χειμωνιάτικα

Greek

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /çimoˈɲatika/
Hyphenation: χει‧μω‧νιά‧τι‧κα

Etymology 1

Inflectional form of an adjective.

Adjective

χειμωνιάτικα • (cheimoniátika)

Nominative, accusative and vocative plural neuter form of χειμωνιάτικος (cheimoniátikos).

Etymology 2

χειμών(ας) (“winter”) +‎ -ιάτικα.

Adverb

χειμωνιάτικα • (cheimoniátika)

(colloquial, sometimes humorous or derogatory) in the wintertime, in the winter (usually with reference to something not appropriate or usual for the season)
Κάνει μπάνιο χειμωνιάτικα· είναι χειμερινός κολυμβητής.
Kánei bánio cheimoniátika; eínai cheimerinós kolymvitís.
He goes swimming in winterime; he is a winter swimmer

Coordinate terms

καλοκαιριάτικα (kalokairiátika, “in winter”)
φθινοπωριάτικα (fthinoporiátika, “in autumn, fall”)
ανοιξιάτικα (anoixiátika, “in spring”)

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