Somerset

See also: somerset

English

Etymology

From Old English Sumorsǣte, which is short for Sumortūnsǣte, meaning "the people living at or dependent upon Sumortūn (Somerton)". An alternative suggestion is that the name derives from *Seo-mere-sætan meaning "settlers by the sea lakes"

Somerset shown in relation to England and Wales

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌm.ə(ɹ).sɛt/
Audio (UK) (file)

Proper noun

Somerset

A maritime county in the west of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon, the Severn estuary and the Bristol Channel.
A home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA, and the county seat of Pulaski County.
A borough in Pennsylvania, USA, and the county seat of Somerset County.

Derived terms

Terms derived from Somerset

Translations

county in England

Breton: Bro an Hañv
Cornish: Gwlas an Hav
Macedonian: Со́мерсет m (Sómerset)
Old English: Sumorsǣte

Old French: Sormersete
Ukrainian: Сомерсет m (Somerset)
Welsh: Gwlad yr Haf

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