midwinter

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The middle of winter.
2. (countable, uncountable) The winter solstice; about December 21st or 22nd.

Synonyms

winter

⛷️

cold season

second month of winter

during the winter

Translations

pleno invierno

Kälte

Wintersonnenwende

Mitte des Winters

tiefster Winter

tiefer Winter

kälteste Jahreszeit

μεσοχείμωνο

en plein hiver

milieu de l’hiver

solstice d'hiver

milieu de l'hiver

pieno inverno

pleno inverno

mitad del invierno

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌmɪdˈwɪntə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: midwinter

Inherited from Old English: midwinter

Cognate with Western Frisian: midwinter

Cognate with Dutch: midwinter

Cognate with German: Mittwinter

Cognate with Danish: midvinter

Cognate with Swedish: midvinter

In summary

From Middle English midwinter, mydwinter, mydwynter, 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”).