Hochsommer

German

Etymology

hoch (“high”) +‎ Sommer (“summer”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhoːxzɔmɐ/
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Hyphenation: Hoch‧som‧mer

Noun

Hochsommer m (strong, genitive Hochsommers, plural Hochsommer)

midsummer, height of the summer (the hottest period of the year, in central Europe typically July and August)
Antonyms: Sommeranfang, Frühsommer, Spätsommer, Sommerende

Usage notes

Note that there is no corresponding word for midwinter, which must be paraphrased (e.g. tiefster Winter).

Declension

Declension of Hochsommer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hochsommer	die	Hochsommer
genitive	eines	des	Hochsommers	der	Hochsommer
dative	einem	dem	Hochsommer	den	Hochsommern
accusative	einen	den	Hochsommer	die	Hochsommer

Related terms

Hochsommertag
Hochzeit
Mittsommer
Regensommer
Altweibersommer

See also

(seasons) Jahreszeit; Frühjahr/‎Frühling,‎ Sommer,‎ Herbst,‎ Winter ^{(Category: de:Seasons)} ^[edit]

Further reading

“Hochsommer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Hochsommer” in Duden online

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