"midwinter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmɪdˈwɪntə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-midwinter.wav Forms: midwinters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English midwinter, from Old English midwinter, from Proto-West Germanic *midiwintru, from Proto-Germanic *midjawintruz (“midwinter”), equivalent to mid- + winter. Cognate with West Frisian midwinter (“midwinter”), Dutch midwinter (“midwinter”), German Mittwinter (“midwinter”), Danish midvinter (“midwinter”), Swedish midvinter (“midwinter”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|midwinter}} Middle English midwinter, {{inh|en|ang|midwinter}} Old English midwinter, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*midiwintru}} Proto-West Germanic *midiwintru, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*midjawintruz|t=midwinter}} Proto-Germanic *midjawintruz (“midwinter”), {{pre|en|mid|winter}} mid- + winter, {{cog|fy|midwinter|t=midwinter}} West Frisian midwinter (“midwinter”), {{cog|nl|midwinter|t=midwinter}} Dutch midwinter (“midwinter”), {{cog|de|Mittwinter|t=midwinter}} German Mittwinter (“midwinter”), {{cog|da|midvinter|t=midwinter}} Danish midvinter (“midwinter”), {{cog|sv|midvinter|t=midwinter}} Swedish midvinter (“midwinter”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} midwinter (countable and uncountable, plural midwinters)
  1. The middle of winter. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the middle of winter): 隆冬 (lóngdōng) (Chinese Mandarin), midwinter [masculine] (Dutch), keskitalvi (Finnish), milieu de l’hiver (French), only circumlocutions (German), Mitte des Winters (German), whaturua (Maori), Maruaroa o te Takurua (Maori), haiʼííłnííʼ (Navajo), środek zimy [masculine] (Polish), pleno inverno [masculine] (Portuguese), miezul iernii [neuter] (Romanian), середи́на зимы (seredína zimy) [feminine] (Russian), pleno invierno [masculine] (Spanish), midvinter [common-gender] (Swedish), canol gaeaf [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-midwinter-en-noun-DjlAMbGm Disambiguation of 'the middle of winter': 96 4
  2. The winter solstice; about December 21st or 22nd. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Calendar, Winter Translations (the winter solstice): зимно слънцестоене (zimno slǎncestoene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 冬至 (dōngzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), midwinter [masculine] (Dutch), talvipäivänseisaus (Finnish), solstice d’hiver (French), Wintersonnenwende [feminine] (German), przesilenie zimowe [neuter] (Polish), solstício do inverno [masculine] (Portuguese), зимнее солнцестоя́ние (zimneje solncestojánije) [neuter] (Russian), vintersolstånd [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-midwinter-en-noun-Dny8nD6q Disambiguation of Calendar: 9 91 Disambiguation of Winter: 38 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mid-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mid-: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 5 5 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 4 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of 'the winter solstice': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mid-winter
Derived forms: midwinter day, midwinter's day, midwinter eve, midwinter even, midwinter's eve, midwinter's even, mid-winterly, midwinter month, midwinter night, midwinter's night, midwinter tide, midwinter's tide, mid-wintry

Inflected forms

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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*midjawintruz",
        "t": "midwinter"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *midjawintruz (“midwinter”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mid",
        "3": "winter"
      },
      "expansion": "mid- + winter",
      "name": "pre"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "midwinter",
        "t": "midwinter"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian midwinter (“midwinter”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "midwinter",
        "t": "midwinter"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch midwinter (“midwinter”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Mittwinter",
        "t": "midwinter"
      },
      "expansion": "German Mittwinter (“midwinter”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "midvinter",
        "t": "midwinter"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish midvinter (“midwinter”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "midvinter",
        "t": "midwinter"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish midvinter (“midwinter”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English midwinter, from Old English midwinter, from Proto-West Germanic *midiwintru, from Proto-Germanic *midjawintruz (“midwinter”), equivalent to mid- + winter. Cognate with West Frisian midwinter (“midwinter”), Dutch midwinter (“midwinter”), German Mittwinter (“midwinter”), Danish midvinter (“midwinter”), Swedish midvinter (“midwinter”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "midwinters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "midwinter (countable and uncountable, plural midwinters)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 590:",
          "text": "Except for the mid-winter period, when the 11.30 a.m. from Paddington and its opposite number will be withdrawn - Torquay now has seven daily expresses to and from Paddington as compared with five down and six up previously.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The middle of winter."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "winter",
          "winter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The winter solstice; about December 21st or 22nd."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "winter solstice",
          "winter solstice"
        ],
        [
          "December",
          "December"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌmɪdˈwɪntə(ɹ)/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-midwinter.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mid-winter"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lóngdōng",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "word": "隆冬"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "midwinter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "word": "keskitalvi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "word": "milieu de l’hiver"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "word": "only circumlocutions"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "e.g. tiefster Winter",
      "sense": "the middle of winter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "word": "Mitte des Winters"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "word": "whaturua"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "word": "Maruaroa o te Takurua"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "word": "haiʼííłnííʼ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "środek zimy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pleno inverno"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "miezul iernii"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "seredína zimy",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "середи́на зимы"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pleno invierno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "midvinter"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the middle of winter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "canol gaeaf"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zimno slǎncestoene",
      "sense": "the winter solstice",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "зимно слънцестоене"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dōngzhì",
      "sense": "the winter solstice",
      "word": "冬至"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the winter solstice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "midwinter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the winter solstice",
      "word": "talvipäivänseisaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the winter solstice",
      "word": "solstice d’hiver"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the winter solstice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Wintersonnenwende"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the winter solstice",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "przesilenie zimowe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the winter solstice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "solstício do inverno"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zimneje solncestojánije",
      "sense": "the winter solstice",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "зимнее солнцестоя́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the winter solstice",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vintersolstånd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "midwinter"
}

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