Usage Note
Winternacht evokes the long, cold, dark nights of winter and appears frequently in literature, poetry, and song. The phrase in einer kalten Winternacht (on a cold winter's night) is a classic literary opener.
Examples
"In der langen Winternacht war es bitterkalt."
Natural Translation
On the long winter night it was bitterly cold.
Literal Translation
In the long winter-night was it bitterly-cold.
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