Contionary:winter

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Old Ponish

Etymology

From Proto-West-Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz

Pronunciation


Noun

winter (plural winter, accusitive winter, genitive wintra)

  1. winter

Conjugation

Noun

Conjugation of winter
u-stem (from PG -*uz) Singular Plural
Nominative winter [[Contionary:{{{2}}}aiw|{{{2}}}aiw]]
Accusitive winter winteru
Genitive [[Contionary:{{{2}}}a|{{{2}}}a]] [[Contionary:{{{2}}}a|{{{2}}}aiw]]


Ponish

Etymology

From Old Ponish winter, from Proto-West-Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz

Pronunciation

Noun

winter m. (u-stem, accusitive winter, plural wintraiw)

  1. 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

Noun

winter m. (class 1 or 3a, genitive winters, plural wintere or winters)

  1. winter
    Wi hadden een kåld winter.
    We had a cold 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.

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