Contionary:winter

Enventian

Etymology

From Old Enventian wintar, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru.

Pronunciation

• (North) IPA: [ˈvɪ̃ntəɾ], [ˈvɪ̃təɾ]
• (Sjarlen, Juthmere) IPA: [ˈvɪ̃ntəː]

Noun

winter m

1. winter (season)

   Wé helden än kalden wintern.

   We had a cold winter.

Inflection

6th (l, r stem) Declension, masculine
case	singular	plural
Nominative	winter	wintere
Accusative	wintern	winteres
Genitive	winters	wintere
Dative	wintere	wintery
Instrumental	wintery	wintery

Seasons (jäärtjede) in Enventian
lengtjen, äretjed (“spring”)	somer, häätjed (“summer”)	lhebest (“fall, autumn”)	winter (“winter”)

Old Ponish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [winter]

Noun

winter (plural winter, accusitive winter, genitive wintra)

1. winter

Noun

Conjugation of winter
u-stem (from PG -*uz)	Singular	Plural
Nominative	winter	wintraiw
Accusitive	winter	winteru
Genitive	wintra	wintraiw

Decendants

• Ponish: winter
  • Niosh: ynter
  • Havougish: yntor
  • Wealdish: jyntjer

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)

1. winter

   Wi haddum ain ceaud winter.

   We had a cold winter.

Decendants

• Niosh: ynter
• Havougish: yntor
• Wealdish: jyntjer

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)

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.