summer

English

/ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/, /ˈsʌmɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • 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 being from June 21 to September 22 or 23 in parts of the USA, the months of June, July and August in the United Kingdom and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.
  • (poetic) year;
  • (countable) Someone with light, pinkish skin that has a blue undertone, light hair and eyes, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English somer derived from Old English sumor (summer) derived from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz (summer) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ó-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sm̥-h₂-ó-

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