دُاتٞى
dóte
basic morphological information

n. (m.)

one of the four seasons of the year (approximately April-May-June), “spring”
одно из времён года (апрель, май, июнь), “весна”
فصل من فصول السنة (أبريل، مايو، يونيو)
LS 137; CSOL I 530; CSOL II 451
text examples

men mɛ́sɛ di-dóte ḳanínhin áḷḷaʰ zóuhor érhon ḳanínhin áḷḷaʰ ‘Thanks to the spring rain, Lord God, may the goats migrate down, Lord God.’ (CSOL I 23:37–38)

other notes

Note also the expressions di-bɛʰ-dóte ‘a year of draught (“one without spring”)’ (CSOL I 30:30) and di-dóte ‘in spring’ (CSOL II 30:35).

root
etymology
PS *daṯˀ- grass; herb; spring
continental MSA