wintering
越冬
解説 Definition
wintering は winter（越冬する、冬を過ごす）の動名詞・現在分詞で、名詞としては越冬という意味です。動物や人が特定の場所で冬を過ごすことを表すときに使われます。
The act or process of spending the winter in a particular place. The term is often used for migratory birds and other animals that remain in a suitable seasonal habitat, but it can also describe people staying somewhere throughout the winter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
名詞・動詞 winter「冬を過ごす」に -ing を付けた形で、r は重ねず wintering と書く。「冬そのもの」ではなく、人や動物が特定の場所で冬を越す行為・期間を表す。wintering place、wintering grounds、wintering patterns の組み合わせで、渡り鳥やアザラシが越冬地にとどまる場面を思い浮かべる。
Wintering is the -ing form of the verb winter, made by adding -ing without doubling the r. It refers not to the season itself but to the activity of passing that season in a particular place. Picture migratory ducks arriving at an island that provides food and shelter until spring. Common combinations include wintering place, wintering grounds, and wintering patterns. The term is frequent in wildlife and migration studies, though people can also be described as wintering somewhere. Contrast it with migrating, which emphasizes movement rather than the seasonal stay.
例文
Wintering in this region can be difficult for small birds.
この地域での越冬は小鳥にとって大変なことがあります。
The island is an important wintering place for many ducks.
その島は多くのカモにとって重要な越冬地です。
Researchers tracked the wintering patterns of the seals.
研究者たちはアザラシの越冬パターンを追跡しました。
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wintering の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 winter（冬）に動名詞接尾辞 -ing が付いた語。winter はゲルマン祖語 *wintruz に遡り、「水の季節」を意味する印欧語根 *wed-（水）と関連するとされる。関連語：water（水）、wet（濡れた）。冬が雨や雪の多い季節であることから名付けられた。
Wintering is formed from winter and the suffix -ing. Winter descends from Old English winter and earlier Germanic forms reconstructed as wintruz. A proposed deeper connection links it with an Indo-European root associated with water or wet conditions, reflecting a rainy or snowy season, but this explanation is not certain. The verb winter developed from the seasonal noun and means to spend or keep something through the winter.
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