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sommer

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See also: Sommer, sømmer, and sòmmer

English

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Etymology 1

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From Afrikaans sommer.

Interjection

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sommer

  1. (South Africa) just because; answer to questions (especially "why" questions) that you do not want to answer or don't have a specific answer for.
    Why do I have to go to school?
    Sommer.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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sommer (plural sommers)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of summer

Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Dutch zomaar, with vowel reduction.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.mər/
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

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sommer

  1. just, no more than
    • 2003, Dalene Matthee, Toorbos, Tafelberg, page 255:
      Hy sê: Moenie laf wees nie, dit was sommer kanonskote vir koningin Victoria se verjaardag, dis Engeland se skip wat in die hawe lê.
      He said, Don't be silly; that was just cannon shots for Queen Victoria's birthday; that's an English ship there in the harbour.

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sumarr, sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (summer).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔmɐ/, [ˈsʌmɐ], [ˈsɒ̽mɒ̽]

Noun

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sommer c (singular definite sommeren, plural indefinite somre)

  1. (season) summer (hottest season)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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See also

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Seasons in Danish · årstider (layout · text) · category
forår (spring) sommer (summer) efterår (autumn) vinter (winter)

French

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Etymology

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From somme +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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sommer

  1. (mathematics) to sum up
  2. to summon, to call

Conjugation

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Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From Old Norse sumarr, sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz.

Noun

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sommer m (definite singular sommeren, indefinite plural sommere or somre or somrer, definite plural sommerne or somrene)

  1. summer

Derived terms

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See also

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Seasons in Norwegian Bokmål · årstider (layout · text) · category
vår (spring) sommer (summer) høst (autumn) vinter (winter)

References

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