Wenter

See also: wenter and wénter

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Wengter (Ripuarian, now chiefly western dialects)
• Wonter, Wönter (Eifel)

Etymology

From Middle High German winter, from Old High German wintar, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋentʌ/

Noun

Wenter m (plural Wentere)

1. (most of Moselle Franconian, parts of Ripuarian) winter
   • 1993, “Denn wenn et Trömmelche jeiht”‎performed by Räuber:

     Jedes Johr em Wenter, wenn et widder schneit,
     Kütt der Fastelovend un mir sinn all bereit.

     Every year in winter when it snows again,
     That’s when the carnival season comes, and all of us are ready.

Descendants

• Hunsrik: Winter
• Luxembourgish: Wanter