Wintermonat

German

Etymology

From Winter (“winter”) +‎ Monat (“month”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪntɐˌmoːnat/

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• Hyphenation: Win‧ter‧mo‧nat

Noun

Wintermonat m (strong, genitive Wintermonats, plural Wintermonate)

1. (uncountable, dated) December

   Synonym: Wintermond

2. winter month (especially December, January, February)

Declension

Declension of Wintermonat [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wintermonat	die	Wintermonate
genitive	eines	des	Wintermonats	der	Wintermonate
dative	einem	dem	Wintermonat	den	Wintermonaten
accusative	einen	den	Wintermonat	die	Wintermonate

Antonyms

• Sommermonat

Related terms

• Winterzeit, Mittwinter
• Monatsende, Folgemonat, Mondmonat

Further reading

• “Wintermonat” in Duden online
• “Wintermonat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache