Summer
See also: summer
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Simmer
Proper noun
Summer (plural Summers)
- (countable) A female given name from English of modern usage, from summer, the name of the season, often given to girls born in summer.
- (countable) A surname.
- (archaic or poetic) Alternative letter-case form of summer.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, “Of Presumption”, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 368:
- 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.
- 1903, The Unitarian Register - Volume 82, page 872:
- In the good old Summer time you need pack-away space and plenty of it.
- 1929, The Glovers Review - Volume 29, page xiv:
- Since men are old offenders in the matter of bare-handedness let us put forth our best efforts in May to keep them gloved as far into the Summer season as possible.
- 1950, The Rotarian, volume 77, number 5, page 12:
- Several years ago starlings took over the residential sections for their nightly roostings during the Summer months.
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Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz. Cognate with German Sommer, English summer, Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, Icelandic sumar.
Derived terms
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 65.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzʊmɐ/
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Declension
Synonyms
- (device): Buzzer
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz. Cognate with German Sommer, English summer, Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, Icelandic sumar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzumer/, [ˈzu.mɐ]
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