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Webster 1913 Edition


September

Sep-tem′ber

,
Noun.
[L., fr.
septem
seven, as being the seventh month of the Roman year, which began with March: cf. F.
septembre
. See
Seven
.]
The ninth month of the year, containing thurty days.

Webster 1828 Edition


September

SEPTEM'BER

,
Noun.
[L. septem, seven.] The seventh month from march, which was formerly the first month of the year. September is now the ninth conth of the year.

Definition 2024


September

September

See also: september

English

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Proper noun

September (plural Septembers)

  1. The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October. Abbreviations: Sep or Sep., Sept or Sept.
    Late September is a beautiful time of year.
    This was one of the warmest Septembers on record.

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Afrikaans

Noun

September (plural Septembermaande)

  1. September

Ewe

Proper noun

September

  1. September

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɛpˈtɛmbɐ/

Noun

September m (genitive Septembers or September, plural September)

  1. September

Luxembourgish

Proper noun

September m

  1. September

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Malay

Etymology

From English September, from Late Old English, Latin september, from septem, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɛptɛmbə(r)]
  • Rhymes: -bə(r), -ə(r)

Proper noun

September (Jawi spelling سيڤتيمبر)

  1. September (ninth month of the Gregorian calendar)

Scots

Etymology

From Latin september (of the seventh month).

Proper noun

September

  1. September

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september

september

See also: September

Danish

Noun

september c

  1. September (the ninth month of the Gregorian calendar), abbreviated sept.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛpˈtɛm.bər/
  • (Northern) [sɛpˈtɛm.bəɹ]

Noun

september m (plural septembers, diminutive septembertje n)

  1. September

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Estonian

Etymology

From German September.

Noun

september (genitive septembri, partitive septembrit)

  1. September

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Faroese

Noun

september m

  1. September

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Icelandic

Noun

september m (genitive singular september or septembers, no plural)

  1. September deriv. syn.

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Usage notes

  • The genitive form september is most common in modern Icelandic while the form septembers was mainly used in 19th century manuscript.

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Indonesian

Noun

september

  1. September

Latin

Etymology

By haplology from earlier *septemo-mēmbris "of or pertaining to the seventh month", from earlier *septem-o-mēnsris, from septem (seven) + *mēnsris, from mens- (month) + -ris. In the Roman calendar, the year began with mārtius (March), and september was the seventh month of the year.

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Adjective

september m (feminine septembris, neuter septembre); third declension

  1. of September
    • 65 BCE (17 July)Marcus Tullius Cicero, "Letters to Atticus", I.1 (10)
      cum Romae a iudiciis forum refrixerit, excurremus mense septembri legati ad Pisonem, ut ianuario revertamur.
    • 1283 — Tomazina de Savere, published in Josip Lučić (1984) Spisi Dubrovačke Kancelarije, Knjiga II, page 287.
      Die quarto septembris — the fourth of September

Usage notes

In Latin, the month names are used as adjectives. In the Classical period, this adjective modifies a noun identifying a particular day, from which the date was reckoned. In Medieval Latin and later periods, the adjective modifies a numeral for the day of the month.

Inflection

Third declension, masculine nominative singular in -er, neuter in -e.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative september septembris septembre septembrēs septembria
genitive septembris septembrium
dative septembrī septembribus
accusative septembrem septembre septembrēs septembria
ablative septembrī septembribus
vocative september septembris septembre septembrēs septembria

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References

  • Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • on the day after, which was September 5th: postridie qui fuit dies Non. Sept. (Nonarum Septembrium) (Att. 4. 1. 5)

Limburgish

Noun

september ?

  1. September (month)

North Frisian

Etymology

From Latin september.

Noun

september m

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) September

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin septem (seven)

Noun

september (indeclinable)

  1. September (ninth month of the year)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin septem (seven)

Noun

september (indeclinable)

  1. September (ninth month)

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Slovak

Noun

september m

  1. September

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛpˈtɛ̀ːmbər/
  • Tonal orthography: septémbər

Noun

septêmber m inan (genitive septêmbra, nominative plural septêmbri)

  1. September

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Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛpˈtɛmbɛr/

Noun

september c

  1. September