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'''winter''' ''m.'' (u-stem, ''accusitive'' '''winter''', ''plural'' '''wintraiw''') | '''winter''' ''m.'' (u-stem, ''accusitive'' '''winter''', ''plural'' '''wintraiw''') | ||
#winter | #winter | ||
#:Wi haddum ain ceaud '''winter'''. | |||
#:We had a cold '''winter'''. | |||
==Skundavisk== | ==Skundavisk== | ||
Revision as of 08:55, 9 December 2024
Old Ponish
Etymology
From Proto-West-Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz
Pronunciation
Noun
winter (plural winter, accusitive winter, genitive wintra)
- winter
Ponish
Etymology
From Old Ponish winter, from Proto-West-Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz
Pronunciation
- IPA: /yntər/
Noun
winter m. (u-stem, accusitive winter, plural wintraiw)
- winter
- Wi haddum ain ceaud winter.
- We had a cold winter.
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.