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September

  • /sɛpˈtɛmbə/ UK
  • /səpˈtɛmbə/ UK
  • /sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/ US
  • /səpˈtɛmbɚ/ US
  • /ˈsɛpʈəmbə(ɾ)/ South Asia

Rhymes with -ɛmbə(ɹ)

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PIE word

*septḿ̥

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ?

Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.?

Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥

Proto-Italic *septəm

Latin septem

Latin September

Old French septembreder.

Old English

Middle English

English September

From Middle English, from late Old English, from Old French septembre, Latin September (“seventh month”), from septem (“seven”), which see; September was the seventh month in the Roman calendar.

proper noun Septembers · Sep · Sept · Sep. · Sept. · SEP

  1. The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox. Holonyms: calendar year; year

    Similar: Ninth Month

  2. rare Celi, the Roman goddess of September.
  3. rare A male or female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English]. For quotations using this term, see Citations:September.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sep, sept, june, january, july, april, november, october, december, february, month, mid-september, nine, septembre, march, august

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Every language

name ninth month of the Gregorian calendar

Españolseptiembre, setiembre
한국어구월 guwol
日本語九月 kugatsu, 長月 nagatsuki
中文九月 jiǔyuè
हिन्दीसितम्बर sitambar
KiswahiliSeptemba
Portuguêssetembro
Françaisseptembre
DeutschSeptember, Scheiding
Italianosettembre
ΕλληνικάΣεπτέμβριος Septémvrios, Σεπτέμβρης Septémvris, Τρυγητής Trygitís
Românăseptembrie, răpciune, vinicer
Русскийсентя́брь sentjábrʹ
Tiếng Việttháng chín
العربيةسِبْتِمْبِر sibtimbir, سِبْتَمْبِر sibtambir, سَبْتَمْبَر sabtambar, أَيْلُول ʔaylūl
עבריתסֶפְּטֶמְבֶּר septémber

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MLA

"September." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/september. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

September. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/september

Chicago

"September." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/september.

BibTeX
@misc{september_2026,
  title = {September},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/september},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}