September

The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.

Proper noun

  1. The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.
    • Holonyms: calendar year; year
    • Late September is a beautiful time of year.
    • This was one of the warmest Septembers on record.

    Synonyms: Ninth Month

    Related: Sep Sep. SEP Sept Sept. 7ber mul:9 January February March April May June July August October November December

  2. Celi, the Roman goddess of September.
  3. A male or female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English].
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:September.

Origin

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.

Forms

Septembers Sep Sept Sep. Sept. SEP Septembre

Related

septembral septembrise septembriser septembrize septembrizer 9/11

Derived

Endless September eternal September Eternal September May-September romance mid-September Never-Ending September Neverending September never-ending 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 that never ended