]
*[[winter tick]]
*[[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
*[[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
*[[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
*[[Winter Triangle]]
*[[winter urn]]
*[[winter vacation]]
*[[Winterval]]
*[[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
*[[winter visitor]]
*[[winter vomiting disease]]
*[[winter wagtail]]
*[[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
*[[winterward]]
*[[winterwards]]
*[[winter warfare]]
*[[winter wash]]
*[[winter weather advisory]]
*[[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
*[[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
*[[winter wheat]]
*[[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
*[[winter white Russian hamster]]
*[[winter wicket]]
*[[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
*[[winter worm]]
*[[winter worm summer grass]]
*[[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
*[[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
*''[[Canella winterana]]''
*''[[Drimys winteri]]''
*''[[Hildewintera]]''
*''[[Pseudowintera]]''
*[[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
*''[[Wintera]]''
*''[[Winteraceae]]''
*''[[Winterales]]''
*[[winteran]]
*[[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
*[[wintergreen]]
*''[[Winteria]]''
*[[winterly]]
*''[[Winterocereus]]''
*''[[Winteroideae]]''
*[[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
*[[Winter's cinnamon]]
*[[Winter's syndrome]]
*[[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
*Albanian: [[dimër]]
*Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
*[[Basque]]: [[negu]]
*Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
*[[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
*Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
*Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Danish: [[vinter]]
*Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
*Esperanto: [[vintro]]
*Estonian: [[talv]]
*Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Finnish: [[talvi]]
*French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
*[[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
* Galician: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
*Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
*Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
*Hungarian: [[tél]]
*Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
*Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
*[[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
*Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
*Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{trans-mid}}
*Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
*Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
*Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
*Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
*Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
*Maltese: [[xitwa]]
*[[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
*[[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
*Navajo: [[hai]]
*Norwegian: [[vinter]]
*Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
*Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
*Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
*Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
*Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
*[[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
*Serbian
*:Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*:Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
*[[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
*Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
*Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
*Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
*[[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
*Turkish: [[kış]]
*Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
*Uzbek: [[qish]]
*Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
*Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#:''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
*[[Wintered Over Device]]
*[[winterer]]
*[[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic *{{term||wintra-}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European *{{term||wed-}}, *{{term||aud-|water}} (English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp}}&lt;!--Unlikely to be correct: [[IPA]]: /ˈwinter/--&gt;
===Noun===
{{infl|ang|noun|gender=m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3599864</id>
<timestamp>2008-01-19T04:30:58Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>AutoFormat</username>
<id>32732</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>trans link [[Galician]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: [[dimër]]
* Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Danish: [[vinter]]
* Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
* Esperanto: [[vintro]]
* Estonian: [[talv]]
* Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Finnish: [[talvi]]
* French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
* [[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* Hungarian: [[tél]]
* Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{trans-mid}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
* Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
* Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: [[vinter]]
* Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
* Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
* Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
* Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian
*: Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*: Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
* Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: [[kış]]
* Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From Germanic *{{term||wintra-}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of Indo-European *{{term||wed-}}, *{{term||aud-|water}} (English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp}}&lt;!--Unlikely to be correct: [[IPA]]: /ˈwinter/--&gt;
===Noun===
{{infl|ang|noun|gender=m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>3854890</id>
<timestamp>2008-03-02T12:02:29Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Thryduulf</username>
<id>5743</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>/* Etymology */ templates</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: [[dimër]]
* Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Danish: [[vinter]]
* Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
* Esperanto: [[vintro]]
* Estonian: [[talv]]
* Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Finnish: [[talvi]]
* French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
* [[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* Hungarian: [[tél]]
* Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{trans-mid}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
* Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
* Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: [[vinter]]
* Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
* Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
* Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
* Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian
*: Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*: Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
* Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: [[kış]]
* Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{Ger.|ang}} *{{term||wintra-}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{PIE.|ang}} *{{term||wed-}}, *{{term||aud-|water}} (English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp}}&lt;!--Unlikely to be correct: [[IPA]]: /ˈwinter/--&gt;
===Noun===
{{infl|ang|noun|gender=m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>4005809</id>
<timestamp>2008-03-23T19:09:00Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>VolkovBot</username>
<id>41045</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>robot Adding: [[no:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: [[dimër]]
* Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Danish: [[vinter]]
* Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
* Esperanto: [[vintro]]
* Estonian: [[talv]]
* Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Finnish: [[talvi]]
* French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
* [[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* Hungarian: [[tél]]
* Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{trans-mid}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
* Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
* Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: [[vinter]]
* Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
* Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
* Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
* Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian
*: Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*: Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
* Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: [[kış]]
* Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{Ger.|ang}} *{{term||wintra-}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{PIE.|ang}} *{{term||wed-}}, *{{term||aud-|water}} (English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{rfp}}&lt;!--Unlikely to be correct: [[IPA]]: /ˈwinter/--&gt;
===Noun===
{{infl|ang|noun|gender=m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>4111190</id>
<timestamp>2008-04-14T17:42:10Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Widsith</username>
<id>6763</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Old English */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: [[dimër]]
* Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Bosnian: [[zima#Bosnian|zima]] {{f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Czech: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Danish: [[vinter]]
* Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
* Esperanto: [[vintro]]
* Estonian: [[talv]]
* Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Finnish: [[talvi]]
* French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
* [[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* Hungarian: [[tél]]
* Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{trans-mid}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: [[hiems]] {{f}}, [[hibernus]] {{m}}
* Latvian: [[ziema]] {{f}}
* Lithuanian: [[žiema]] {{f}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: [[vinter]]
* Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
* Persian: {{FAchar|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
* Polish: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
* Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian
*: Cyrillic: [[зима#Serbian|зима]] {{f}}
*: Roman: [[zima#Serbian|zima]] {{f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovene: [[zima]] {{f}}
* Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
* Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: [[kış]]
* Ukrainian: [[зима]] (zymá) {{f}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/ˈwinter/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>4111337</id>
<timestamp>2008-04-14T18:17:37Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Ivan Štambuk</username>
<id>42855</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: [[dimër]]
* Arabic: {{ARchar|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t|be|зіма|f}}
* Bosnian: {{t|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: [[vinter]]
* Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
* Esperanto: [[vintro]]
* Estonian: [[talv]]
* Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Finnish: [[talvi]]
* French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
* [[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{t|hit|sc=Xsux|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman}}
* Hungarian: [[tél]]
* Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t|csb|zëma|f}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t|la|hiems|f}}, {{t|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|ziema|f}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|žiema|f}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{t|dsb|zyma|f}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|зима|f}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: [[vinter]]
