English Explanatory Dictionary

September

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.
  2. Celi, Roman goddess of September
  3. A female or male given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English].

Pronunciation

sĕp-tĕmʹbə səp- /sɛpˈtɛmbə/ /səpˈtɛmbə/ sĕp-tĕmʹbər /sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/ /səpˈtɛmbɚ/ en-us-September.ogg /ˈsɛpʈəmbə(ɾ)/

Word forms

September Septembers Septembre

Etymology

PIE word *septḿ̥ Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Italic *septəm Latin septem Latin September Old French septembreder. Old English Middle English English September From Middle English, from late Old English, from Old French septembre, Latin September (“seventh month”), from septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; September was the seventh month in the Roman calendar.

Synonyms

Ninth Month

Related words

Sep Sep. Sept Sept. 7ber mul:9 January February March April May June July August October November December septembral septembrize septembrise septembrizer septembriser 9/11

Derived words

Endless September eternal September May-September romance mid-September Never-Ending September Neverending September Never Ending September September call-up Septembered September eleventh September elm Septemberer September Group Septemberish Septemberism Septemberly September Massacres September people September That Never Ended September thorn September which never ended Septembery Septembrian Septembrish Septembrist
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