winter

A1 Topic:Time

US /ˈwɪntɚ/ UK /ˈwɪntə/ See IPA manual

Freq #1919

Meanings

1

noun
The coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring.

We often get snow here in winter.
2

verb
To spend the winter in a particular place.

When they retired, they hoped to winter in Florida.

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1 noun · the coldest season of the... wintertime

2 verb · to spend the winter in a... overwinter

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Forms winteredwinteringwinters

Derived forms bewintercryptowinterearly-winterfimbulwinterforwinteredhildewinterain-winterjacky-winterlate-winterlove-in-wintermid-wintermidwinter

Etymology

From Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Cognate with West Frisian winter (“winter”), Dutch winter (“winter”), German Winter (“winter”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian vinter (“winter”), Icelandic vetur (“winter”).

winter Old English *wintru Proto-West Germanic *wintruz Proto-Germanic

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# winter

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈwɪntɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈwɪntə/
**Frequency rank:** 1919

## Meanings
1. The coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring.
2. To spend the winter in a particular place.

## Examples
- We often get snow here in winter.
- When they retired, they hoped to winter in Florida.

## Derived Forms
- bewinter
- cryptowinter
- early-winter
- fimbulwinter
- forwintered
- hildewintera
- in-winter
- jacky-winter
- late-winter
- love-in-winter
- mid-winter
- midwinter

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: winter
- Root: *wintru
- Root: *wintruz

## Etymology
From Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Cognate with West Frisian winter (“winter”), Dutch winter (“winter”), German Winter (“winter”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian vinter (“winter”), Icelandic vetur (“winter”).

## AI Etymology
Winter is from Middle English winter, from Old English winter, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Cognate with West Frisian winter (“winter”), Dutch winter (“winter”), German Winter (“winter”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian vinter (“winter”), Icelandic vetur (“winter”). Important historical forms include Middle English winter, Old English winter, Proto-West Germanic *wintru, and Proto-Germanic *wintruz. In present-day use, it can mean the coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring, or to spend the winter in a particular place.

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