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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch middesomer, from Old Dutch , from Proto-West Germanic *midisumar, from Proto-Germanic *midjasumaraz (“midsummer”). Equivalent to mid- + zomer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɪtˈsoː.mər/
- Hyphenation: mid‧zo‧mer
Noun
midzomer m (plural midzomers)
- midsummer (the middle of summer)
- Met midzomer hebben we een feest georganiseerd in de tuin. ― At midsummer, we organized a party in the garden.
- De zon blijft het langst op tijdens midzomer. ― The sun stays up the longest at midsummer.
- Midzomer is een belangrijk feest in sommige Noord-Europese culturen. ― Midsummer is an important celebration in some Northern European cultures.
- summer solstice
- (Christianity) St. John's feast day
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