midsummer

See also: Midsummer

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Etymology

From Middle English midsomer, midsumer, from Old English midsumer, midsumor (“midsummer”), from Proto-West Germanic *midisumar, from Proto-Germanic *midjasumaraz (“midsummer”), equivalent to mid- +‎ summer. Cognate with West Frisian midsimmer (“midsummer”), Dutch midzomer (“midsummer”), German Mittsommer (“midsummer”), Danish midsommer (“midsummer”), Swedish midsommar (“midsummer”), Icelandic miðsumar (“midsummer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪdˌsʌmə(ɹ)/, /mɪdˈsʌmə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

midsummer (countable and uncountable, plural midsummers)

1. The period around the summer solstice; around June 21st in the northern hemisphere.
2. The first day of summer.
3. The middle of summer.
4. Midsummer Day, the English quarter day.
5. A pagan holiday or Wiccan Sabbat.

Synonyms

• June solstice
• northern solstice
• St. John's Day
• summer solstice

Translations

about 21st June

Bulgarian: лятно слънцестоене n (ljatno slǎncestoene) Finnish: keskikesä Middle English: mydsomer Norwegian: Bokmål: midtsommer m Persian: تموز (fa) (tamuz) Swedish: midsommar (sv) c, sommarsolstånd (sv)

The middle of summer

Dutch: midzomer (nl) m Estonian: kesksuvi, südasuvi Finnish: keskikesä German: Hochsommer (de) m Greek: μεσοκαλόκαιρο (el) n (mesokalókairo) Icelandic: miðsumar n Japanese: 真夏 (ja) (まなつ, manatsu) Korean: 한여름 (ko) (hanyeoreum) Middle English: mydsomer Navajo: shį́ʼííłnííʼ Northern Sami: mihcamárat Norwegian: Bokmål: midtsommer m Polish: śródlecie n Romanian: mijlocul verii n, miezul verii (ro) n Spanish: pleno verano m Swedish: midsommar (sv) c Turkish: yazın ortası

Midsummer Day

Cornish: Gòlowan, dy'Gòlowan Czech: letní slunovrat Dutch: midzomerdag (nl) m Estonian: jaanipäev (et) Finnish: juhannus (fi) German: Johannistag (de), Mittsommer (de) m Icelandic: miðsumarsdagur m Irish: Lá Fhéile Eoin m, Oíche Fhéile Eoin f (Midsummer Eve), Oíche Fhéile Sin Seáin f (Midsummer Eve) Karelian: Iivananpäivy Middle English: mydsomer Northern Sami: mihcamárat Russian: Ива́н Купа́ла m (Iván Kupála), Ива́нов день m (Ivánov denʹ) Spanish: día de San Juan m Swedish: midsommardagen (sv) c, midsommar (sv) c

Adjective

midsummer (not comparable)

1. Occurring in the middle of summer.

Translations

happening in the middle of summer

Esperanto: somermeza Finnish: keskikesäinen Swedish: midsommar- (prefix)

Derived terms

• Central European Midsummer Time
• Midsummer ale
• midsummer chafer
• midsummer daisy
• Midsummer Day, Midsummer's Day
• Midsummer Eve, midsummer eve, midsummer even, Midsummer's Eve
• midsummer games
• midsummer growth
• midsummerish
• midsummer madness
• midsummer men, midsummer-men
• midsummer moon
• Midsummer Night
• midsummer night's dream
• midsummer sights
• midsummer silver
• midsummery