midwinter
The middle of winterThe middle of winter.
» It happened at some point in midwinter.
Это случилось где-то в середине зимы.
Это произошло где-то в середине зимы.
Это было где-то в середине зимы.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The middle of winter.
only circumlocutions, Mitte des Winters
середи́на зимыseredína zimy
the middle of winter
(countable, uncountable)The winter solstice; about December 21st or 22nd.
Wintersonnenwende
зимнее солнцестоя́ниеzimneje solncestojánije
Examples
4 sentencesIt happened at some point in midwinter.
ruЭто случилось где-то в середине зимы. — marafon
In the deep midwinter, frosty wind made moan.
With the winter pressure pattern continuing into tomorrow, it seems it'll become as cold as midwinter.
I was lured here on a freezing cold midwinter night by the warmth of a blazing fire.
deIn einer frostigen Mittwinternacht lockten mich die hellen Flammen eines wärmenden Feuers hierher. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English midwinter, mydwinter, mydwynter, from Old English midwinter, from ProtFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: midwintersAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable