noun
winter
A1
Winter means winter. Masculine noun (der) with genitive des Winters (adds -s). Plural is Winter (unchanged) though Wintern appears in dative plural. Declension: nominative der Winter, accusative den Winter, dative dem Winter. Common season name; no umlaut in plural. Used widely.
Examples
Im Winter schneit es oft.
It often snows in winter.
Weil im Winter die Temperaturen sanken, schloss die Firma die Baustelle, damit die Arbeiter sicher waren.
Because temperatures dropped in winter, the company closed the construction site so that the workers were safe.
Der Winter ist in diesem Jahr sehr kalt.
The winter is very cold this year.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine snow and bare trees to picture 'Winter'.
Sounds like English 'winter'.
der Winter — think 'der' as in 'der cold man' (masculine anchor).
Notes
Plural often identical: die Winter. Used for the season and sometimes metaphorically.