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==Skundavisk== | ==Skundavisk== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Middle Skundavisk ''vinter'', from Old Skundavisk ''vintar'', from Halmisk '' | From Middle Skundavisk ''vinter'', from Old Skundavisk ''vintar'', from Halmisk ''ᚹᛁᚾᛏᚨᚱ'' (''wintar''), ''ᚹᛁᚾᛏᚢᚱ'' (''wintur''), from Proto-Germanic ''*wintruz''. | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:04, 20 November 2019
Skundavisk
Etymology
From Middle Skundavisk vinter, from Old Skundavisk vintar, from Halmisk ᚹᛁᚾᛏᚨᚱ (wintar), ᚹᛁᚾᛏᚢᚱ (wintur), from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /wɪntɐ/
Noun
winter m. (class 1 or 3a, genitive winters, plural wintere or winters)
- winter
- Wi hadden een kåld winter.
- We had a cold winter.
- Wi hadden een kåld winter.
Usage notes
The plural form winters arose by analogy with other words ending in -er (including summer). It's now the most common form though wintere may still be encountered in formal speech.