hiems

Meaning

1. (declension-3, feminine) winter
2. (declension-3, feminine) storm, stormy weather, tempest

Concepts

winter

⛷️

wintertide

wintertime

Synonyms

hibernum

⛷️

hibernus

hyems

Translations

hiver

⛷️

invierno

⛷️

Winter

⛷️

inverno

⛷️

inverno

⛷️

winter

⛷️

kış

⛷️

χειμώνας

hivern

⛷️

zivistan

⛷️

ivèrn

شتاء

⛷️

zistan

luèrn

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈhi.ɛmps]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *hiem-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm or similar.
Cognate with Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”), χεῖμα (kheîma, “winter, storm”), χειμών (kheimṓn, “winter, storm”), Persian زمستان (zemestân), Albanian dimër, Welsh gaeaf, Sanskrit हिम (himá), Hittite 𒄀𒈠𒀭 (gi-ma-an /⁠giman⁠/), Armenian ձմեռ (jmeṙ), and Proto-Slavic *zima.