winterslaap
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of winter (“winter”) + slaap (“sleep”), probably a calque of German Winterschlaf. Attested since the second half of the 18th century.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editwinterslaap m (plural winterslapen, diminutive winterslaapje n)
- (biology, chiefly in the singular) hibernation [from 18th c.]
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → West Frisian: wintersliep