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'''winter''' ''m.'' (''genitive'' '''winters''', ''plural'' '''wintere''') | '''winter''' ''m.'' (''genitive'' '''winters''', ''plural'' '''wintere''' or '''winters''') | ||
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====Usage notes==== | ====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. | |||
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
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Revision as of 12:12, 29 October 2018
Skundavisk
Etymology
From Middle Skundavisk vinter, from Old Skundavisk vintar, from Halmisk vintar, vintur, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.
Pronunciation
IPA: /wɪntɐ/
Noun
winter m. (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.