vintergata

== Swedish == === Etymology === Compound of vinter (“winter”) +‎ gata (“street”). Galaxy sense; from Vintergatan (“The Milky Way”). Attested since 1579. === Noun === vintergata c (astronomy) a galaxy (not necessarily our own) Synonyms: galax, stjärnsystem Coordinate term: stjärnsystem (“stellar system”) any street or way as they are during winter Coordinate term: vinterväg (“wintery road”) a winter road; a road only accessible during winter Institute for Language and Folklore (4 December 2013), “Vintergatan och andra vintervägar”, in Namnbloggen (in Swedish): “De färdleder över frusna vatten och sankmarker som bara kunde nyttjas under vintern kallades vintervägar eller vintergator. ― The routes over frozen waters and marshes that could only be used during the winter were called winter roads or winter streets.” Synonym: vinterväg Hyponym: isväg (“ice road”) === References === “vintergata”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vintergata”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)