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|cu|sc=Cyrs|зима|tr=zima}}
*: Glagolitic: {{t|cu|sc=Glag|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima}}
* Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
* Persian: {{fa-Arab|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
* Polabian: {{t|pox|zaimă|f}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
* Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
* Sanskrit: {{t|sa|sc=Deva|हिम|tr=himá|m}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sr|зима|f}}
*: Roman: {{t|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
* Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: [[kış]]
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|зима|tr=zymá|f}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{t|hsb|zyma|f}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/ˈwinter/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>4111622</id>
<timestamp>2008-04-14T19:54:42Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>AutoFormat</username>
<id>32732</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>added : after Serbian in translations, script template -ARchar +Arab, sorted/rebalanced translations, trans link [[Polabian]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: [[dimër]]
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t|be|зіма|f}}
* Bosnian: {{t|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: [[vinter]]
* Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
* Esperanto: [[vintro]]
* Estonian: [[talv]]
* Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Finnish: [[talvi]]
* French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
* [[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{t|hit|sc=Xsux|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman}}
* Hungarian: [[tél]]
* Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
* Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t|csb|zëma|f}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t|la|hiems|f}}, {{t|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|ziema|f}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|žiema|f}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{t|dsb|zyma|f}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|зима|f}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: [[vinter]]
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|cu|sc=Cyrs|зима|tr=zima}}
*: Glagolitic: {{t|cu|sc=Glag|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima}}
* Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
* Persian: {{fa-Arab|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
* [[Polabian]]: {{t|pox|zaimă|f}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
* Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
* Sanskrit: {{t|sa|sc=Deva|हिम|tr=himá|m}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sr|зима|f}}
*: Roman: {{t|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
* Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: [[kış]]
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|зима|tr=zymá|f}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{t|hsb|zyma|f}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/ˈwinter/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>4113986</id>
<timestamp>2008-04-15T12:50:06Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Robert Ullmann</username>
<id>14714</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>fix link -[[Hemisphere]] +[[hemisphere]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: [[dimër]]
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t|be|зіма|f}}
* Bosnian: {{t|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: [[vinter]]
* Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
* Esperanto: [[vintro]]
* Estonian: [[talv]]
* Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Finnish: [[talvi]]
* French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
* [[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{t|hit|sc=Xsux|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman}}
* Hungarian: [[tél]]
* Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
* Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t|csb|zëma|f}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t|la|hiems|f}}, {{t|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|ziema|f}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|žiema|f}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{t|dsb|zyma|f}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|зима|f}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: [[vinter]]
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|cu|sc=Cyrs|зима|tr=zima}}
*: Glagolitic: {{t|cu|sc=Glag|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima}}
* Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
* Persian: {{fa-Arab|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
* [[Polabian]]: {{t|pox|zaimă|f}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
* Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
* Sanskrit: {{t|sa|sc=Deva|हिम|tr=himá|m}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sr|зима|f}}
*: Roman: {{t|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
* Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: [[kış]]
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|зима|tr=zymá|f}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{t|hsb|zyma|f}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/ˈwinter/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>4124400</id>
<timestamp>2008-04-17T10:51:53Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>DerbethBot</username>
<id>48857</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>added audio Nl-winter.ogg</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: [[dimër]]
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t|be|зіма|f}}
* Bosnian: {{t|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: [[vinter]]
* Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
* Esperanto: [[vintro]]
* Estonian: [[talv]]
* Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Finnish: [[talvi]]
* French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
* [[Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{t|hit|sc=Xsux|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman}}
* Hungarian: [[tél]]
* Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
* Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t|csb|zëma|f}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t|la|hiems|f}}, {{t|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|ziema|f}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|žiema|f}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{t|dsb|zyma|f}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|зима|f}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: [[vinter]]
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|cu|sc=Cyrs|зима|tr=zima}}
*: Glagolitic: {{t|cu|sc=Glag|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima}}
* Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
* Persian: {{fa-Arab|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
* [[Polabian]]: {{t|pox|zaimă|f}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
* Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
* Sanskrit: {{t|sa|sc=Deva|हिम|tr=himá|m}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sr|зима|f}}
*: Roman: {{t|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
* Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: [[kış]]
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|зима|tr=zymá|f}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{t|hsb|zyma|f}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
*{{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/ˈwinter/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>4496970</id>
<timestamp>2008-04-27T20:45:17Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Snakesteuben</username>
<id>54002</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>Conform to new categories</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: [[dimër]]
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t|be|зіма|f}}
* Bosnian: {{t|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: [[vinter]]
* Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
* Esperanto: [[vintro]]
* Estonian: [[talv]]
* Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Finnish: [[talvi]]
* French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#Frisian|winter]]
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{t|hit|sc=Xsux|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman}}
* Hungarian: [[tél]]
* Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
* Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t|csb|zëma|f}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t|la|hiems|f}}, {{t|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|ziema|f}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|žiema|f}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{t|dsb|zyma|f}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|зима|f}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: [[vinter]]
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|cu|sc=Cyrs|зима|tr=zima}}
*: Glagolitic: {{t|cu|sc=Glag|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima}}
* Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
* Persian: {{fa-Arab|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
* [[Polabian]]: {{t|pox|zaimă|f}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
* Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
* Sanskrit: {{t|sa|sc=Deva|हिम|tr=himá|m}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sr|зима|f}}
*: Roman: {{t|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
* Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: [[kış]]
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|зима|tr=zymá|f}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{t|hsb|zyma|f}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
*{{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/ˈwinter/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>4520134</id>
<timestamp>2008-05-04T12:17:35Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Snakesteuben</username>
<id>54002</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>Conform to new categories</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: [[dimër]]
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t|be|зіма|f}}
* Bosnian: {{t|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: [[vinter]]
* Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
* Esperanto: [[vintro]]
* Estonian: [[talv]]
* Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Finnish: [[talvi]]
* French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{t|hit|sc=Xsux|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman}}
* Hungarian: [[tél]]
* Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
* Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t|csb|zëma|f}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t|la|hiems|f}}, {{t|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|ziema|f}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|žiema|f}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{t|dsb|zyma|f}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|зима|f}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: [[vinter]]
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|cu|sc=Cyrs|зима|tr=zima}}
*: Glagolitic: {{t|cu|sc=Glag|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima}}
* Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
* Persian: {{fa-Arab|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
* [[Polabian]]: {{t|pox|zaimă|f}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
* Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
* Sanskrit: {{t|sa|sc=Deva|हिम|tr=himá|m}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sr|зима|f}}
*: Roman: {{t|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
* Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: [[kış]]
