"Vintergatan" meaning in All languages combined

See Vintergatan on Wiktionary

Proper name [Swedish]

Forms: Vintergatans [genitive]
Etymology: Compound of vinter (“winter”) + gata (“street”) + -n (“the”). Origin unknown. Possibly from that weather predictors tried to foretell the winter based on its shape. Attested since 1579. Cognate with Icelandic vetrarbraut. Etymology templates: {{compound|sv|vinter|gata|-n|t1=winter|t2=street|t3=the}} vinter (“winter”) + gata (“street”) + -n (“the”), {{cog|is|vetrarbraut}} Icelandic vetrarbraut Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Vintergatans|g=?|head=}} Vintergatan ? (genitive Vintergatans), {{sv-proper noun}} Vintergatan ? (genitive Vintergatans)
  1. (astronomy) The Milky Way Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-Vintergatan-sv-name-kH-BCxM8 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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