midsummer

See also: Midsummer

English

Etymology

From Middle English midsomer, midsumer, from Old English midsumer, midsumor (“midsummer”), from Proto-Germanic *midjasumaraz, equivalent to mid- +‎ summer. More at mid, summer.

Noun

midsummer (plural midsummers)

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

Synonyms

St John's Day
northern solstice
summer solstice
June solstice

Translations

about 21st June

Finnish: keskikesä
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
Icelandic: miðsumar n
Japanese: 真夏 (ja) (まなつ, manatsu)

Navajo: shį́ʼííłnííʼ
Northern Sami: mihcamárat
Norwegian:
Bokmål: midtsommer m
Romanian: mijlocul verii n, miezul verii (ro) n
Swedish: midsommar (sv) c

Midsummer Day

Czech: letní slunovrat
Dutch: midzomerdag m
Estonian: jaanipäev
Finnish: juhannus (fi)
German: Johannistag, 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
Northern Sami: mihcamárat
Russian: Ива́н Купа́ла m (Iván Kupála), Ива́нов день m (Ivánov denʹ)
Spanish: día de San Juan m
Swedish: midsommardagen c, midsommar (sv) c

Adjective

midsummer (not comparable)

Happening in the middle of summer.

Translations

happening in the middle of summer

Esperanto: somermeza
Finnish: keskikesäinen

Swedish: midsommar- (prefix)

Derived terms

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