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|зима|tr=zymá|f}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{t|hsb|zyma|f}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
*{{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/ˈwinter/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>4520217</id>
<timestamp>2008-05-04T12:39:40Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>AutoFormat</username>
<id>32732</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>sorted/rebalanced translations</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: [[dimër]]
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t|be|зіма|f}}
* Bosnian: {{t|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: [[vinter]]
* Dutch: [[winter#Dutch|winter]] {{m}}
* Esperanto: [[vintro]]
* Estonian: [[talv]]
* Faroese: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Finnish: [[talvi]]
* French: [[hiver]] {{m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: [[Winter]] {{m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{t|hit|sc=Xsux|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman}}
* Hungarian: [[tél]]
* Icelandic: [[vetur]] {{m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: [[geimhreadh]]
* Italian: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t|csb|zëma|f}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t|la|hiems|f}}, {{t|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|ziema|f}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|žiema|f}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{t|dsb|zyma|f}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|зима|f}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: [[vinter]]
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|cu|sc=Cyrs|зима|tr=zima}}
*: Glagolitic: {{t|cu|sc=Glag|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima}}
* Old English: [[winter#Old English|winter]]
* Persian: {{fa-Arab|[[زمستان|زِمِستان]]}} (zemestān)
* [[Polabian]]: {{t|pox|zaimă|f}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Romanian: [[iarnă]] {{f}}
* Russian: [[зима]] (zimá) {{f}}
* Sanskrit: {{t|sa|sc=Deva|हिम|tr=himá|m}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sr|зима|f}}
*: Roman: {{t|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: [[invierno]] {{m}}
* Swedish: [[vinter]] {{c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: [[kış]]
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|зима|tr=zymá|f}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{t|hsb|zyma|f}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Welsh: [[gaeaf]]
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/ˈwinter/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<username>Tbot</username>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t-|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/ˈwinter/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>4684050</id>
<timestamp>2008-06-03T19:01:20Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>58.187.217.245</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeo-ul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t-|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[Mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter)
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/ˈwinter/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>4686150</id>
<timestamp>2008-06-04T09:22:54Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Stephen G. Brown</username>
<id>1874</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t-|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/ˈwinter/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>4717352</id>
<timestamp>2008-06-11T02:18:15Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Interwicket</username>
<id>46132</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>iwiki +ca, lo</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t-|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/ˈwinter/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>4758382</id>
<timestamp>2008-06-19T10:22:50Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>AugPi</username>
<id>2671</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Dutch */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t-|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/ˈwinter/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>4758388</id>
<timestamp>2008-06-19T10:26:44Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>AugPi</username>
<id>2671</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>/* Dutch */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{see|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
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* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
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* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
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* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
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====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
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* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
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====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t-|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/ˈwinter/}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
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* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t-|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>5084310</id>
<timestamp>2008-09-07T05:40:19Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Interwicket</username>
<id>46132</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>iwiki +et</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t-|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>5088923</id>
<timestamp>2008-09-07T20:24:49Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Vahagn Petrosyan</username>
<id>75989</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
{{wikipedia}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{OE.}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: [[ձմեռ]] (dzmeṙ)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t-|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
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==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: [[ձմեռ]] (dzmeṙ)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t-|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: [[ձմեռ]] (dzmeṙ)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>5992677</id>
<timestamp>2009-01-21T20:55:43Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Tasnu Arakun</username>
<id>139161</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */ Northern Sami</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: [[ձմեռ]] (dzmeṙ)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Māori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6020883</id>
<timestamp>2009-01-26T08:19:31Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atelaes</username>
<id>13865</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */ mi fmt</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: [[ձմեռ]] (dzmeṙ)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Maori]]: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
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===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: [[ձմեռ]] (dzmeṙ)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6069757</id>
<timestamp>2009-02-04T11:56:25Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Interwicket</username>
<id>46132</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>iwiki -ru</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: [[ձմեռ]] (dzmeṙ)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6069923</id>
<timestamp>2009-02-04T12:40:04Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Interwicket</username>
<id>46132</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>iwiki +ru</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
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* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
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* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: [[ձմեռ]] (dzmeṙ)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{KUchar|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
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==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<username>Mzajac</username>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
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* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: [[ձմեռ]] (dzmeṙ)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6290232</id>
<timestamp>2009-03-22T05:05:38Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Interwicket</username>
<id>46132</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>iwiki +[[:th:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: [[ձմեռ]] (dzmeṙ)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6317004</id>
<timestamp>2009-03-27T03:38:02Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Kw0</username>
<id>13464</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Dutch */ cat</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
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* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
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====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
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* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: [[ձմեռ]] (dzmeṙ)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6410591</id>
<timestamp>2009-04-13T11:59:47Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Dbfirs</username>
<id>5886</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Noun */ more typical period, but should we shorten this entry?</comment>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being the months of December, January and February in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and June, July and August in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: [[ձմեռ]] (dzmeṙ)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6410788</id>
<timestamp>2009-04-13T13:22:30Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Stephen G. Brown</username>
<id>1874</id>
</contributor>
<comment>In the U.S., it's December 21 to March 20.</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: [[ձմեռ]] (dzmeṙ)
* [[Basque]]: [[negu]]
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: [[goañv]] {{m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: [[χειμώνας]] (khjimónas) {{m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: [[xitwa]]
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: [[hai]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: [[װינטער]] (vínter) {{m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6410902</id>
<timestamp>2009-04-13T13:54:42Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Stephen G. Brown</username>
<id>1874</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t|hy|ձմեռ|tr=dzmeṙ}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t|eu|negu}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t|br|goañv|m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t|el|χειμώνας|tr=khjimónas|m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{t|nv|hai}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|tr=vínter|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6412320</id>
<timestamp>2009-04-13T18:20:07Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Vahagn Petrosyan</username>
