Spätsommer
German
editEtymology
editspät (“late”) + Sommer (“summer”)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʃpɛːtˌzɔmɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃpeːt-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Spät‧som‧mer
Noun
editSpätsommer m (strong, genitive Spätsommers, plural Spätsommer)
- late summer
- Antonym: Frühsommer
Declension
editDeclension of Spätsommer [masculine, strong]
Related terms
editSee also
edit- (seasons) Jahreszeit; Frühjahr/Frühling, Sommer, Herbst, Winter (Category: de:Seasons) [edit]
Further reading
edit- “Spätsommer” in Duden online
- “Spätsommer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache