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.
- 1844, Charles Wilkes, “Jaunt into Pennsylvania”, in William James Morgan, David B. Tyler, Joye L. Leonhart, and Mary F. Loughlin, editors, Autobiography of Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes, U. S. Navy 1798–1877, Washington, D.C.: Naval History Division, Department of the Navy/U.S. Government Printing Office, published 1978, page 570:
- Notwithstanding the tristness of the town, there are many visitors during the Summer who come for quiet and economy.
- 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]
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Sum‧mer
- IPA(key): /ˈsameɾ/, [ˈsa.mɛɾ]
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