<id>75989</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+ka:[[ზამთარი]] t+az:[[qış]] t-balance ([[User_talk:Conrad.Irwin/editor.js|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in Northern [[hemisphere|Hemisphere]] regions and from [[June]] 21 to [[September]] 20 in Southern Hemisphere regions. Usually marked by the applicable hemisphere of the [[planet]] being at its minimum angle of exposure to the [[Sun]], resulting in short days and typically the time period with the lowest atmospheric [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t|hy|ձմեռ|tr=dzmeṙ}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t|az|qış}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t|eu|negu}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t|br|goañv|m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t|el|χειμώνας|tr=khjimónas|m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{t|nv|hai}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|tr=vínter|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6412596</id>
<timestamp>2009-04-13T19:59:38Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Dbfirs</username>
<id>5886</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Noun */ Is this better?</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t|hy|ձմեռ|tr=dzmeṙ}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t|az|qış}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t|eu|negu}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t|br|goañv|m}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t|el|χειμώνας|tr=khjimónas|m}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{t|nv|hai}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|tr=vínter|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6416098</id>
<timestamp>2009-04-14T12:56:20Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Tbot</username>
<id>44393</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>updated t/t-/t+ templates</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=dzmeṙ|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6607135</id>
<timestamp>2009-05-17T08:14:41Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Bjankuloski06en</username>
<id>28238</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+mk:[[зима]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=dzmeṙ|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}, {{t|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<id>6607136</id>
<timestamp>2009-05-17T08:15:07Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Bjankuloski06en</username>
<id>28238</id>
</contributor>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=dzmeṙ|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=dzmeṙ|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=dzmeṙ|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Serbian: [[zimovati]]
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6629269</id>
<timestamp>2009-05-20T13:10:56Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>211.27.251.169</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=dzmeṙ|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: [[zimovati]]
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6688298</id>
<timestamp>2009-05-29T20:03:07Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Tbot</username>
<id>44393</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>updated t/t-/t+ templates</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=dzmeṙ|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: [[zimovati]]
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6819214</id>
<timestamp>2009-06-18T16:52:59Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>AugPi</username>
<id>2671</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+io:[[vintro]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=dzmeṙ|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t|io|vintro}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: [[zimovati]]
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=dzmeṙ|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t|io|vintro}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Serbian: [[zimovati]]
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6893901</id>
<timestamp>2009-06-27T11:10:44Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Alexander Widefield</username>
<id>63697</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+ru:[[зимовать]] t+ru:[[проводить зиму]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
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* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
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* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
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* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
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====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
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* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=dzmeṙ|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t|io|vintro}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
* Serbian: [[zimovati]]
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6894619</id>
<timestamp>2009-06-27T15:06:44Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Vahagn Petrosyan</username>
<id>75989</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t|hy|ձմեռ|sc=Armn|tr=jmeṙ}}
*:Old Armenian: {{t|xcl|ձմեռն|sc=Armn|tr=jmeṙn}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t|io|vintro}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
* Serbian: [[zimovati]]
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>6984276</id>
<timestamp>2009-07-15T11:01:36Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Tbot</username>
<id>44393</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for sr</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>7109179</id>
<timestamp>2009-08-09T12:20:52Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Capsot</username>
<id>50967</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>7150507</id>
<timestamp>2009-08-19T13:33:32Z</timestamp>
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</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>iwiki +[[:li:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>7262003</id>
<timestamp>2009-08-30T22:40:58Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Ailurophile</username>
<id>246541</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+tr:[[kışlamak]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>7336234</id>
<timestamp>2009-09-06T05:04:33Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Interwicket</username>
<id>46132</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>iwiki +[[:ml:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>7385934</id>
<timestamp>2009-09-15T11:49:50Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Interwicket</username>
<id>46132</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>iwiki +[[:kn:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|sc=Deva|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ|xs=Armenian}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ|xs=Armenian}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/vtər/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>7673087</id>
<timestamp>2009-11-08T03:48:47Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Eal</username>
<id>247524</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* West Frisian */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ|xs=Armenian}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/vĩtər/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>7673100</id>
<timestamp>2009-11-08T03:50:48Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Eal</username>
<id>247524</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+kk:[[қыс]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ|xs=Armenian}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* [[Kazakh]]: {{t|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
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==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA|/vĩtər/}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ|xs=Armenian}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>7679636</id>
<timestamp>2009-11-08T22:17:16Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>AugPi</username>
<id>2671</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+eo:[[travintri]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ|xs=Armenian}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma|xs=Macedonian}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: [[qish]]
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|travintri}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму|sc=Cyrl}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>7712180</id>
<timestamp>2009-11-14T10:30:10Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Tbot</username>
<id>44393</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for uz</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>8093524</id>
<timestamp>2009-12-19T18:22:30Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Rising Sun</username>
<id>96076</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Verb */ +defn:</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<timestamp>2009-12-20T01:22:12Z</timestamp>
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<comment>updated t/t-/t+ templates</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>8189319</id>
<timestamp>2010-01-03T13:41:56Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Mglovesfun</username>
<id>27458</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+fro:[[yver]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>8189415</id>
<timestamp>2010-01-03T13:54:22Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Mglovesfun</username>
<id>27458</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+frm:[[yver]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<timestamp>2010-01-03T14:26:27Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>AutoFormat</username>
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</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>sorted/rebalanced translations</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>8480031</id>
<timestamp>2010-02-24T15:14:47Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Word dewd543</username>
<id>326421</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+rup:[[iarnã]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
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==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t-|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: [[mùa đông]]
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>8592750</id>
<timestamp>2010-03-17T21:34:14Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Interwicket</username>
<id>46132</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>iwiki +[[:eu:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>8647346</id>
<timestamp>2010-03-26T09:47:54Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Ketie</username>
<id>156709</id>
</contributor>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* Old English: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>8647917</id>
<timestamp>2010-03-26T11:02:03Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Embryomystic</username>
<id>200407</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Old English */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>8760425</id>
<timestamp>2010-04-06T21:39:35Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Dbfirs</username>
<id>5886</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Noun */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>8901677</id>
<timestamp>2010-04-25T08:34:34Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Tbot</username>
<id>44393</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>updated t/t-/t+ templates</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>9070480</id>
<timestamp>2010-05-25T05:58:37Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Embryomystic</username>
<id>200407</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>9098439</id>
<timestamp>2010-05-31T17:33:57Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Facts707</username>
<id>207601</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Noun */ ====Usage notes==== {{season name spelling}}</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<username>Interwicket</username>
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</contributor>
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<comment>iwiki +[[:gv:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{wikipedia}}
