Sommer
English edit
Etymology edit
- As a German, Jewish, Danish, and Norwegian surname, from the noun sommer (“summer”).
- Also as a German surname, from Middle Low German somere (“pack animal”), probably derived from Latin sagma (“pack saddle”).
- As an English, Scottish, and German surname, variant of Summer.
Proper noun edit
Sommer (plural Sommers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sommer is the 3080th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11662 individuals. Sommer is most common among White (94.67%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sommer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German sumer, from Old High German sumar, from Proto-West Germanic *sumar.
The expected modern form is Summer, as indeed found in most southern dialects, such as Alemannic German Summer, Bavarian Summer and Luxembourgish Summer. The vocalism -o- is of Central and Low German origin (compare Middle Low German som[m]er). Further cognates are Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, English summer, Danish sommer, Icelandic sumar.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Sommer m (strong, genitive Sommers, plural Sommer)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- Altweibersommer
- Badesommer
- Beerensommer
- Frühsommer
- Hochsommer
- Jahrhundertsommer
- Mittsommer
- Regensommer
- Sommerabend
- Sommeranfang
- Sommerbad
- Sommerbiene
- Sommerende
- Sommerferien
- Sommerfest
- Sommerhitze
- Sommerliebe
- Sommerloch
- Sommerluft
- Sommermonat
- Sommernacht
- Sommerrodelbahn
- Sommersonne
- Sommersprosse
- Sommerurlaub
- Sommervergnügen
- Sommervogel
- Sommerweide
- Sommerwind
- Sommerzeit
- Sommerzeltlager
- Spätsommer
See also edit
- (seasons) Jahreszeit; Frühjahr/Frühling, Sommer, Herbst, Winter (Category: de:Seasons) [edit]
| Seasons in German · Jahreszeiten (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Frühjahr (“spring”), Frühling (“spring”), Lenz (“spring”) | Sommer (“summer”) | Herbst (“autumn”), Spätling (“autumn”) | Winter (“winter”) |
Proper noun edit
Sommer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Sommers or (with an article) Sommer, feminine genitive Sommer, plural Sommers or Sommer)
- a surname transferred from the nickname originating as a nickname
Further reading edit
- “Sommer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Sommer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Sommer” in Duden online
Sommer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German sumer, from Old High German sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Sommer m (plural Sommer)
- summer
- Im Sommer is-es immer zu heis.
- In the summer it is always very hot.
See also edit
| Seasons in Hunsrik · Johreszeide (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Frihling (“spring”) | Sommer, Summer (“summer”) | Herrebst (“autumn”) | Winter (“winter”) |