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-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Summerland English
- aftersummer English
- foresummer English
- house English
- long English
- midsummer English
- midsummery English
- nonsummer English
- oversummer English
- presummer English
- summer tire English
- summer-like English
- summerfag English
- summerful English
- summerhouse English
- summerily English
- summeriness English
- summerish English
- summerishness English
- summerize English
- summerless English
- summerlike English
- summerliness English
- summerlong English
- summerly English
- summersweet English
- summertide English
- summertime English
- summerwear English
- summerweight English
- summerwood English
- summery English
- sweet English
- tide English
- time English
- tire English
- unsummered English
- unsummerlike English
- unsummery English
- weight English
- wood English
- Frühsommer German
- Hochsommer German
- Mittsommer German
- Sommer German
- Sommeranfang German
- Sommerende German
- Sommerferien German
- Sommerhaus German
- Sommerkleid German
- Sommerloch German
- Sommerluft German
- Sommermonat German
- Sommerreifen German
- Sommersonne German
- Sommersonnenwende German
- Sommersprosse German
- Sommervogel German
- Sommerwetter German
- Spätsommer German
- sommerfest German
- sommergrün German
- sommerlich German
- midzomer Dutch, Flemish
- nazomer Dutch, Flemish
- opzoomeren Dutch, Flemish
- zomer Dutch, Flemish
- zomeravond Dutch, Flemish
- zomerdijk Dutch, Flemish
- zomereik Dutch, Flemish
- zomeren Dutch, Flemish
- zomerhuis Dutch, Flemish
- zomerjurk Dutch, Flemish
- zomermaand Dutch, Flemish
- zomers Dutch, Flemish
- zomersproet Dutch, Flemish
- zomerzonnewende Dutch, Flemish
- *gʷr̥h₂-smh₂-ós Proto-Indo-European
- *sem- Proto-Indo-European
- *semh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *sm̥-h₂-ó- Proto-Indo-European
- forsommer Norwegian Bokmål
- midtsommer Norwegian Bokmål
- sensommer Norwegian Bokmål
- sommer Norwegian Bokmål
- sommerdag Norwegian Bokmål
- sommerferie Norwegian Bokmål
- sommerfugl Norwegian Bokmål
- sommerhalvår Norwegian Bokmål
- sommermåned Norwegian Bokmål
- sommersolverv Norwegian Bokmål
- sommerstid Norwegian Bokmål
- sommertid Norwegian Bokmål
- sommervær Norwegian Bokmål
- *sumaraz Proto-Germanic
- sommar Swedish
- sommarolympiad Swedish
- sommarspel Swedish
- sommarstuga Swedish
- sommartid Swedish
- sommarvilla Swedish
- somras Swedish
- サマー Japanese
- sumar Norwegian Nynorsk
- midsumor Old English
- sumerhus Old English
- sumor Old English
- sumorlic Old English
- ग्रीष्म Sanskrit
- समा Sanskrit
- gossomer Middle English
- midsomer Middle English
- somer Middle English
- somer-hous Middle English
- somertide Middle English
- somertime Middle English
- sumerlich Middle English
- sumar Old Norse
- sumarr Old Norse
- somera Esperanto
- somerdomo Esperanto
- somero Esperanto
- sumar Icelandic
- sumarhnoðri Icelandic
- ग्रीष्म Hindi
- ամ Armenian
- ամլիկ Armenian
- հազարամյակ Armenian
- հարյուրամյակ Armenian
- հնամյա Armenian
- հնգամյա Armenian
- տասնամյակ Armenian
- Gorffennaf Welsh
- haf Welsh
- hafau Welsh
- hafod Welsh
- hefin Welsh
- sōmer Middle Dutch
- sumar Old High German
- somero Ido
- somer Afrikaans
- గ్రీష్మము Telugu
- sumer Middle High German
- Summer Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Summerwee Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *sumar gmw-pro
- *sumar Old Dutch
- *samos Proto-Celtic
- gimha Pali
- samā Pali
- sumar Old Saxon
- Summer Alemannic German
- Summervogel Alemannic German
- summer Alemannic German
- sòmmer Alemannic German
- ŝchumer Alemannic German
- ŝchummer Alemannic German
- simmer Scots
- *sámaH Proto-Indo-Aryan
- গ্রীষ্ম Bengali
- simmer Western Frisian
- jem̧ar Marshallese
- sumer Old Frisian
- sumur Old Frisian
- havîn Northern Kurdish
- Suumer Saterland Frisian
- summer Mòcheno
- ಗ್ರೀಷ್ಮ Kannada
- ham Old Welsh
- wood
- tire
- long
- tide
- time
- sweet
- house
- weight
- summery
- summerly
- summerily
- summerful
- unsummery
- presummer
- midsummer
- summerize
- summerish
- summerfag
- nonsummer
- summerwood
- oversummer
- unsummered
- summerwear
- midsummery
- summerlike
- Summerland
- foresummer
- summerlong
- summerless
- summertide
- summertime
- summer tire
- aftersummer
- summersweet
- summerhouse
- summer-like
- summeriness
- unsummerlike
- summerliness
- summerweight
- summerishness