Word of the Day

Monday, June 21, 1999

aestival

\ES-tuh-vuhl\ , adjective;

Of or belonging to the summer; as, aestival diseases. [Spelled also estival.]

Quotes:

Far to the north and hemmed in against the Russian Bear, it is easy to overlook this land of lakes, forests, and aestival white nights.

-- [i.e. Finland],

You generally get true summer in August: this year it has been unusually æstival.

-- M. Collins,

Origin:

From the Latin æstas, summer. Also from æstas: