*wintruz
Runic: ᚹᛁᚾᛏᚱᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwin.truz/noun · masculine · u-stem
Meanings
- winter
- year (as a measure of time)
Etymology
Unknown. Several possibilities have been proposed, although none are particularly convincing:
The first theory involves an analysis of Latin unda continuing *u-n-deh₂ rather than *ud-neh₂, while there is little semantic evidence for the second theory.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | wintruz | wintriwiz, wintriz |
| Acc. | wintrų | wintrunz |
| Gen. | wintrauz, wintriz | wintriwǫ̂, wintrǫ̂ |
| Dat. | wintriwi, wintri | wintrumaz |
| Inst. | wintrū, wintrē | wintrumiz |
| Voc. | wintru | wintriwiz, wintriz |
Descendants
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*wintru (Proto-West Germanic)
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winter (Old Dutch)
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winter (Middle Dutch)
- wintjer (Limburgish)
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winter (Middle Dutch)
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winter (Old Dutch)
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*wintru (Proto-West Germanic)
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winter (Old Dutch)
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winter (Middle Dutch)
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winter (Dutch)
- winter (Afrikaans)
- winter (Negerhollands)
- wenter (Sranan Tongo)
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winter (Dutch)
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winter (Middle Dutch)
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winter (Old Dutch)
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*wintru (Proto-West Germanic)
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winter (Old English)
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winter, wintere, wintre, wynter (Middle English)
- winter (English)
- winter (Scots)
- wonter (Yola)
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winter, wintere, wintre, wynter (Middle English)
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winter (Old English)
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*wintru (Proto-West Germanic)
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winter (Old Frisian)
- ? (North Frisian)
- Winter (Saterland Frisian)
- winter (West Frisian)
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winter (Old Frisian)
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*wintru (Proto-West Germanic)
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wintar (Old High German)
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winter, winder (Middle High German)
- Winter (German)
- ווינטער (vinter) (Yiddish)
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winter, winder (Middle High German)
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wintar (Old High German)
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*wintru (Proto-West Germanic)
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wintar (Old High German)
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winter, winder (Middle High German)
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Winter (Alemannic German)
- wénter, winter, wenter (Italian Walser)
- Wender (Swabian)
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Winter (Alemannic German)
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winter, winder (Middle High German)
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wintar (Old High German)
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*wintru (Proto-West Germanic)
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wintar (Old High German)
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winter, winder (Middle High German)
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Winta (Bavarian)
- bintar (Cimbrian)
- binter (Mòcheno)
- binter, bintar (Udinese)
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Winta (Bavarian)
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winter, winder (Middle High German)
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wintar (Old High German)
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*wintru (Proto-West Germanic)
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wintar (Old High German)
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winter, winder (Middle High German)
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Wenter, Wengter, Wonter, Wönter (Central Franconian)
- Winter (Hunsrik)
- Wanter (Luxembourgish)
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Wenter, Wengter, Wonter, Wönter (Central Franconian)
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winter, winder (Middle High German)
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wintar (Old High German)
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*wintru (Proto-West Germanic)
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wintar (Old High German)
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winter, winder (Middle High German)
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? (East Central German)
- Winter (Silesian East Central German)
- wynter (Vilamovian)
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? (East Central German)
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winter, winder (Middle High German)
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wintar (Old High German)
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*wintru (Proto-West Germanic)
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wintar (Old Saxon)
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winter (Middle Low German)
- winter (Dutch Low Saxon)
- Winter (German Low German)
- Winta (Plautdietsch)
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winter (Middle Low German)
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wintar (Old Saxon)
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*ᚹᛁᚾᛏᚱᚢᛉ (*wintruʀ) (Proto-Norse)
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vintr (Old East Norse)
- (dialectal) ventr, ventre, vintæ, vintre (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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vintr (Old East Norse)
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*ᚹᛁᚾᛏᚱᚢᛉ (*wintruʀ) (Proto-Norse)
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vintr (Old East Norse)
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wintær (Old Danish)
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vinter (Danish)
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vinter (Norwegian Bokmål)
- vinter (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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vinter (Norwegian Bokmål)
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vinter (Danish)
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wintær (Old Danish)
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vintr (Old East Norse)
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*ᚹᛁᚾᛏᚱᚢᛉ (*wintruʀ) (Proto-Norse)
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vintr (Old East Norse)
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vinter (Old Swedish)
- vinter (Swedish)
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vinter (Old Swedish)
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vintr (Old East Norse)
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*ᚹᛁᚾᛏᚱᚢᛉ (*wintruʀ) (Proto-Norse)
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wintr (Old Gutnish)
- vintar, vintur (Gutnish)
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wintr (Old Gutnish)
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*ᚹᛁᚾᛏᚱᚢᛉ (*wintruʀ) (Proto-Norse)
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vetr (Old West Norse)
- witter (Elfdalian)
- vetur (Faroese)
- vittur (Gutnish)
- vetur (Icelandic)
- vetter, vetr, vøtur (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- vitter, vætter (Old Swedish)
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vetr (Old West Norse)
- 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃 (wintrus) (Gothic)