invernos

Invernos is the Portuguese term for winters, acting as the plural of inverno. It is used when referring to multiple winter seasons in Portuguese-speaking regions. The word derives from Latin hiems, through the development of romance languages, and is closely related to invierno in Spanish and inverno in Italian.

In everyday language, invernos can describe meteorological winters, climatic patterns across years, or seasonal conditions in a given area. When used in a broader climate or historical context, the term may encompass temperature trends, precipitation, and daylight changes typical of the winter season. Definitions of winter can be meteorological or astronomical, and the specific months associated with winter differ by hemisphere: the Northern Hemisphere generally considers December through February as winter, while the Southern Hemisphere uses June through August; some sources follow astronomical markers such as solstices and equinoxes.

Culturally, invierno and its cognates appear in literature, music, and film to evoke themes of cold, dormancy, or contrast with other seasons. The plural invernos is less likely to be used as a distinct title or proper noun than its singular form, but it may occur in poetic or descriptive contexts. In some cases, invernos may be encountered as a surname or as part of place names, though such uses are comparatively rare.

See also: Inverno; Invierno; Hiems.