Wintersolstitium

winter solstice

noun VIN-ter-sol-STIT-si-oom Rare

Origin: from Latin solstitium

Usage Note

Wintersolstitium is the technical term for the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. The more common everyday term is Wintersonnenwende. It appears mostly in scientific or formal writing.

Examples

"Das Wintersolstitium fällt meist auf den 21. oder 22. Dezember."

Natural Translation

The winter solstice usually falls on December 21 or 22.

Literal Translation

The winter-solstice falls usually on the 21st or 22nd December.

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