Contionary:winter: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 08:19, 12 February 2019
Skundavisk
Etymology
From Middle Skundavisk vinter, from Old Skundavisk vintar, from Halmisk vintar, vintur, 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.