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hiems.

winter, winter time; rainy season; cold, frost; storm, stormy weather;

5 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈhi.ɛmps]Classical-Latin[ˈiː.ems]

  1. winter

    declension-3 · feminine

  2. storm, stormy weather, tempest

    declension-3 · feminine
Where this word comes from

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.

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