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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midsummer

/mɪdˈsʌmə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
mid-sum-mer
IPA
/mɪdˈsʌmə(ɹ)/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The period around the summer solstice; around June 21st in the northern hemisphere.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The first day of summer.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The middle of summer.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Midsummer Day, the English quarter day.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A pagan holiday or Wiccan Sabbat.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of or occurring in the middle of summer.

name

A pagan holiday and Wiccan Sabbat.

name

Synonym of Midsummer Day.

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: mid
  • Root: midsomer, midsumer, *midisumar, *midjasumaraz

Usage

Inflected Forms

midsummers (plural) mid-summer (alternative)

Derived Forms

midsummerish midsummery

Phrases

Central European Midsummer Time Midsummer ale midsummer chafer midsummer daisy Midsummer Day Midsummer's Day Midsummer Eve midsummer even

Synonyms

Midsummer Day northern solstice St. John's Day summer solstice Litha june 21

Rhymes With

summer drummer plumber bummer dumber comer plummer hummer sommer somer kummer dummer

Questions

How do you pronounce midsummer?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪdˈsʌmə(ɹ)/.
What does midsummer mean?
The period around the summer solstice; around June 21st in the northern hemisphere.
Where does midsummer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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