inverno

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) winter (the coldest of the four seasons)
2. (figuratively, masculine) winter (a period of decay or inactivity)
3. (North-Brazil, Northeast-Brazil, masculine) the rainy season

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of invernar

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invernar

to winter (spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday)

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Concepts

winter

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wintertime

rainy season

wintertide

Synonyms

Inverno

Translations

invierno

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hiver

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Winter

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inverno

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winter

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χειμώνας

kış

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hiems

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hivern

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zivistan

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شتاء

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ivèrn

zistan

hibernum

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ĩˈvɛʁ.nu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: hībernum

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese inverno~iverno, from Late Latin hībernum. For the added nasal in the first syllable, cf. Spanish invierno, etc.

Sentences

Se a coruja canta em janeiro , outro inverno ele vê .

If the owl sings in January, another winter he sees.

Entre todos os Santos e a Natividade entra no inverno da verdade .

Between all the Saints and the Nativity enters the winter of truth.

Qual é o trabalho da abelha na colméia , especialmente durante o inverno ?

What is the work of the bee in the hive, especially during the winter?