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summer¹
- /ˈsʌmə/ UK
- [ˈsʌmə] UK
- /ˈsʌmɚ/ US
- [ˈsʌmɚ] ~ [ˈsʌmɹ̩] US
Rhymes with -ʌmə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English somer, sumer, from Old English sumor m, from Proto-West Germanic *sumar m, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz m, derived from Proto-Indo-European *semh₂- (“summer”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots somer, sumer, simer, West Frisian simmer, Saterland Frisian Suumer, Dutch zomer, Low German Sommer, German Sommer, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål sommer, Swedish sommar, Norwegian Nynorsk and Icelandic sumar; Welsh haf, Armenian ամ (am, “year”), ամառ (amaṙ, “summer”), Sanskrit समा (sámā, “a half-year, season, weather, year”), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨 (ham-), Middle Persian ḥʾmyn (hāmīn), Northern Kurdish havîn, Central Kurdish ھاوین (hawîn).
noun summers · somer · sommer
- One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning either the period between the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, or the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere. the heat of summer
- year; used to give the age of a person, usually a young one. He was barely eighteen summers old.
- Most flourishing, happy, or beautiful period; golden age, prime. O! craving heart, for the lost flowers And sunshine of my summer hours!
- Someone with light, pinkish skin that has a blue undertone, light hair and eyes, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
Opposite: winter
verb summers · summering · summered · somer · sommer
- To spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday. She had summered in England and France and Germany and Switzerland. She had wintered in Italy and Egypt and India and Spain.
summer²
- /ˈsʌmə/ UK
- [ˈsʌmə] UK
- /ˈsʌmɚ/ US
- [ˈsʌmɚ] ~ [ˈsʌmɹ̩] US
Rhymes with -ʌmə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English somer, from Anglo-Norman summer, sumer, from Vulgar Latin saumārius, for Late Latin sagmārius, from Latin sagma (“sum”). Compare sumpter.
noun summers
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A horizontal beam supporting a building.
And we are warned, that the foundation or maine summers of our houses faile and shrinke, when we see the quarters bend, or wals to breake.
Similar: summerbeam, summertree
- A pack-horse.
summer³
- /ˈsʌmə/ UK
- [ˈsʌmə] UK
- /ˈsʌmɚ/ US
- [ˈsʌmɚ] ~ [ˈsʌmɹ̩] US
Rhymes with -ʌmə(ɹ)
noun summers
- A person who sums.
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A machine or algorithm that sums.
A basic feedback system consists of ... and a summing point (comparator or summer).
Similar: totaller
Summer⁴
proper noun Summers · Simmer
- A female given name from English of modern usage, from summer, the name of the season, often given to girls born in summer.
- A surname.
noun Summers · Simmer
- Alternative letter-case form of summer I am very prodigall of cappings, namely in Summer, and I never receive any from what quality of men ſoever, but I giue them as good and as many as they bring, except he be ſome ſervant of mine.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: summertime, summery, winter, midsummer, autumn, year, season, daylight, dst, holidays, vacation, spring, lata, sumner, beena, being
noun
Opposite: winter
Translations
Every language
noun hottest season
| Español | verano, estío |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여름 yeoreum, 하계 hagye |
| 日本語 | 夏 natsu, 夏季 kaki |
| 中文 | 夏季 xiàjì, 夏天 xiàtiān |
| हिन्दी | ग्रीष्म grīṣma, गर्मी garmī, गर्मियां garmiyā̃ |
| Kiswahili | kiangazi, majira ya joto, kipindi cha kiangazi |
| Português | verão, estio |
| Français | été |
| Deutsch | Sommer, Sommerzeit |
| Italiano | estate |
| Ελληνικά | καλοκαίρι kalokaíri |
| Română | vară |
| Русский | ле́то léto |
| Tiếng Việt | mùa hè, mùa hạ, hạ, hè |
| العربية | صَيْف ṣayf |
| עברית | קַיִץ káyits |
verb spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday
| Español | veranear |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 消夏 xiāoxià, 避暑 bìshǔ |
| Português | veranear |
| Français | estiver, passer l'été |
| Italiano | villeggiare, passare l'estate |
| Ελληνικά | παραθερίζω paratherízo, ξεκαλοκαιριάζω xekalokairiázo |
| Română | văra |
| Русский | проводи́ть ле́то provodítʹ léto |
noun a horizontal beam supporting a building
| Română | traversă |
|---|---|
| Русский | ба́лка bálka, брус brus, перекла́дина perekládina |
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title = {summer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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