aestās
feminine
The Latin word for summer is aestās.
aestās refers to the hottest season of the year. It is etymologically related to the word aestus, which can mean heat, a surging tide or a swell.
Meaning: hottest season (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word aestās is a feminine noun. To use it in different grammatical roles, you should use its specific forms: aestatis is the genitive singular form meaning "of summer", aestatem is the accusative singular form used for direct objects and aestati is the dative singular form.
Did you know?
- The Latin root in aestās is the direct ancestor of the English word 'estrus'. Both terms originate from the same sense of a 'boiling' or 'surging' heat.
- Because aestās describes the period of peak heat, the Romans used related terms to describe 'estivation', the summer version of hibernation where animals enter a dormant state to survive heat.
- In Latin poetry, mentioning aestās often served as a metaphorical shorthand for the prime of a person's life or the peak of their power.
Examples in context
- Salve, calor aestivalis!Hello, summer heat!
- Aestās est calida.Summer is hot.
- Aestās venit.Summer has arrived.
Example conversation
Julia and Gaius are talking about the weather.
- JuliaAestās nunc est.It is summer now.
- GaiusIta, calidus est dies.Yes, the day is hot.
- JuliaVisne ad mare ire?Do you want to go to the sea?
- GaiusIta, libenter eo.Yes, I would gladly go.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “summer” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