{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Antonyms====
* [[summer]]
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# [[winter#English|winter]]
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# [[#English|winter]] {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# '''[[winter]]'''
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>9298498</id>
<timestamp>2010-06-28T04:10:22Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Yair rand</username>
<id>224635</id>
</contributor>
<comment>rm &quot;antonym&quot;, use {{l}}, +list</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>9348325</id>
<timestamp>2010-07-08T00:15:08Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>75.20.227.17</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese: [[冬天]] (dōngtiān), [[冬季]] (dōngjì)
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>9355871</id>
<timestamp>2010-07-09T01:24:28Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Tooironic</username>
<id>189643</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */ standardising Mandarin translations</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|zh|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
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==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|zh|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=khjimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>9358943</id>
<timestamp>2010-07-09T11:10:00Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Eipnvn</username>
<id>197118</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|zh|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>9358951</id>
<timestamp>2010-07-09T11:12:16Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Eipnvn</username>
<id>197118</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+el:[[ξεχειμωνιάζω]] t+el:[[διαχειμάζω]] t+el:[[παραχειμάζω]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|zh|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo|sc=Grek}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo|sc=Grek}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο|sc=Grek}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>9427214</id>
<timestamp>2010-07-16T05:33:27Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Stephen G. Brown</username>
<id>1874</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+ae:[[𐬰𐬫𐬂]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|zh|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo|sc=Grek}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo|sc=Grek}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο|sc=Grek}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
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==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
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==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
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==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|zh|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|xs=Irish|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo|sc=Grek}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo|sc=Grek}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο|sc=Grek}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} to [[store]] [something] somewhere for the winter, for warmth.
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
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==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>9554488</id>
<timestamp>2010-07-27T18:14:08Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Thrissel</username>
<id>248508</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Verb */ tweaked 2nd def; gd transls</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, * Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhraich}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhraich}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>9554546</id>
<timestamp>2010-07-27T18:24:08Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>AutoFormat</username>
<id>32732</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>add language in front of {{t}}, subst {{el}} in trans, tagged translations table problem</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{rfc-tsort|duplicate language: Greek}}
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, * Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* Greek: {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhraich}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhraich}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>9554549</id>
<timestamp>2010-07-27T18:24:50Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>78.146.49.151</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Noun */ the end of life, a time of despair or economic depression</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
# The final part of life.
# A time of despair or economic doom.
#: &quot;Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of York...&quot;
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{rfc-tsort|duplicate language: Greek}}
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, * Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* Greek: {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhraich}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhraich}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
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==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
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==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
=====Translations=====
{{rfc-tsort|duplicate language: Greek}}
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, * Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* Greek: {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhraich}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhraich}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>9554676</id>
<timestamp>2010-07-27T18:42:26Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>DCDuring</username>
<id>43828</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Verb */ merge el, level</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/'wɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/'wɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhraich}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhraich}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhraich}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhraich}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
'''winter''' {{m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{italbrac|the season}}
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Old English nouns]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhraich}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhraich}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
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==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>10140915</id>
<timestamp>2010-09-01T19:41:04Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Uialdil</username>
<id>383408</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */Cantonese, Ripuarian, Tajik</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* Cantonese: [[天時冷]] (tin1 si4 laang5)
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* Tajik: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<username>Interwicket</username>
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<minor />
<comment>iwiki +[[:my:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* Cantonese: [[天時冷]] (tin1 si4 laang5)
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* Tajik: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>10559408</id>
<timestamp>2010-09-28T12:52:57Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>188.3.32.148</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>t+ky:[[кыш]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* Cantonese: [[天時冷]] (tin1 si4 laang5)
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* Tajik: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>10618144</id>
<timestamp>2010-10-04T12:21:24Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Interwicket</username>
<id>46132</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>iwiki +[[:cy:winter]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* Cantonese: [[天時冷]] (tin1 si4 laang5)
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* Tajik: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>10914797</id>
<timestamp>2010-11-07T05:02:29Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Andris.attack</username>
<id>421899</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+lv:[[pārziemot]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* Cantonese: [[天時冷]] (tin1 si4 laang5)
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* Tajik: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>10921304</id>
<timestamp>2010-11-08T06:32:42Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Hans-Friedrich Tamke</username>
<id>13400</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+vo:[[nifüp]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* Cantonese: [[天時冷]] (tin1 si4 laang5)
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* Tajik: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<username>Bequw</username>
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<comment>moving en {{rank}}</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* Cantonese: [[天時冷]] (tin1 si4 laang5)
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* Tajik: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintra-|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* Cantonese: [[天時冷]] (tin1 si4 laang5)
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* Tajik: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11004335</id>
<timestamp>2010-11-17T20:31:59Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>KassadBot</username>
<id>230894</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>sorted/rebalanced translations, trans link [[Tajik]]</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* Cantonese: [[天時冷]] (tin1 si4 laang5)
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11009965</id>
<timestamp>2010-11-18T19:01:54Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>OG</username>
<id>405503</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+ug:[[قىش]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* Cantonese: [[天時冷]] (tin1 si4 laang5)
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<id>11011158</id>
<timestamp>2010-11-18T23:20:25Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>KassadBot</username>
<id>230894</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>sorted/rebalanced translations</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* Cantonese: [[天時冷]] (tin1 si4 laang5)
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
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==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11040921</id>
<timestamp>2010-11-25T15:52:25Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Hekaheka</username>
<id>25987</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+fi:[[viettää talvi]] t-balance t+fi:[[talvehtia]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* Cantonese: [[天時冷]] (tin1 si4 laang5)
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11040932</id>
<timestamp>2010-11-25T15:55:47Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Hekaheka</username>
<id>25987</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */ fi</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* Cantonese: [[天時冷]] (tin1 si4 laang5)
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11040950</id>
<timestamp>2010-11-25T16:01:05Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>KassadBot</username>
<id>230894</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>sorted/rebalanced translations</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá)
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* Cantonese: [[天時冷]] (tin1 si4 laang5)
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu)
