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English
Proper noun
Winter (countable and uncountable, plural Winters)
- (countable) A surname from the Germanic languages.
- (countable) A unisex given name
- A placename
- An unincorporated community in Senlac Rural Municipality No. 411, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.
- A small town and village in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.
- The personification of winter, wintertime
- (poetry) Alternative form of winter
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Bavarian
Noun
Winter
- (Lower Austria) winter
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Dutch
Etymology
Literally, “winter”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɪn.tər/
- Hyphenation: Win‧ter
Proper noun
Winter
- a surname
German
Etymology
From Middle High German winder, winter, from Old High German wintar, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz. Compare Dutch winter, English winter, Danish vinter.
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Noun
Winter m (strong, genitive Winters, plural Winter)
- winter
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Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German winder, winter, from Old High German wintar, from Proto-West Germanic *wintru, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.
Pronunciation
Noun
Winter m (plural Winter)
- winter
Im Winter werd-s aarich kalt.- In winter it gets very cold.
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Old English
Etymology
From the noun winter.
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Proper noun
Winter m
- a male given name
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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Winter.
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Proper noun
Winter (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔)
- a unisex given name from English