χειμώνας
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χειμών (kheimṓn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [çiˈmo̞nas]
Declension
Coordinate terms
| Seasons in Greek · εποχές (epochés) (layout · text) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| άνοιξη (ánoixi, “spring”) | καλοκαίρι (kalokaíri, “summer”) | φθινόπωρο (fthinóporo, “autumn”) | χειμώνας (cheimónas, “winter”) |
Derived terms
- βαρυχειμωνιά f (varycheimoniá, “heavy winter”)
- ξεχειμωνιάζω (xecheimoniázo, “pass wintertime”) (of animals: sheep, goats)
- χειμερινός (cheimerinós, “winter”)
- χειμερία νάρκη f (cheimería nárki, “hibernation”)
- χειμέριος (cheimérios, “winter”)
- χειμωνιάτικος (cheimoniátikos, “winter”)
- χειμωνιάζω (cheimoniázo, “winter draws on, winter's setting in”)
- χειμερία νάρκη f (cheimería nárki, “hibernation”)
Further reading
- χειμώνας in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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