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul)
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11071349</id>
<timestamp>2010-11-29T23:59:45Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+ur:[[سسر]] t+ar:[[شتاء]] t+ja:[[冬]] t+ko:[[겨울]] t+yue:[[ 天時冷]] t+he:[[חורף]] t+hi:[[जाड़ा]] t+hi:[[शिशिर]] t+th:[[ฤดูหนาว]] t+ur:[[جاڙا]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[شتاء]]}} (šitá), {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f}}
* Cantonese: [[天時冷]] (tin1 si4 laang5), {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: [[חרף|חורף]] (khóref) {{m}}, {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: [[冬]] ([[ふゆ]], fuyu), {{t|ja|冬|tr=ふゆ, fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: [[겨울]] (gyeoul), {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t+|sr|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t-|sr|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11071356</id>
<timestamp>2010-11-30T00:02:56Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
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==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11071362</id>
<timestamp>2010-11-30T00:05:05Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+ur:[[سرما]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11071411</id>
<timestamp>2010-11-30T00:29:21Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+bn:[[শীতকাল]] t-balance ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11071433</id>
<timestamp>2010-11-30T00:34:32Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+bn:[[শীত]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11083670</id>
<timestamp>2010-12-02T11:38:12Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+hi:[[सर्दी]] t-balance ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11083672</id>
<timestamp>2010-12-02T11:39:05Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
{{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11088567</id>
<timestamp>2010-12-03T15:08:31Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>MglovesfunBot</username>
<id>264304</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>/* Statistics */bot: bullet point before {{rank}}</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}, goañvoù {{p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|vinter}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[geamhradh]] {{m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
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==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11167493</id>
<timestamp>2010-12-16T11:04:40Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Leftmostcat</username>
<id>21764</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */ t+gv,kw,sga; ang,cy,no/nn+gender; gd+template; split no/nn</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* Cornish: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<timestamp>2010-12-16T16:22:38Z</timestamp>
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<username>KassadBot</username>
<id>230894</id>
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<minor />
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11192778</id>
<timestamp>2010-12-21T21:59:01Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Soued031</username>
<id>164137</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+lb:[[Wanter]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<id>11210864</id>
<timestamp>2010-12-25T15:14:24Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>CodeCat</username>
<id>21371</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Dutch */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>11321938</id>
<timestamp>2011-01-08T23:25:31Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Ganymede</username>
<id>284043</id>
</contributor>
<minor />
<comment>/* Old English */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
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==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
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==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<id>11505200</id>
<timestamp>2011-01-28T14:54:24Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Luckas-bot</username>
<id>69685</id>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{infl|nl|noun|gender=m}} (''plural'' -s /-s/)
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
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==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
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==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* {{alphagram|einrtw}}
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<timestamp>2011-04-30T07:21:12Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Luckas-bot</username>
<id>69685</id>
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<minor />
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<timestamp>2011-05-09T23:52:12Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>71.77.2.0</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>t+sw:[[kipupwe]] t+sw:[[majira ya baridi]] t+sw:[[kipindi cha baridi]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<timestamp>2011-06-10T01:25:26Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+si:[[ශිශිර ඍතුව]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]]
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>13499053</id>
<timestamp>2011-07-09T01:09:07Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+mn:[[өвөл]] t-balance t+sa:[[हेमन्त]] t+tg:[[зимистон]] t+lo:[[ລະດູໜາວ]] t+km:[[សិសិរៈ]] t+fa:[[زمستان]] t+ur:[[زمستان]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|alt=زِمِستان|tr=zemestān|xs=Persian}}, {{t|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: [[зимистон]], {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>13499059</id>
<timestamp>2011-07-09T01:10:41Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
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==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
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==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>13499063</id>
<timestamp>2011-07-09T01:12:12Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+km:[[ហេមន្ត]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}, {{t|km|ហេមន្ត|tr=heemɑn, heemɑntaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
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==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>13499166</id>
<timestamp>2011-07-09T01:54:57Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+my:[[ဆောင်း]] t-balance ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဆောင်း|tr=sʰáʊ̃|sc=Mymr}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}, {{t|km|ហេមន្ត|tr=heemɑn, heemɑntaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}}, {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}}
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
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==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
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==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>13499177</id>
<timestamp>2011-07-09T02:03:06Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>/* Translations */</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဆောင်း|tr=sʰáʊ̃|sc=Mymr}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}, {{t|km|ហេមន្ត|tr=heemɑn, heemɑntaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|務冬}}), {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|冬}})
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
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==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>13499199</id>
<timestamp>2011-07-09T02:15:44Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+af:[[winter]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t|af|winter}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဆောင်း|tr=sʰáʊ̃|sc=Mymr}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}, {{t|km|ហេមន្ត|tr=heemɑn, heemɑntaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|務冬}}), {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|冬}})
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>13499204</id>
<timestamp>2011-07-09T02:17:48Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+tl:[[taglamig]] t-balance ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
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* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t|af|winter}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဆောင်း|tr=sʰáʊ̃|sc=Mymr}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}, {{t|km|ហេមន្ត|tr=heemɑn, heemɑntaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
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* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tagalog]]: {{t|tl|taglamig}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|務冬}}), {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|冬}})
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>13499210</id>
<timestamp>2011-07-09T02:21:44Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Atitarev</username>
<id>27724</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+ms:[[musim dingin]] t-balance ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
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* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
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* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t|af|winter}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဆောင်း|tr=sʰáʊ̃|sc=Mymr}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}, {{t|km|ហេមន្ត|tr=heemɑn, heemɑntaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
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* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|musim dingin}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tagalog]]: {{t|tl|taglamig}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|務冬}}), {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|冬}})
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
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==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
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==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t|af|winter}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဆောင်း|tr=sʰáʊ̃|sc=Mymr}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}, {{t|km|ហេមន្ត|tr=heemɑn, heemɑntaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Lao]]: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|musim dingin}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tagalog]]: {{t|tl|taglamig}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|務冬}}), {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|冬}})
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t|af|winter}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဆောင်း|tr=sʰáʊ̃|sc=Mymr}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}, {{t|km|ហេមន្ត|tr=heemɑn, heemɑntaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Lao]]: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
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* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|musim dingin}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tagalog]]: {{t|tl|taglamig}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|務冬}}), {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|冬}})
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:en:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>13985220</id>
<timestamp>2011-10-03T11:40:30Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<ip>95.68.122.44</ip>
</contributor>
<comment>t+ltg:[[zīma]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t|af|winter}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဆောင်း|tr=sʰáʊ̃|sc=Mymr}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}, {{t|km|ហេមន្ត|tr=heemɑn, heemɑntaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Lao]]: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* [[Latgalian]]: {{tø|ltg|zīma}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|musim dingin}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tagalog]]: {{t|tl|taglamig}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|務冬}}), {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|冬}})
