Wint(e)r [Winter, Wintr]

Morpheme

Wint(e)r [Winter, Wintr]

Type

free base

Denotation

coldest season of the year after fall and before spring

Etymology

Middle English winter; Old English winter

Evidence

fimbulwinter, midwinter, overwinter, winter, winterberry, wintered, wintergreen, wintering, winterize, winters, wintry

Notes

<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

Homographs

Winter