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:en:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tɘr/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
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<id>14017323</id>
<timestamp>2011-10-07T15:07:22Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
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<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t|af|winter}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဆောင်း|tr=sʰáʊ̃|sc=Mymr}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}, {{t|km|ហេមន្ត|tr=heemɑn, heemɑntaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Lao]]: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* [[Latgalian]]: {{tø|ltg|zīma}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|musim dingin}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tagalog]]: {{t|tl|taglamig}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|務冬}}), {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|冬}})
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:en:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tər/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
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==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>14021234</id>
<timestamp>2011-10-08T14:38:48Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Stardsen</username>
<id>451792</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+nl:[[winter]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t|af|winter}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဆောင်း|tr=sʰáʊ̃|sc=Mymr}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}, {{t|km|ហេមន្ត|tr=heemɑn, heemɑntaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Lao]]: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* [[Latgalian]]: {{tø|ltg|zīma}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|musim dingin}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tagalog]]: {{t|tl|taglamig}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|務冬}}), {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|冬}})
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|winter|f}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:en:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tər/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>14021248</id>
<timestamp>2011-10-08T14:39:56Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Stardsen</username>
<id>451792</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+nl:[[winter]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t|af|winter}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဆောင်း|tr=sʰáʊ̃|sc=Mymr}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}, {{t|km|ហេមន្ត|tr=heemɑn, heemɑntaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Lao]]: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* [[Latgalian]]: {{tø|ltg|zīma}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|musim dingin}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tagalog]]: {{t|tl|taglamig}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|務冬}}), {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|冬}})
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|winter|f}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|winter|f}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:en:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tər/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>14021255</id>
<timestamp>2011-10-08T14:40:31Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Stardsen</username>
<id>451792</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+sv:[[vinter]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t|af|winter}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဆောင်း|tr=sʰáʊ̃|sc=Mymr}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}, {{t|km|ហេមន្ត|tr=heemɑn, heemɑntaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Lao]]: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* [[Latgalian]]: {{tø|ltg|zīma}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|musim dingin}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tagalog]]: {{t|tl|taglamig}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|務冬}}), {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|冬}})
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
{{trans-bottom}}
====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|winter|f}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|vinter|c}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|winter|f}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
{{trans-bottom}}
===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:en:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
----
==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tər/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
----
==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian {{term|winter|lang=fro}}, Old Saxon {{term||winter}} (Dutch {{term|winter|lang=nl}}), Old High German {{term|wintar}} (German {{term|Winter}}), Old Norse {{term|vetr}} (Swedish {{term|vinter}}) and Gothic [[𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃]]; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin {{term|unda||wave}} and Lithuanian {{term|vanduo|vanduõ|water}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/ˈwinter/|lang=ang}}
===Noun===
{{ang-noun|g=m}}
# {{l|en|winter}} {{gloss|season}}
====Descendants====
* English: [[winter]]
----
==Scots==
===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[Category:sco:Seasons]]
[[Category:sco:Time]]
----
==West Frisian==
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/vĩtər/|lang=fy}}
===Noun===
{{infl|fy|noun|g=c}} ({{p}} '''[[winters]]''')
# {{l|en|winter}}
[[ar:winter]]
[[ast:winter]]
[[zh-min-nan:winter]]
[[br:winter]]
[[ca:winter]]
[[cs:winter]]
[[cy:winter]]
[[de:winter]]
[[et:winter]]
[[el:winter]]
[[es:winter]]
[[eo:winter]]
[[eu:winter]]
[[fa:winter]]
[[fr:winter]]
[[fy:winter]]
[[gv:winter]]
[[ko:winter]]
[[hy:winter]]
[[io:winter]]
[[id:winter]]
[[it:winter]]
[[kn:winter]]
[[ka:winter]]
[[kk:winter]]
[[ku:winter]]
[[lo:winter]]
[[la:winter]]
[[lt:winter]]
[[li:winter]]
[[hu:winter]]
[[ml:winter]]
[[my:winter]]
[[nl:winter]]
[[ja:winter]]
[[no:winter]]
[[oc:winter]]
[[pl:winter]]
[[pt:winter]]
[[ro:winter]]
[[ru:winter]]
[[simple:winter]]
[[sr:winter]]
[[fi:winter]]
[[sv:winter]]
[[ta:winter]]
[[te:winter]]
[[th:winter]]
[[tr:winter]]
[[uk:winter]]
[[vi:winter]]
[[zh:winter]]</text>
</revision>
<revision>
<id>14021265</id>
<timestamp>2011-10-08T14:41:05Z</timestamp>
<contributor>
<username>Stardsen</username>
<id>451792</id>
</contributor>
<comment>t+sv:[[vinter]] ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
<text xml:space="preserve">{{also|Winter}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}
===Etymology===
{{etyl|ang}} {{term|winter|lang=ang}}
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈwɪntə/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@/}}
* {{a|US}} {{enPR|wĭnʹtər}}, {{IPA|/ˈwɪntɚ/}}, {{SAMPA|/wInt@`/}}
* {{audio|en-us-winter.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* {{rhymes|ɪntə(r)}}
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
# Traditionally the fourth of the four [[season]]s, typically regarded as being from [[December]] 21 to [[March]] 20 in continental regions of the Northern [[hemisphere|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 [[temperature]]s for the region.
====Usage notes====
{{season name spelling}}
====Derived terms====
{{rel-top4|Terms derived from ''winter''}}
* [[AI winter]]
* [[w:Arctic Winter Games|Arctic Winter Games]]
* [[atomic winter]]
* [[Austrian winter pea]]
* [[beady-legged winter horse tick]]
* [[bewinter]]
* [[blackberry winter]]
* [[blackthorn winter]]
* [[buy straw hats in winter]]
* [[Chinese winter squash]]
* [[dogwood winter]]
* [[early winter cress]]
* [[East Indian winter jet]]
* [[w:Father Winter|Father Winter]]
* [[w:Fell Winter|Fell Winter]]
* [[Fimbulwinter]]
* [[forwintered]]
* [[General winter]]
* [[impact winter]]
* [[in-winter]]
* [[Kondratiev winter]]
* [[w:Long Winter|Long Winter]]
* [[love-in-winter]]
* [[Madeira winter cherry]]
* [[meteorological winter]]
* [[mid-winter]], [[midwinter]]
* [[nuclear winter]]
* [[w:Old Man Winter|Old Man Winter]]
* [[w:Operation Dark Winter|Operation Dark Winter]]
* [[out-winter]], [[outwinter]]
* [[overwinter]]
* [[rere-winter]]
* [[Russian winter]]
* [[Soviet winter]]
* [[Spencer's winter vomiting]]
* [[summer and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[twinter]]
* [[unwinter]]
* [[volcanic winter]]
* [[w:Western Winter Blast|Western Winter Blast]]
* [[wild winterpea]]
* [[winter aconite]]
* [[winterage]], [[winteridge]]
* [[winter and winter]]&lt;!--adverb and verb--&gt;
* [[winter annual]]
* [[winter apple]]
* [[winter barley]]
* [[winter-beaten]]
* [[winter berry]], [[winterberry]]
* [[winter bloom]], [[winter-bloom]]
* [[winter break]]
* [[winter bud]]
* [[winter bunting]]
* [[winter carnival]]
* [[winter cherry]]
* [[Winter Circle]]
* [[winter city]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-clad]]
* [[winter-close]]
* [[winter clover]]
* [[winter cluster]]
* [[w:Winter Coast|Winter Coast]]
* [[winter coat]]
* [[winter corn]]
* [[winter cough]]
* [[winter count]]
* [[winter country]]
* [[winter-crack]]
* [[winter cress]], [[wintercress]]
* [[winter crookneck]], [[winter crookneck squash]]
* [[winter crop]]
* [[winter currant]]
* [[winter daffodil]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterden&quot; is neither derived from or related to &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[winter depression]]
* [[winter duck]]
* [[winter dysentery]]
* [[winter eczema]]
* [[wintered]]
* [[w:Winter-een-mas|Winter-een-mas]]
* [[winter egg]]
* [[winter falcon]]
* [[winter fallow]]
* [[winter fat]]
* [[winter-feed]], [[winterfeed]]
* [[winter fern]]
* [[Winterfest]]
* [[winter fever]]
* [[winter finch]]
* [[winter flounder]]
* [[winter-flower]]
* [[winter flowering cherry]]
* [[w:Winterfresh|Winterfresh]]
* [[Winter Games]]
* [[winter garden]]
* [[winter gillyflower]]
* [[winter gnat]]
* [[winter grape]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintergreen&quot; comes from Dutch--&gt;
* [[winter greens]]
* [[winter-ground]]
* [[winter guard]]
* [[winter gull]], [[winter-gull]]
* [[winter-hained]]
&lt;!--&quot;Winterhalter&quot; does not come from &quot;winter&quot;--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Harbor|Winter Harbor]]
* [[w:Winter Harbour|Winter Harbour]]
* [[winter-hardy]], [[winterhardy]]
* [[w:Winterhaven|Winterhaven]]
* [[w:Winter Haven|Winter Haven]]
* [[winter hawk]]
* [[winter hazel]]
* [[winter heath]]
* [[winter heliotrope]]
* [[winter hellebore]]
* [[winter hemp]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[Winter Hexagon]]
* [[w:Winter Hill|Winter Hill]]
* [[winter holidays]]
* [[winter-house]]
* [[winter ice]]
&lt;!--&quot;winteridge&quot; is listed with &quot;winterage&quot; above--&gt;
* [[winterim]]
* [[winterise]], [[winterize]]
* [[winterish]]
* [[w:Winter Island|Winter Island]]
* [[winter itch]]
* [[winter jasmine]]
* [[winter-killed]]
* [[w:Winter King|Winter King]]
* [[winterless]]
* [[w:Winter Line|Winter Line]]
* [[winterling]]
* [[winter lodge]], [[winter lodgment]]
* [[winter-long]]
* [[winter-love]]
* [[Winterlude]]
&lt;!--&quot;winterly&quot; comes from Old English--&gt;
* [[w:Winter Magic Festival|Winter Magic Festival]]
* [[winter marjoram]]
* [[winter melon]], [[winter melon vine]]
* [[winter mew]], [[winter-mew]]
* [[winter midge]]
* [[winter monsoon]]
* [[winter moth]]
* [[winter mushroom]]
* [[winter oats]]
* [[w:Winter of Discontent|Winter of Discontent]]
* [[winter oil]]
* [[winter-old]]
* [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Olympics]]
* [[winter ova]]
* [[winter packet]]
* [[w:Winter Palace|Winter Palace]]
* [[w:Winter Park|Winter Park]]
* [[winter peach]]
* [[winter pear]]
* [[winter-pick]]
* [[winter-piece]]
* [[winter-pride]]
* [[winter-pround]]
* [[winter purslane]]
* [[winter quarters]]
* [[w:Winter Queen|Winter Queen]]
* [[winter queening]]
* [[winter range]]
* [[winter rape]]
* [[winter redbird]]
* [[winter-rig]]
* [[winter road]]
* [[winter rocket]]
* [[winter rose]]
* [[winter rules]]
{{rel-mid4}}
* [[winter-run fish]]
* [[winter rye]]
* [[winters]]&lt;!--adverb--&gt;
* [[winter savory]]
* [[winter scours]]
* [[winter shad]], [[winter-shad]]
* [[winter sheldrake]]
* [[winter sleep]]
* [[winter sleeper]]
* [[winter snipe]]
* [[winter solstice]]
* [[wintersome]]
* [[winter sport]]
* [[w:Winter Springs|Winter Springs]]
* [[winter squash]]
* [[winter-stall]]
* [[winter storm]]
* [[winter story]]
* [[w:Winterstown|Winterstown]]
* [[winter strawberry]]
* [[w:Wintersville|Wintersville]]
* [[winter sweet]], [[winter-sweet]], [[wintersweet]]
* [[winter sweet marjoram]]
* [[winter tale]]
* [[winter teal]]
* [[winter-thorn]]
* [[winter tick]]
* [[winter-tide]], [[wintertide]]
* [[winter-time]], [[wintertime]]
* [[winter tire]], [[winter tyre]]
* [[Winter Triangle]]
* [[winter urn]]
* [[winter vacation]]
* [[Winterval]]
* [[w:Winterville|Winterville]]
* [[winter visitor]]
* [[winter vomiting disease]]
* [[winter wagtail]]
* [[w:Winter War|Winter War]]
* [[winterward]]
* [[winterwards]]
* [[winter warfare]]
* [[winter wash]]
* [[winter weather advisory]]
* [[winter-weed]], [[winterweed]]
* [[winter-weight]], [[winterweight]]
* [[winter wheat]]
* [[w:Winter White House|Winter White House]]
* [[winter white Russian hamster]]
* [[winter wicket]]
* [[winter woolies]], [[winter woollies]]
* [[winter worm]]
* [[winter worm summer grass]]
* [[winter wren]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintery&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
* [[wintrous]]
&lt;!--&quot;wintry&quot; is from Old English--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}
====Related terms====
{{rel-top|Terms related to ''winter''}}
* ''[[Canella winterana]]''
* ''[[Drimys winteri]]''
* ''[[Hildewintera]]''
* ''[[Pseudowintera]]''
* [[w:Villa Winter|Villa Winter]]&lt;!--named after a person called Winter--&gt;
* ''[[Wintera]]''
* ''[[Winteraceae]]''
* ''[[Winterales]]''
* [[winteran]]
* [[winterbourne]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[wintergreen]]
* ''[[Winteria]]''
* [[winterly]]
* ''[[Winterocereus]]''
* ''[[Winteroideae]]''
* [[Winter's bark]], [[winter's bark]]
* [[Winter's cinnamon]]
* [[Winter's syndrome]]
* [[wintery]], [[wintry]]
{{rel-bottom}}
====Translations====
{{trans-top|fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures}}
* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t|af|winter}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|dimër|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|شتاء|f|tr=shitaa'|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ձմեռ|tr=jmeṙ}}
*: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|ձմեռն|tr=jmeṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}}
* [[Aromanian]]: {{tø|rup|iarnã}}
* [[Avestan]]: {{tø|ae|𐬰𐬫𐬂|tr=zyå}}
* [[Azeri]]: {{t+|az|qış|xs=Azeri}}
* [[Bashkir]]: {{tø|ba|ҡыш|tr=ǩyš}}
* [[Basque]]: {{t+|eu|negu|xs=Basque}}
* Belarusian: {{t-|be|зіма|f|tr=zimá|xs=Belarusian}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|শীতকাল|tr=śītakāl|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|শীত|tr=śīt|sc=Beng}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|zima|f}}
* [[Breton]]: {{t+|br|goañv|m|xs=Breton}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ဆောင်း|tr=sʰáʊ̃|sc=Mymr}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[hivern]] {{m}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tø|yue| 天時冷|tr=tin1 si4 laang|sc=Hant}}
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|冬天|tr=dōngtiān|sc=Hani}}, {{t-|cmn|冬季|tr=dōngjì|sc=Hani}}
* [[Cornish]]: {{t|kw|gwav|m}}
* Croatian: {{t+|hr|zima|f}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|zima|f}}
* Danish: {{t-|da|vinter}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|winter|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|vintro|xs=Esperanto}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|talv}}
* Faroese: {{t-|fo|vetur|m|xs=Faroese}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|talvi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hiver|m}}
* [[Galician]]: [[inverno]] {{m}}
* Georgian: {{t-|ka|ზამთარი|tr=zamt'ari|sc=Geor|xs=Georgian}}
* German: {{t+|de|Winter|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|χειμώνας|m|tr=cheimónas}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|חורף|m|tr=khóref|alt=חרף|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|सर्दी|f|tr=sardī|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|जाड़ा|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|शिशिर|m|tr=śiśir|sc=Deva}}
* [[Hittite]]: {{tø|hit|𒄀𒈠𒀭|tr=giman|sc=Xsux|xs=Hittite}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tél}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|vetur|m}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|vintro|xs=Ido}}
* Indonesian: [[musim dingin]]
* [[Interlingua]]: [[hiberno]]
* Irish: {{t+|ga|geimhreadh|m|xs=Irish}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|inverno|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|冬|tr=[[ふゆ]], fuyu|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Kashubian]]: {{t+|csb|zëma|f|xs=Kashubian}}
* Kazakh: {{t+|kk|қыс|tr=qıs|sc=Cyrl|xs=Kazakh}}
* [[Khmer]]: {{t|km|សិសិរៈ|tr=seʔseʔreaʔ|sc=Khmr}}, {{t|km|ហេមន្ត|tr=heemɑn, heemɑntaʔ|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|겨울|tr=gyeoul|sc=Kore}}
* Kurdish: [[zivistan]], [[zistan]], {{ku-Arab|[[زستان]]}}
* [[Kyrgyz]]: {{t|ky|кыш|tr=kış|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Lao]]: {{t|lo|ລະດູໜາວ|tr=la-dū-nāo|sc=Laoo}}
* [[Latgalian]]: {{tø|ltg|zīma}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|hiems|f}}, {{t+|la|hibernus|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-|lv|ziema|f|xs=Latvian}}
* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|žiema|f|xs=Lithuanian}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: {{tø|dsb|zyma|f|xs=Lower Sorbian}}
* [[Luxembourgish]]: {{t|lb|Wanter|m}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|зима|f|tr=zíma}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|musim dingin}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|xitwa|xs=Maltese}}
* [[Manchu]]: [[tuweri]]
* [[Manx]]: {{t|gv|geurey|m}}
* Maori: [[takurua]]
* [[Middle French]]: {{tø|frm|yver|m}}
* Mongolian: {{t|mn|өвөл|tr=övöl|sc=Cyrl}}
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|hai|xs=Navajo}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|no|vinter|m}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|vinter|m}}
* [[Occitan]]: {{t+|oc|ivèrn|m|xs=Occitan}}
* [[Old Church Slavonic]]:
*: Cyrillic: {{tø|cu|зима|tr=zima|sc=Cyrs|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
*: Glagolitic: {{tø|cu|ⰈⰉⰏⰀ|tr=zima|sc=Glag|xs=Old Church Slavonic}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|winter|m|xs=Old English}}
* [[Old French]]: {{tø|fro|yver|m}}
* [[Old Irish]]: {{tø|sga|gemred|n}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زمستان|tr=zemestân|sc=fa-Arab}}
* [[Polabian]]: {{tø|pox|zaimă|f|xs=Polabian}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zima|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|inverno|m}}
* [[Ripuarian]]: [[wengkter]]
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|iarnă|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зима|f|tr=zimá}}
* [[Sami]]:
*: Northern: {{tø|se|dálvi}}
* Sanskrit: {{t-|sa|हिम|m|tr=himá|xs=Sanskrit}}, {{t|sa|हेमन्त|m|tr=hemanta|sc=Deva}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|geamhradh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|зима|f|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{t|sh|zima|f}}
* [[Sicilian]]: [[nvèrnu]]
* [[Sinhalese]]: {{t|si|ශිශිර ඍතුව|tr=śiśira r̥tūva|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{t-|sk|zima|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|zima|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|invierno|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kipupwe}}, {{t|sw|majira ya baridi}}, {{t|sw|kipindi cha baridi}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|vinter|c}}
* [[Tagalog]]: {{t|tl|taglamig}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|зимистон|tr=zimiston|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[చలికాలం]] (calikaalaM), [[శీతాకాలం]] (SeetaakaalaM)
* Thai: {{t|th|ฤดูหนาว|tr=réu-doo năao|sc=Thai}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|kış}}
* [[Turkmen]]: {{t|tk|gyş}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|зима|f|tr=zymá|xs=Ukrainian}}
* [[Upper Sorbian]]: {{tø|hsb|zyma|f|xs=Upper Sorbian}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|سسر|m|tr=śiśir, sisir|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|جاڙا|m|tr=jāṛā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|سرما|m|tr=sarmā|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{t|ur|زمستان|m|tr=zimastān|sc=ur-Arab}}
* [[Uyghur]]: {{t|ug|قىش|sc=ug-Arab}}
* Uzbek: {{t-|uz|qish|xs=Uzbek}}
* Vietnamese: {{t-|vi|mùa đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|務冬}}), {{t|vi|đông|xs=Vietnamese}} ({{t|vi|冬}})
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|nifüp}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|gaeaf|m|xs=Welsh}}
* [[West Frisian]]: [[winter#West Frisian|winter]]
* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|װינטער|m|tr=vínter|xs=Yiddish}}
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====See also====
* {{list|en|seasons}}
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}
# {{intransitive}} To [[spend]] the winter (in a particular place).
#: ''When they retired, they hoped to '''winter''' in Florida.
# {{transitive}} To [[store]] something (for instance [[animal]]s) somewhere over winter to protect it from [[cold]].
====Derived terms====
* [[Wintered Over Device]]
* [[winterer]]
* [[wintering]]&lt;!--noun--&gt;
====Translations====
{{trans-top|spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|winter|f}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|travintri|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|viettää}} {{t|fi|talvi}}, {{t|fi|talvehtia}}
* Greek: {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t|el|ξεχειμωνιάζω|tr=xecheimoniázo}}, {{t|el|διαχειμάζω|tr=diacheimázo}}, {{t|el|παραχειμάζω|tr=paracheimázο}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|pārziemot}}
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* Russian: {{t+|ru|зимовать}}, {{t|ru|проводить зиму}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zimovati}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|vinter|c}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|kışlamak}}
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{{trans-top|store over winter}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|winter|f}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|pitää}} [[talven]] [[yli]]
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* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|geamhraich|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|vinter|c}}
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===Statistics===
* {{rank|fortune|glass|silver|961|winter|expect|nation|legal}}
===Anagrams===
* [[twiner#English|twiner]]
[[Category:1000 English basic words]]
[[Category:en:Calendar terms]]
[[Category:en:Seasons]]
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==Dutch==
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|odt|nl}} *''wintar'', from {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=nl}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Nl-winter.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|/ˈʋɪn.tər/|lang=nl}}
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|g=m|winters|wintertje}}
# {{l|en|winter}}
===See also===
* [[lente#Dutch|lente]]
* [[zomer]]
* [[herfst]]
[[Category:nl:Seasons]]
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==Old English==
===Etymology===
From {{proto|Germanic|wintruz|lang=ang}}, probably representing a nasalised variant of {{proto|Indo-European|wed-|lang=ang}} ( &gt; English {{term|water}}, {{term|wet}}). Cognate with Old Frisian
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